July 27 – It’s was a beautiful morning with nothing planned. Melissa and I left before 8AM to go back into Denali to see if we could see Mt Denali. We drove to the spot that everything said was where to get a view of it before it got misty out. We drove to the mile marker 10.7 where the placard is that tells you what peak is where. It was clear out and a tiny bit of the peak of Mt. Denali was in view. It was a bit disappointing that it was not more dominant but it was about 100 miles away and has numerous mountains trying o block the view. I was able to zoom in and get the tip but that was about it.
We drove to the end of the
allowed road but didn’t see any other wildlife but several Willow Ptarmigan
along the roadway.
Once we got back and Bill was
up and ready to go we drove out and parked along a footbridge at the edge of
town. We walked a lot of it and watched
the fast flowing of the river below.
Then we drove to the other end of the town and Melissa and I walked over
to the river. We had hoped to see some
water rafts come by but not good timing.
Back in town, we parked and went to some shops. It’s a lot of repetition, like any other
tourist area. I bought a couple of gift
items and a carved stone for me.
The skies kept changing today:
sunny then cloudy with a light shower, then sunny again
We had lunch across the road
at the Resort. They have 4-5 restaurants
and we took the pizza/calzone one. Very
good lunch! Then it was time to get home
and relax a while.
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