October 1st view of Denali from Broad Pass
Another view of Denali from our recent road trip to Anchorage and back. This was taken mid-afternoon from about Mile 205 of the Parks Highway, a few miles southwest of Cantwell. This is one...
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October 1st Denali panorama from Denali Viewpoint North Wayside
We drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks yesterday. Gorgeous day–Denali was out in all its splendor. This panorama is from the Denali Viewpoint North Wayside at Mile 162.7 of the Parks Highway.
Old cabin at Byers Lake is a reminder of Alaska’s trapping heritage
Red and Marydith Beeman’s cabin at Byers Lake in 2011 Just a few minutes walk from Byers Lake campground, which is near Mile 138 of the Parks Highway, lies the picturesque remains of an...
Parks Highway spurred changes to Talkeetna and the Talkeetna Roadhouse
Talkeetna Roadhouse as it looked in the mid 1970s When I first visited Talkeetna in the early 1970s it was a sleepy little hamlet. The Talkeetna Spur Road had just been paved, but Talkeetna...
Historic Healy Hotel lives on at new location
Healy Hotel, now Princess Tours employee housing, in 2012 Most people driving the Parks Highway through Healy have no idea they can see a historic structure from the road. However, the two-story building just...
Denali from the Parks Highway in late April 2014
Drove down to Anchorage this past Friday. Came back on Sunday. Weather on Friday was cloudy with periodic snow showers through Broad Pass. Couldn’t see much of anything. Sunday was clear. This is a...
Denali panorama from far side of Byers Lake
On our last trip down the Parks Highway we over-nighted at Byers Lake campground. In the afternoon we rented a canoe an paddled across the lake. It was clear and sunny and we got...
Tilesius’ wormwood at East Fork Chulitna Wayside
I saw this plant at the East Fork Chulitna Wayside and had no idea what it was. The plant was about 24 inches high and covered with pale yellowish brown blossoms. The leaves at...
Larkspur-leaf Monkshood at East Fork Chulitna Wayside
On our most recent outing we stopped at the East Fork Chulitna Wayside, at mile 185 of the Parks Highway. I saw a lovely little patch of Larkspurl-leaf monskhood (Aconitum delphiniifolium) there. As the...
Bunchberry and ferns at Ermine Hill
We went traveling again last week. Stopped at Ermine Hill Trailhead along the Parks Highway and walked in a bit to see what there was. It was partly cloudy and a bit rainy and...
