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Resenär Alaska
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- 31 maj 2022 15:33
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Höjd över havet: 371 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.322855, -150.11076462°19’22” N 150°6’39” W
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Talkeetna
31 maj 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Today we became members of the 30% Club!! Denali was out in all her glory. It was a beautiful day without a cloud in the sky. We ate lunch at Mountain High Pizza Pie, and I had my annual gluten-free pizza (reindeer sausage with peppers)! We all had pizza except Rick, who had a calzone. The food was fantastic! We stopped in a few gift shops and got ice cream bars from Nagley’s. Lastly, we visited the Riverfront Park. There was a small pop-up store under a tent near the park, and Rick was able to find a hand-forged custom knife from a local craftsman. It was a beautiful (HOT) day!Läs mer
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Resenär RV2AK 2023
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- 26 juli 2023 20:37
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 109 m
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.32328, -150.11392262°19’24” N 150°6’50” W
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Denali brewpub
26 juli 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dinner after our flight!
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Resenär Alaska Trip
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- 18 maj 2019 10:41
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höjd över havet: 102 m
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.3238, -150.1116962°19’26” N 150°6’42” W
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Alaska Railroad
18 maj 2019, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Took the Alaska Railroad today from Talkeetna to Denali. So many different views and great food on a 4 hour ride.
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Alaska via Canada
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- 19 juli 2019 10:43
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Höjd över havet: 367 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.32333, -150.1116762°19’24” N 150°6’42” W
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Tourists in Talkeetna!
19 juli 2019, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
It was nice to wake up and not close up the RV for driving...we could walk to town, and even Auggie joined us today!

First visit was a walk to the airfield. This is a very busy airport because there is not only a LOT of sightseeing flights leaving from here, but during the climbing season most climbers fly to the base camp and climb from the base. Several of the wounded propeller planes agree set up with wheels and skids because they land up on the glacier! Just interesting to see.

As we walked back to town we went by the cemetery and looked st gravestones and the memorial they have erected for all the climbers that have died trying to climb the mountain. This year I think they had something like 1600 plus attempt the climb, with only about a 65% rate of success, but no deaths...

Walked into town and visited some historical bldgs, the Susitna and Talkeetna river confluence, the Ranger Station, the Salmon Center, and one or two shops. (Really, not many more than that!) It was a little challenging in that the town did lose power for most of the morning, but it was up and running by noon. Lunch was outside at a local brewing company, smoked salmon!

The Walter Harper ranger station was really interesting as well. All about the mountain, and historical information. It is a beautiful building as well.

All these "visits" took some coordination since we had Auggie with us. So some one had to stay outside with Auggie as the other two visited a stop or shop. However, this part Corgi dog always attracts other Corgi owners, and children, as we have mentioned before. So many people just want to say "hi"; so he loves the attention! Until he sees Cindy who usually has a treat in her pocket!

Walked back to camp, finished a little laundry and had barbecued hot dogs and chili for dinner!Läs mer
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That is a lot of people who died climbing the mountain. Michael
2019-07-20Svara
That reminds me of Gridley in Chico. Michael
2019-07-20Svara
I think that is a Mercedes 911 water truck
2019-07-20Svara
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Resenär Alaska
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- 31 juli 2019 10:16
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Höjd över havet: 358 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.323193, -150.11540262°19’23” N 150°6’55” W
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Alaska Day 25 Talkeenta
31 juli 2019, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Out to spend our day checking out Talkeetna. Breakfast out this AM in the Talkeenta Roadhouse - a place we had read about where mountaineers from all over the world congregate when preparing to tackle the climbing of Denali. Talkeetna is called the Gateway to Denali. Restaurant was family style dining and we ate with a fun family from Utah and Colorado. They had previously lived for 2 years in Barrow, AK. Pic below is that family. After breakfast we walked about town for several hours checking out shops, the Cannibis store 🤣 (no purchases). Several large rivers converge at the end of town and form the major river of the area - the Susitna. Spent some time at a coffee house working on our planning for Denali and beyond. We do not have reservations at Denali so will do first come, first served. However so as not to have to get up at the crack of dawn to get there - about 130 miles away - we made a reservation at a campground right outside the park for tomorrow night.
Back to campground - Alice doing laundry and Kay going for a short hike. A 3+ mile walk on a trail that followed one of the rivers. A nice brisk walk, no hills. Have been wanting to try out my knee on some hills, that will need to wait until Denali.
Lots of restaurant choices here, chose the Wildflower, and it was very good. Lots of outside seating and live music. Ran into our 'family" from breakfast at the ice cream place after dinner. It's a small town.Läs mer
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Resenär Love hearing all the details. The photos are beautiful. Love all the colors.
2019-08-02Svara
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Diane and Darryl Alaska - Denali to Glacier Bay
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- 17 juni 2021
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Höjd över havet: 364 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.323177, -150.11634862°19’23” N 150°6’59” W
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Talkeetna - Rafting + Avoiding Mosquitoe
17 juni 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
It was nice to have a bit slower start to the day, cooking our breakfast in our 2-bedroom ‘cabin in the woods’ (1/2 mile walk from town). After breakfast we found a route through the woods to avoid the walk on the main road to town (which is a bit like a highway!). It wasn’t long before we pulled out our mosquito net headwear, and slipped on the citronella wristbands and ankle bands (moderately effective). The mosquitoes here are large but slow, so it’s not too hard to swat them away. Still, we did suffer a bit.

