The pull of the mountain is strong after our side trip to Fairbanks. I am as determined to see the Great One as Pete is to photograph the Big Five. We arrange for the bus at the Wilderness Access Center, and are first in our route’s line. Our strategy is to take the first row [...]
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NO FARTHER THAN FAIRBANKS
We have had a quiet night at the White Moose Lodge in Healy, 11 miles north of Denali Park, after a rousing happy hour at the Totem Inn. There are photos in the Lodge office of baby moose traipsing along the porch in front of the rooms, nibbling on the hanging flower baskets. Down the [...]
TOWARD THE GREAT ONE
The northbound Parks Highway forks left from “1″ into “3″ after crossing into the Mat-Su borough, where we spot our first bull moose calmly munching in a wetland within the interchange. Distances and locations are designated by mile markers, e.g. the “secret” blueberry area was to be found in the vicinity of Mile 200. We [...]
CHEECHAKOS IN THE CHUGACH
Flush from the previous day’s festival atmosphere in downtown Anchorage, we pick up our car in the morning and decide to venture. The concept of urban wilderness isn’t entirely alien to Minnesota-dwelling Outsiders. However, given the non-homo sapiens population statistics kindly provided by the ADN, I find myself wondering if Bear Insurance would be part [...]
ANCHORAGE – OUR GATEWAY
When you realize you’re in a place that defies expectation, it’s generally not in the airport. Yet, we were hit with the first clue when we spotted the hotel’s van, covered by a graphic of a mama and her baby grizzlies. Its driver, whose smiling countenance is broadly chiseled with Native features, provides the first [...]
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