Back to Denali Princess Lodge

We began this morning by boarding Michael's bus. The weather was cool and cloudy with occasional light showers. Because we had to board a bus for Denali we had a quick pizza with David and Carol Friedman and Mike and Chris Wrinkle as soon as we arrived around 1 PM. Mike is a retired Navy Captain who worked in the Washington, DC area at the Pentagon. Earlier in his career, he flew P-3’s from Moffet NAS in California. At 2 PM we met our Denali bus driver, Gary Seekins, who obviously loves Denali national Park very much. Although we did not see any animals, the park was as beautiful as we remembered it. Glenda and I had a wonderful meal of king crab legs at the Salmon Bake Restaurant. We saw Dan, a waiter, who had served our table during our visit of September 2012. We remembered him by his handlebar mustache. I ordered a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, and enjoyed it thoroughly with the meal. I noted in its nose melons and peaches. It was delicious. After supper we bought some snack mix from a convenience store for tomorrow's train ride to Talkeetna. Mike and Chris Wrinkle and the Friedmans are becoming our friends.Read more