July 9th, 2006

Talkeetna, AK - Denali National Park, AK

We awoke, in our makeshift parking lot campground, to blue skies - a first for mornings on our trip. After a week (and a whole winter for that matter) of overcast skies, it was sure a beautiful thing. Mount Foraker, Hunter and of course Denali stood out with authority and grandeur in a way I have yet to see them through my Alaskan travels.






Unfortunately my headache from last night lingered on, and my lack of sleep all week caught up to me. After a delicious pancake breakfast sponsored by the VFW (with strawberry - rhubarb jam that couldn't possibly be rivaled)we took a walk around town.




And then drove back up towards Denali.





I had a tough time keeping my eyes open for the rest of the day. I caught up on sleep in Riley Creek Campground, while Gregg got to enjoy the beautiful day around Denali National Park. It was nice to have quiet time, but I would have rather slept through one of the cloudy days instead. :(

In the evening a surprising turn of events occurred - a shower! It was my first for 10 days or so. How do you like me now!