We were planning to take a 4-hour raft (float) trip down the Chulita River, but COVID has really affected staffing in Alaska, so a 2-hour trip on the Talkeetna was it. Our rafting guide was a 16-year old who grew up in Talkeetna, except for a 2-year period when his teacher-mom moved the family to a small indigenous village, and another year or two in Washington state. It was interesting to get some insight on what it’s like to grow up here—lots of fishing and taking dares to jump in the icy river.

Sadly we didn’t see any wildlife on our float trip. And even the weather didn’t cooperate to see the mountains, but at least the rain stayed away.

We spent the last part of the afternoon browsing the shops, taking photos of the cute signs and picking up reindeer sausage pizza and wine to take back to our cabin. Near the end of the day the clouds cleared enough for some nice views of the Alaska range, but the mosquitoes drove us inside for a game rather than lingering at the riverside. The constant daylight sometimes makes it hard to remember it’s bedtime, but we’re getting used to it.Läs mer
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Resenär Alaska Trip
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- 17 maj 2019 18:01
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 112 m
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.32234, -150.1092862°19’20” N 150°6’33” W
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Mahay's Jetboat Tour
17 maj 2019, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
2 1/2 hour tour on the river. Stopped to take a 1/4 mile nature walk and learn about the indigenous people.
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Alaska 2
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- 6 juni 2014 10:00
- ☀️ 55 °F
- Höjd över havet: 344 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.322269, -150.10841162°19’20” N 150°6’30” W
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Train to Talkeetna
6 juni 2014, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We awoke about 5:30 AM to a breakfast of leftover pizza and coffee made in our hotel room at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge. The Cooks, Wrinkles, and Friedmans met in the large common room and shared a shuttle to the Denali National Park up Visitors' Center. We saw a movie about the park and then enjoyed Ranger Pete Dally's presentation on wildlife sustainability in the park. David Friedman reported severe pain in his neck and seemed very uncomfortable for the rest of the day. A short walk took us to the train station. We boarded the train to Talkeetna, and found the comments of Kate, our guide, moderately entertaining and enlightening. I went over to Mike Wrinkle's seat when we passed the site of the secret World War II fighter base. He and I had a great time talking about airplanes and missions he had flown. When we reached Talkeetna we stayed with the Wrinkles and Friedmans as we walked down to the riverbank so that I could photograph Denali. Clouds continued to clear and re-form, so I had no good shot at the mountain.Läs mer
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Resenär Alaskan adventure
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- 25 maj 2018 10:43
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Höjd över havet: 354 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.323088, -150.11549662°19’23” N 150°6’56” W
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The history of talkeetna
25 maj 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
A visit to museums, I like bush pilot stuff but tried to give a good overview . Really liked cub with two tires on each side, don Sheldon finding a way, a pic of the place he built on mountain is also interesting, couldn’t imagine waking up in such an awe inspiring place.Läs mer
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Resenär Alaskan adventure
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- 24 maj 2018 17:16
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Höjd över havet: 358 ft
- Förenta staterna Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough Talkeetna Talkeetna Historic District 62.32313, -150.11541662°19’23” N 150°6’55” W
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Talkeetna airport pics
24 maj 2018, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
You used to have to walk thirty days to get to mountain to start climb , now theses souped up otters do all the heavy lifting. Couple old snow machines as well,it’s 5:14 and they have closed up gift shops and opened bars , bet it will b rowdy place tonight , I got room at bakery now that I’m old fuddy daddyLäs mer
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