Talkeetna, United States Travel Blogs

Travel to Talkeetna
Jun 18, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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 small ...

Talkeetna
Jun 20, 2006 (4 photos)

... (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
Sep 11, 2007

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 which ...

Mt. McKinley
Jul 11, 2005

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
Aug 10, 2008 (39 photos)

... 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 single ...

Hot, really hot for Alaska
Jul 7, 2009 (7 photos)

... breakfast.  Our drive has us backtrack through Anchorage until we came to the Parks Highway. Then we drove north toward Talkeetna.   No stops, except for gas.  The weather was very hot -- for Alaska -- and the sky was hazy.  ...

Mt. McKinley Part 2
Jul 12, 2005

... 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
Jul 7, 2008 (12 photos)

... 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 ...

Mount Mc Kinley (Hoechster Berg/Highest Mountain)
Jun 25, 2008 (5 photos)

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 ...

Talkeetna
Sep 10, 2007

... 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 call ...

Whole Wheat Radio and Couch Surfing
Jun 20, 2007 (3 photos)

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 ...

Back to the "Lower 48"
Apr 25, 2009 (16 photos)

... 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") ...

Telkeetna & White water rafting!
May 18, 2008

... a museum, surely not?! The first 2 rooms were frankly utterly bizarre and not just a little ridiculous! There were photos of Talkeetna from 40yrs ago showing how much it had changed (but it hadn't) , photos of random residents from a few years previously ...

Talkeetna
Jul 8, 2008 (45 photos)

... 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
Mar 10, 2004 (2 photos)

... .. 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 bit ...

Cross Country adventure and some Northern Lights
Mar 12, 2004 (3 photos)

... Susitna River at Talkeetna, an Indian word meaning, "where the rivers join." Originally the site of a Tanaina Indian village, Talkeetna was established as a mining town and trading post in 1896, before either Wasilla or Anchorage existed. A gold rush to ...

A Small Village near the Peak
Aug 13, 2007

More to come....

Lost in Alaska
Jun 23, 2007 (21 photos)

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 ...

Mt. McKinley
Jun 12, 2007 (3 photos)

... -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 Anchorage.

On to Talkeetna
Jul 10, 2008 (8 photos)

... 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, Alaska "Moose Dropping Festival"
Jul 12, 2008 (11 photos)

... was visible from the overlook just outside of town.  Sure enough for the first time since we have been here in Talkeetna part of the mountain was not behind clouds.  So off we went to the overlook.  Unfortunately only the middle portion was ...

Talkeetna River Float Trip
Jul 11, 2008 (7 photos)

... 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 housekeeping.

More of Talkeetna
Jul 12, 2008 (9 photos)

... 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 beach ...

Almost Talkeetna (again)
Jul 31, 2009

... had here at the Village because I had to drive south and pick up some luggage. It sounds worse than it was. I met up with the Talkeetna GSR at the South Denali overlook (it's about 100 miles south of where I am). It rained all the way there and back again. ...

When Animals Attack - Moose Sighting
Jun 25, 2008 (3 photos)

... just plain payed attention to common sense, you (unlike me) would have known not to approach a moose. On the way to Talkeetna I saw a moose and decided to take pictures. For future reference, they are not like deer.  They don't get scared.  ...

Denali-Talkeetna
Jun 20, 2007

... Road and had seen us having dinner at the Inn before. We tried to find them again but never were able to. Proof that it is truly a small world. When we got back to the perimeter of Denali we were ready to board the train for the next leg to Talkeetna.

Talkeetna
Jun 21, 2007

... magnifiscent views of Denali and Mt. McKinley. It is perched on a hill and to get into town you have to take a shuttle. Talkeetna is a very small little town and the staging point for all of those who are crazy enough to want to climb McKinley. We ...

Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival
Aug 6, 2006 (6 photos)

  This was a truly beautiful weekend and a fabulous fireworks show that went off without a hitch. The pyro crew included Jerry Mignano as Lead Pyro assisted by Jackie Whedbee, Larry Mattingly and Sam Amoto. Photos ...

Talkeetna Flightseeing
Jul 20, 2004 (5 photos)

... the railway line, and just across the road to the airfield. We flew with K2 Aviation; they are apparently the largest in Talkeetna, and offer a range of flights and options - all are expensive in my eyes, and I was actually a bit reluctant to spend the ...

Evening in Talkeetna
Aug 16, 2007 (2 photos)

... 'll agree.) The highlight of the night was really that it cleared up enough to get a nice view of Denali around sunset. Talkeetna is a neat town, but quite touristy for being such a small place. Since the train stops there, some of the tour companies ...