Our Camping Adventure - Virginia to Alaska
Today we took the shuttle bus tour from the Denali Visitor Center to the end of the paved road which ended in Kantishna which was a 12 hour round trip tour. Sounds like a long trip, which it was, but we thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and were able to see a lot of wildlife including bears, sheep, moose, and arctic ptarmagin to name a few. Even though we spent many hours on the bus we still managed to get in over 4 miles of hiking while stopping at the several rest stops along the way. We were once again able to see the peaks of Denali. That is a sight that only 30% of visitors to Denali are able to claim.
There is only one road through the park. It is paved through the point that commercial and non-commercial vehicles are allowed (about 15 miles). Beyond that point, only buses and shuttles from a couple of the remote lodges in the park are allowed on the road. That portion of the road is mainly dirt and only wide enough for one vehicle in many parts. The road handles traffic in both directions though! Thankfully the park has very talented bus drivers.
We all had a wonderful day and were very glad that we decided to take the full length tour of the park.
Bette Donaldson
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16 Apr 2020
2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska
August 25, 2017
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Denali, Alaska
Today we took the shuttle bus tour from the Denali Visitor Center to the end of the paved road which ended in Kantishna which was a 12 hour round trip tour. Sounds like a long trip, which it was, but we thoroughly enjoyed the scenery and were able to see a lot of wildlife including bears, sheep, moose, and arctic ptarmagin to name a few. Even though we spent many hours on the bus we still managed to get in over 4 miles of hiking while stopping at the several rest stops along the way. We were once again able to see the peaks of Denali. That is a sight that only 30% of visitors to Denali are able to claim.
There is only one road through the park. It is paved through the point that commercial and non-commercial vehicles are allowed (about 15 miles). Beyond that point, only buses and shuttles from a couple of the remote lodges in the park are allowed on the road. That portion of the road is mainly dirt and only wide enough for one vehicle in many parts. The road handles traffic in both directions though! Thankfully the park has very talented bus drivers.
We all had a wonderful day and were very glad that we decided to take the full length tour of the park.
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2017 Alaska adventure - Virginia to Pennsylvania
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2017 Alaska adventure - Pennsylvania to Michigan
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2017 Alaska Adventure - Michigan
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2017 Alaska adventure - Michigan to Wisconsin
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2017 Alaska adventure - Wisconsin to South Dakota
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2017 Alaska adventure - South Dakota
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2017 Alaska adventure - South Dakota to Wyoming
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2017 Alaska adventure - Wyoming to Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Columbia Falls, Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana part 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana to British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff to Grand Cache, Alberta, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Grand Cache to Charlie Lake
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2017 Alaska adventure - Charlie Lake to Toad Lake
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2017 Alaska adventure - Toad Lake to Watson Lake, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Watson Lake, Yukon to Whitehorse Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Whitehorse, Yukon to Tok, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Tok, Alaska to Valdez
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez Day 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez, Alaska to Seward, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward Day 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward, Alaska to Homer, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska Days 2 & 3
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska to Kenai, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Kenai, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Anchorage, Alaska to Talkeetna, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Talkeetna, Alaska to Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Fairbanks, Alaska to Beaver Creek, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Beaver Creek, Yukon to Whitehorse, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Skagway, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Whitehorse, Yukon to Iskut, British Columbia
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2017 Alaska adventure - Iskut, British Columbia to Hyder, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure -Hyder, Alaska to Fort Fraser, BC
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2017 Alaska adventure -British Columbia to Omak, Washington
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2017 Alaska adventure -Omak, Washington to Culver, Oregon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Culver, Oregon to Caldwell, Idaho
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2017 Alaska adventure - Caldwell, Idaho to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
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2017 Alaska adventure - Lava Hot Springs, Idaho to Laramie, Wyoming
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2017 Alaska adventure - Beat feet back to Virginia
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