Journey along the Denali Highway to Maclaren Lodge, Friday
24th July
We left Denali National Park and first stop was to pick up
supplies. Read the sign on the front of the shop which is for real as in winter
people do run dog sleds and if you look carefully along the edge of many of the
roads in the wilderness, there are off road sections running along side of the
highway for ATVs and dogs in winter when there is snow on the ground.
We headed back along Parks Highway and turned off to head
along Denali Highway. After just a few kilometres the tarmac ended and the next
160kms would be gravel track.
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A few of some of the group on the bridge, Sigi and Anya on
the left, Zoe our patient guide plus David, Helen and Gaby with her back to
the camera.
Sometimes you have to position yourself just right for that
great shot. Seb our other guide and chief driver, Helen, David and Ziggy with
her back to the camera.
The bridge across the Susitna River and just beyond the now
non operational Valdez Creek Gold Mine where artisan mining still continues today
but as I have just recently visited Dawson and its goldfields, I didn’t insist
that we go and have a look.
No collection of holiday photos is ever complete without one
of clouds and mountains reflected in lake water.
The aim for the day was for a trip up a glacial river for a bush
camp and then a free fay to trek up to a glacier for those that want to or a
lazy day in camp. We got into boats at Maclarens Lodge for the ride up. A
speedboat would do three trips to get the whole group up river whilst Zoe and I
sat on some of the luggage and went up in a slower skiff.
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