At 11:00p .. Joe Lake and alpenglow-bathed Talkeetna Mountains — Denali Highway, AK.

I'll have "tea on the rocks" please 😆 ... Joe Lake Boondock — Denali Hwy, AK.

Yes, it is that quiet ... Joe Lake Boondock, Denali Hwy, AK.

Yogurt with blueberries for breakfast ... Joe Lake Boondock — Denali Hwy, AK.

Lesser Yellowlegs ... one of the many birds migrating to Alaska for the breeding season Joe Lake, AK

Wake Up @ Joe Lake

May 24, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 34 °F

No need for too many words.

Went to bed with the Talkeetna Mountains bathed in the alpenglow of a sunset with blue skies — we get about 4 hours of “night time” that really doesn’t get very dark.

Woke up to not-a-cloud-anywhere blue sky ... sunshine ... amazing reflections. The lake still ... the air still ... common goldeneyes a-swim ... lesser yellowlegs wading .... chirping birds the only sound for miles around.

This was a place that was difficult to leave. But leave we did ... after breakfast-with-a-view ... after a 24-hour stay that was all that we’d dreamed it would be ... and more.Read more