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Ahtna Alaska Native Regional Corporation

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    • Day 88

      Nabesna

      August 11, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Da wir doch enttäuscht waren, den Nationalpark Wrangell-St. Elias wegen des Dauerregens verlassen zu haben, nutzen wir bei besserem Wetter den einzigen weiteren Zugang, die 42 Meilen lange Route nach Nabesna. Das Ende der Straße: einige Häuser und ein "Flugplatz".
      Wir wandern zur alten Goldmine hinauf.
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    • Day 199

      Wrangel-St. Elias NP

      August 25, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C

      Abends zuvor guckte die Sonne hervor, fast ein Wunder.
      Wir fahren in den Park und verbringen bei angenehmen Temperaturen einen Rundgang in der alten Copper Mine Kennicott.
      Abends essen wir frisch gefangenen Lachs, lecker. Aber auch horrend teuer.
      Preis/Leistung stimmt weitgehend NIE!!!
      Seit 2019 sei Alaska doppelt so teuer geworden
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    • Day 6

      To Worthington Glacier

      August 18, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Followed the glacier-fed streams through Keystone Canyon, a canyon road blasted through the rock which was built to find a way to the goldfields. An attempt at building a railroad has been abandoned. The road climbs to nearly 3,000 feet over Thompson Pass where there are road work delays. Freshly fallen snow lies across on the peaks and upper slopes.

      We arrive at Worthington Glacier, named after a gold miner who blasted the glacier looking for gold to no avail. We take the uneven track right up to the glacier. Our first 'long drop' experience in Alaska s OK because it's maintained by national parks.
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    • Day 6

      Wrangell-St Elias National Park

      August 18, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      This very large wilderness area comprises the Wrangell and St Elias Ranges. We visit the NP visitors centre for a quick stop. This is America's largest national park.

      The Wrangells are still active volcanoes but have been eroded by the numerous glaciers around them.

      The St Elias Range is still growing as the Pacific Plate pushes up the North Atlantic Plate along the tectonic plate line. This range is very high and jagged with many active glaciers.

      The mountains are surrounded by a huge glacial flood plain. The Copper River winds its way through the sparse, stunted forest and swampland. We pick up a picnic lunch at Glennallen and eat it overlooking the Copper River.

      The national park is a true wilderness with no road through it; only 2 highways going around it. The extreme weather conditions are difficult for both wildlife and the few people who live in this area. There are mostly hunting and fishing cabins with no running water or power. Being summer, there is lots of work on the roads and we are held up lots.
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    • Day 9

      Tok

      April 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F

      Left around 8. Stopped at the Kluane River turn out for breakfast. This is a long lake. Still tons of mountains.
      Drive over Donjek River and White River, two pretty rivers. Snow on the ground everywhere. You can see the Wrangell mountains that are big and covered in snow. Drove to Tok and tried to watch the last game of the kings and warriors but it was over by that time. Drove about 30 miles south of Tok and found a gravel pit to spend the night. Great views of the surrounding mountains. Had a fire and ate spaghetti. The whole evening we could hear either gun shots or some type of explosive going off not to far from us. We are guessing it is some kind of device that is designed to go off to scare any animals away.Read more

    • Day 2

      Flight Over Wrangell-St. Elias

      June 1, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

      At 5 PM Jared took us, along with a couple from Sumter, S.C., Rob and Courtney, to Copper River Aviation. Our pilot, Alex, packed us into an old Cessna 185 and showed us some wonderful sights during a very bumpy ride. I got some great photos. Glenda found the motion of the airplane very unsettling, so she decided to miss supper. I was still full from the chili at lunch, so I didn't mind. At 8:30 PM there was an evening retreat ceremony ay the flag pole. Only about half a dozen people were there. Two of us were veterans, and both of us were given a small U. S. flag as a token of gratitude for our service. It was very cold and the wind was blowing hardRead more

