Continuing on with the travel series outside of New England, today will feature day 4 of the recent Alaska trip. We checked out of the Denali Lakeview Inn and began our travel South to an air b and b cabin in Wasilla where we would be spending the next three nights.
The drive South along the Parks Highway was beautiful. This image was taken between the Denali NP exit and Cantwell.
Once we reached Cantwell, we took a left onto the Denali Highway. I find the road names in Alaska to be rather confusing. The road through Denali NP is called the Denali Park Road. The road we turned onto in Cantwell is called the Denali Highway. It has nothing to do with the Denali NP, and for the most part, this is a very isolated dirt road. Heading West from Cantwell, the first three miles were paved and then it became a dirt road. Here are a few images all taken within the first 15 miles on the Denali Highway Road.
It was absolutely beautiful!
walking along one of the trails...
Mr S took this cell phone shot of me. I LOVED this area. It was so desolate and peaceful.
A panorama of one of the little ponds or lakes
We also spotted our first Bald Eagle along this area. It was high in the sky and I didn't have my large telephoto lens ready to go at the time, but was happy to see the first of many Bald Eagles in Alaska.
The Denali Highway heads West from Cantwell for 135 miles to Paxson Alaska. As I mentioned, we only scratched the surface and drove 15 miles on this road, and then turned around to get back on the Parks Highway and head to our air b and b cabin in Wasilla. If I ever get to Alaska again, I would want to drive this road in it's entirety.
Once we got back on the Parks Highway to head to Wasilla, the rain came and didn't stop for the rest of the day. We stopped for a delicious lunch at The Sheep Creek Lodge in Willow. We were tired by the time we got to the cabin in Wasilla, around 3pm, and stayed in for the rest of the rainy day. We were fortunate to have a rain free morning wandering the Denali Highway.
Stay tuned for Day 5 details and photos.
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