Day 10: August 29, 2011
August 29 (sunny and warm)
Went down for breakfast just as they were ready to close the doors – we were tired from the night before
Packed the car and headed to Willow – following roughly the same route the train did to Denali
Very pleasant drive through the mountains – stopped at Nenana to take a picture of the Tripod
Very clear views of Denali – third day in a row to see the top of the mountain
Stopped at Denali for a lunch break – chili and a Reindeer dog from the Denali Dog House – took it out to the park and had a picnic in the park
Drove further south and saw magnificent views of the mountains, the top of Denali and fields of bright red trees – stopped at a turnout to take pictures of the scenery and heard a train approaching – was able to get some great shots of the Alaska Railroad headed north to Denali
Drove into Willow and found the Alaska Host Bed and Breakfast – our home for the evening – very interesting house – Jim hunts and fishes – displays his mounts throughout the house – two bears in the living room – some salmon above the TV set – lots of animals throughout the house – we stayed in the “Alaska Room” – decorated with Caribou antler light fixtures, rough siding on the walls and a border of bears – the main feature was the bathroom – made to resemble an outhouse – complete with tin roof, rough board siding, antler toilet tissue holder and a “one-holer” that flushed by pulling on the flyswatter handle attached to the wall – the house was on a private lake and had great views of the lake and mountains – the sky was clear
We headed to supper at a small family owned place out in the country next to a river – the sign said “open” but when we walked in there was no one to be found – we rang the doorbell –still no answer – walked through the house and out on the back porch to see the owner sitting with friends – she welcomed us into the restaurant part and we had the “special” – Rich had Sloppy Joe and Carol had Cabbage Roll – we were surrounded by the family and made to feel as one of them – joined in the conversation about fishing, hunting and model plane engines – not a bad way to spend a night in Alaska
After supper we drove into Wasilla and found Lamb of God Lutheran Church – took pictures of it
Went back to the B and B to pack for the trip home
Went down for breakfast just as they were ready to close the doors – we were tired from the night before
Packed the car and headed to Willow – following roughly the same route the train did to Denali
Very pleasant drive through the mountains – stopped at Nenana to take a picture of the Tripod
Very clear views of Denali – third day in a row to see the top of the mountain
Stopped at Denali for a lunch break – chili and a Reindeer dog from the Denali Dog House – took it out to the park and had a picnic in the park
Drove further south and saw magnificent views of the mountains, the top of Denali and fields of bright red trees – stopped at a turnout to take pictures of the scenery and heard a train approaching – was able to get some great shots of the Alaska Railroad headed north to Denali
Drove into Willow and found the Alaska Host Bed and Breakfast – our home for the evening – very interesting house – Jim hunts and fishes – displays his mounts throughout the house – two bears in the living room – some salmon above the TV set – lots of animals throughout the house – we stayed in the “Alaska Room” – decorated with Caribou antler light fixtures, rough siding on the walls and a border of bears – the main feature was the bathroom – made to resemble an outhouse – complete with tin roof, rough board siding, antler toilet tissue holder and a “one-holer” that flushed by pulling on the flyswatter handle attached to the wall – the house was on a private lake and had great views of the lake and mountains – the sky was clear
We headed to supper at a small family owned place out in the country next to a river – the sign said “open” but when we walked in there was no one to be found – we rang the doorbell –still no answer – walked through the house and out on the back porch to see the owner sitting with friends – she welcomed us into the restaurant part and we had the “special” – Rich had Sloppy Joe and Carol had Cabbage Roll – we were surrounded by the family and made to feel as one of them – joined in the conversation about fishing, hunting and model plane engines – not a bad way to spend a night in Alaska
After supper we drove into Wasilla and found Lamb of God Lutheran Church – took pictures of it
Went back to the B and B to pack for the trip home
