We left Alaska Trails RV Park on Thursday around 7:30am under partially sunny skies and optimistic that we would have great weather.
The truck was fixed and we were ready to get on the road again.
It was still too early for the sun to pop up over the mountains.
Gary had told us, if the weather was clear, that we would have the best sight of Mt. McKinley when we reached Willow, Alaska.
Willow is approximately 30 miles north of Wasilla.
We came around a curve on Parks Highway, approaching Willow, and were ecstatic to have our one wish granted.
The sun was shining on Mt. McKinley in the distance.
Even though we were at least 160 miles from Denali National Park Preserve, it seemed like it was just right in front of us.
It was absolutely breathtaking, with the sun hitting the peak and a cloud layer toward the bottom of it.
What a site!
We had been so afraid that the weather would be cloudy, possibly rainy.
Chances of seeing Mt. McKinley are usually very slim.
I went crazy taking pictures along the way.
It was a perfect fall day.
The leaves were at their peak on the way up and bright yellow with the sun shining on them.
As we were cruising down the road, we passed two gentlemen on quads on an access path being powered – not by gas but – husky power.
One quad was being pulled by about a 10 dog team.
Guess that’s a good way to train them. The photo is a little blurry, because Bob was moving as they were moving, but maybe you can get the picture.
We stopped for lots of photo ops and eventually stopped for lunch at a rest area adjacent to a camping area on Parks Highway.
The camping area had closed September 15
th, but we walked down to the bank of the East Fork Chulitna River and took a couple of pictures.
The water was crystal clear and running fairly strong – very pretty area and it did not look like there was a charge to camp there during the normal season.
We did run into quite a bit of fog between Mile Post 120 and 142.
It was so heavy that we could barely see the road in front of us.
Eventually that passed and we were back in the sunshine with great visibility.
We did run into one little glitch, just as we did coming up to Alaska, all the RV Parks and Camp Grounds were closed around Denali.
We ended up parking at a truck weigh station about 8 miles south of Fairbanks on the Parks Highway for the night. No power, just the generator - so no blog. It was not too bad - a little traffic noise and it started to rain during the night, but we were dry and comfortable in the 5th wheel.
We left Alaska Trails RV Park on Thursday around 7:30am under partially sunny skies and optimistic that we would have great weather. The truck was fixed and we were ready to get on the road again. It was still too early for the sun to pop up over the mountains. Gary had told us, if the weather was clear, that we would have the best sight of Mt. McKinley when we reached Willow, Alaska. Willow is approximately 30 miles north of Wasilla. We came around a curve on Parks Highway, approaching Willow, and were ecstatic to have our one wish granted. The sun was shining on Mt. McKinley in the distance. Even though we were at least 160 miles from Denali National Park Preserve, it seemed like it was just right in front of us. It was absolutely breathtaking, with the sun hitting the peak and a cloud layer toward the bottom of it. What a site! We had been so afraid that the weather would be cloudy, possibly rainy. Chances of seeing Mt. McKinley are usually very slim. I went crazy taking pictures along the way. It was a perfect fall day. The leaves were at their peak on the way up and bright yellow with the sun shining on them. As we were cruising down the road, we passed two gentlemen on quads on an access path being powered – not by gas but – husky power. One quad was being pulled by about a 10 dog team. Guess that’s a good way to train them. The photo is a little blurry, because Bob was moving as they were moving, but maybe you can get the picture.
We stopped for lots of photo ops and eventually stopped for lunch at a rest area adjacent to a camping area on Parks Highway. The camping area had closed September 15th, but we walked down to the bank of the East Fork Chulitna River and took a couple of pictures. The water was crystal clear and running fairly strong – very pretty area and it did not look like there was a charge to camp there during the normal season.
We did run into quite a bit of fog between Mile Post 120 and 142. It was so heavy that we could barely see the road in front of us. Eventually that passed and we were back in the sunshine with great visibility. We did run into one little glitch, just as we did coming up to Alaska, all the RV Parks and Camp Grounds were closed around Denali. We ended up parking at a truck weigh station about 8 miles south of Fairbanks on the Parks Highway for the night. No power, just the generator - so no blog. It was not too bad - a little traffic noise and it started to rain during the night, but we were dry and comfortable in the 5th wheel.
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