Trip Overview
We decided it was time to see the “real” Alaska. So we flew to Fairbanks, took a train to Denali, then a train to Talkeetna, then a train to…
We decided it was time to see the “real” Alaska. So we flew to Fairbanks, took a train to Denali, then a train to Talkeetna, then a train to…
Fairbanks is the coldest city in the United States. Among other things we took a river boat down the Chena River and we visited both the “North Pole” and…
Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a national park and preserve. It is centered on Denali, which is the highest mountain in North…
Talkeetna is a small town located below Denali Park and above Anchorage. It is at the meeting point of three rivers, the Susanna, Chulitna and Talkeetna. It had great…
Captain James Cook was among the first European explorers to map the Alaskan coastline, and many of the geographical features (mountains, islands, rivers, waterways, etc.) still bear the names…