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Talkeetna Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Talkeetna, United States
Travel to Talkeetna
This is a top pick! ... . We had to go back up from Seward to Anchorage, had an hour in Anchorage and wandered around a market, and then on to Talkeetna. Another stunning journey, saw a grizzly bear a couple of meters from the bus and a bald eagle in its nest. Talkeetna is ...
Talkeetna
This is a top pick! ... (as our hostel shows, most people have just returned or are just about to leave!) but we did get to see Denali (McKinley). Dean: Talkeetna is a small 'town' with one main street and a handful of houses. It's is a really nice place. They have some old ...
Denali
Today was an early start, aboard a bus to go into Denli National Park and Wilderness Park. I didn't realise, until I heard someone ask why the flags were at half mast that it was 9/11 and that was the only reference I heard all day ...
Mt. McKinley
Was very tired when I arrived, however while watching National Treasure for 10 minutes getting out would have been more fun. Looked for a tour to take in the morning and decided that I would float along a river with the others in the group. The night, I ...
Denali National Park and Talkeetna
... rain really started up again as I continued south, so I turned into a town a few miles off the main highway, and found Talkeetna, an interesting bit touristy town with virtually all rooms taken. I found one at Latitude 62 Motel, a small room with 2 ...
Alaska Day 2 - Denali to Talkeetna
Alaska Day 2: Denali to Talkeetna (via Angela) North to Alaska! Well………………south to southern parts of Alaska anyway. We hear it’s a lot warmer down there. Temp today in Denali was 55 ...
Hot, really hot for Alaska
... at the motel. Our route today backtracked through Anchorage until we came to the Parks Highway. Then we drove north toward Talkeetna. We made no stops, except for gas. The weather was very hot -- for Alaska -- and the sky was ...
Mt. McKinley Part 2
... couldn't get a good shot of the bird. After the trip, I walked around and saw historic cabins and spots of the city of talkeetna. I walked to the edge of town where the tress reminded me of the movie, "The Village." This is where the mosquitos swarmed all ...
Wasilla to Talkeetna
... to take this 14 mile spur road off the main highway. We stayed at the only hook-up camp in the town, appropriately known as Talkeetna Camper Park. We had a close call here as they did not have our reservation but they had a few sights left. It's a small ...
Talkeetna
... the waiters, and staff tried ineffectively to put it out - until eventually the fire alarm went off . We set off in a bus to Talkeetna, still in the rain and fog and felt sure we wouldn't see any of "The Great One" - Denali -as the native people ...
Whole Wheat Radio and Couch Surfing
Okay folks, don't freak out but I have just couch surfed for the first time and landed in a fabulous spot - Talkeetna, AK - home of Whole Wheat Radio. www.wholewheatradio.org Please tune in, as yours truly will be interviewed at some point today. Wheat ...
Mount Mc Kinley (Hoechster Berg/Highest Mountain)
Destination 247: km127'341 Ich habe in Nenana unerwartetes erlebt: Der Himmel klaerte sich vor der 2. Nacht gestern und ich war in der Lage, von weitem (200km) den Mount Mc Kinley zu sehen. Der hoechste Berg von Nordamerika gilt als sehr selten zu ...
Telkeetna & White water rafting!
... by opening for the season; we just couldn't resist! Change of plan - we arranged rafting for the following day and headed to Talkeetna for the afternoon, a small town just south of Denali (or so we thought - it actually took 2 & a half hours!). ...
Planes, Trains & Mushing
... some sort of a padded tent with a fireplace which is their home. Later, I was dropped-off in the town of Talkeetna - population 821 - where I said goodbye to my fellow passengers Pat & Louise, after a tasty Hungarian mushroom ...
Back to the "Lower 48"
... trip as I had an open Sunday. Three of us drove north on the Parks Highway to the small, scenic community of Talkeetna. After driving in a snow storm for several miles and questioning the visibility of Mt. McKinley or Denali ("The Great One") ...
Talkeetna
... the half mile to town and took in a ranger talk about Mt. McKinley. It took place in the mountaineering room of the Talkeetna Historical Society. Inside, was this huge 3-D model of the Alaska Range around McKinley. She gave a talk about the history of ...
Dog mushing and Talkeetna
... do.. We woke up this morning and packed up the van at the Executive Suites in Anchorage and started our trek north to Talkeetna (obviously after a nice little breakfast in the lobby of the hotel). On the way, we changed around our itinerary a little ...
Cross Country adventure and some Northern Lights
... think headed over to the small museum that Talkeetna has to offer. The Talkeetna Historical Society Museum...from their website... "The Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers join the Susitna River at Talkeetna, an Indian word meaning, "where the rivers join." ...
Lost in Alaska
I got to Denali yesterday after spending 3 days in Talkeetna. Alaska has been on fire for the past few days as well if you haven't seen the news, which is a major bummer for seeing anything. It has been so smoky that I could barely see a couple hundred ...
Talkeetna - the coolest place on Earth
... point trying to describe Talkeetna - you just have to experience the charming oddity of the place. Special mention goes to : 1. Talkeetna Cabins - my accommodation, a lovely little log cabin, one of several that were all hand-built by the owner and his ...
Flying to the mountains - sort of........
... in Talkeetna I had planned to fly around Mt. McKinley, but it's a superior mountain and, as described to me by someone in Talkeetna, it "likes to tease"..... After fine weather Thursday evening, on Friday morning when I woke up ready to fly, the sky was ...
Northern Exposure?!
... number, twice! After returning to the campground we had a delayed group breakfast and than headed out for the town of Talkeetna. Touted as 'small town, authentic Alaska', and used as one of the towns for the show Northern Exposure, this is ...
Ready for Flight seeing over a glacier
Today we were to go check out Denali by plane and land on a glacier. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate, after multiple tries for the flight we decided to wait until tomorrow. We opted to take a leisurely floating trip down the river in hopes of ...
You have not seen Alaska...
... es von oben gesehen hat. Da heute wider erwarten ein Prachtstag ist, wie es sie im August fast nie gibt, fuhren wir nach Talkeetna, um die Gegend um den Mount McKinley aus der Luft zu betrachten. Das kleine Kaff ist seit jeher Ausgangspunkt fuer alle ...
Mt. McKinley
... -trekking! But it went well. Very pleasant riding through the Denali State Park where the Mt. McKinley Wilderness Lodge is located. After the ride we played Frustration (card game) until catching our coach to Talkeetna then onto the train to ...
Talkeetna, Alaska "Moose Dropping Festival"
Today was the big day; the day for the 36th annual Moose Dropping Festival. As I often do I checked the Talkeetna web cam to see if Denali was visible from the overlook just outside of town. Sure enough for the first time since we have been ...
On to Talkeetna
... a tree lined road. We did stop at the Alaska Veterans Memorial along the Parks Highway. After arriving at Talkeetna, rode into town and walked the streets and shops. Talkeetna is famous for it Moose Dropping Weekend, which happens to ...
Talkeetna River Float Trip
... in town. After dinner we wandered back into town to get an ice cream cone and then walked down to sit by the river for a while. The Talkeetna River is a swift flowing glacier fed river. Tomorrow may be a day to do some ...
More of Talkeetna
... town a bit, as the vendors are starting to set up for the "Moose Dropping Festival" and then went out on the banks of the Talkeetna River for a while. It can be very peaceful out there and if we are lucky we may get a glimpse of Denali from the ...