    • Day 3

      Copper River Wilderness

      June 2, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F

      We went on an ATV excursion from the Princes Copper River Lodge along the Klutina River with Carrie, our driver. The scenery was wonderful but the weather was horrible. As we started the rain began. After 20 minutes, the rain stopped and the sun came out and the temperature warmed up. We went through four cycles of cold rain and warm sun when Glenda saw in the distance "beautiful dark blue sky against the powdery white cliffs.” She asked me to photograph the scene, and as I did so, I realized the the "dark blue" was actually an intense rain storm. After a few minutes Carrie commented the the storm was really dumping on the lodge, and the we were heading right into it. About that time we felt the temperature drop about 10 degrees into the high 30’s and heavy rain started. However, within just a couple of seconds it turned into pea-sized hail. We finally made it back to the lodge. Glenda took a warm bath to wash off the mud, and we went to the bar and had a nice glass of wine and a plate of bread and butter.Read more

    • Day 49

      Day 49 Ends @ Paxson Lake Cg

      June 20, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

      We left Tok with a plan. A plan that failed.

      Our idea was to drive halfway down the Tok Cut-Off and then take the Nabesna Road to one of the primitive camping sites for our overnight stop. Preferably at one of the three sites that are described as having views worth the drive.

      Nabesna Road, 42 miles in total, is one of only two roads that goes into the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve. It’s all wilderness. The drive — as expected was slow ... the dirt/gravel/chipseal road — heavily potholed ... requiring quite a bit of fancy maneuvering. Luckily for us, we only had to drive to Mile 21.8 for the furthest of the three campsites.

      It wasn’t that we were disappointed by today’s overcast — sometimes drizzly conditions. It wasn’t that we were disappointed with the Wrangell Mountains cloaked by low-lying clouds. It wasn’t that we were disappointed that most of the views at the campsites were visible only by standing on the picnic table. No, it was the swarm of flying insects we found at each site that eventually had us deciding against camping along this road. Sure, we’ve got ways to keep the mosquitoes at bay, but nothing seems to work when it comes to black flies.

      So, we took the time to have lunch, and then drove the 21.8 miles back to the Tok Cut-Off ... managing to do the distance in 45 minutes instead of 1.5 hours as the case was on the way in.

      At the bottom off the Cut-Off, where the road junctions with the Richardson Highway, we turned north. We had not driven this section of the highway to Paxson before. In fact, it was going to be a daytrip from Glennallen later in the trip. So, we just moved it up a bit.

      OMG!!!! We’ve been told about frost heaves and potholes on Alaska Roads. And we have encountered some on practically every road. This section of the Richardson, however, was by far the worst we’ve encountered since we began our road trip on 19 May. Even some of the dirt/gravel roads we’ve driven were in better condition. Luckily, it being Sunday, at least we didn’t have to deal with construction delays ... just a light rain that pretty much accompanied us all the way.

      With the best turnouts taken over by road construction equipment, we ended up dry camping at the Paxson Lake BLM Campground, about 10 miles south of Paxson. Alas, no lakeshore sites for RVs, so we ended up in one of the woodland sites. The mosquitoes were swarming so bad that we lit the mosquito coils and placed them outside the door to clear a space before we attempted to go inside.

      As it was raining, no outside time for us. I even forgot to take a photo of our site ... perhaps somewhere deep in my psyche I didn’t want to remember this place.

      The day wasn’t all bad, though. We found a lovely lake on the Tok Cut-Off ... with mountain reflections on the still water. On the Richardson Highway, we came across a mama moose and her calf grazing in the wetlands. Ándate the Meier’s Lake Roadhouse, we had delicious hamburgers, which we washed down with Alaskan Brewing Company’s White beer.

      Every trip has a day or two like the one we had today. Fingers crossed it will be the only one. Now, I need to jiggle our plans to rearrange our upcoming days.
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    • Day 14

      Tok to Kenny Lake

      July 9, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      The road from Tok is absolutely horrible. Now we are glad we put so much effort into tire decisions.

      Saw a momma moose and her baby. Got photo of momma's back side

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