It is really a short drive from Fairbanks to Denali so we stopped often to stretch out the drive. We stopped at a little town called Nenana (prounced NEN-a-naw) where they have an annual festival to celebrate the break up of ice on the Nenana River. They place a large tripod on the ice with a rope tied to a clock. When the tripod falls over it trips the timer. If you guess the right day and time you win the grand prize of $338,000. And then on to Healy before coming to Nenana Canyon at the entrance to Denali National Park. We found that the first campground in the park was full so we had to stay in a commercial park in town. We rode our bikes back into Denali to the Visitor Center and did some information gathering. For supper we had some really good pizza and a lot of beer! This little town knows how to party. All the bartenders are young folk from other parts of the US here for the summer to make some money and then gone in Sept. One young lady was from Hawaii! She said this wasn't that much different from home, that people are pretty much the same where ever you go.
Tomorrow the Denali Adventure begins! We will have no phone or internet, no electricity, no Jeep and no bikes. After driving the RV 29 miles inside the park we travel on shuttle busses and hike in the wilderness where there are NO trails. Kink of scary, isn't it? Actually, several people have told us of places to hike where there are trails, or where it would be hard to get lost on tundra or in meadows. John is kind of nervous about not having any contact with the outside world and being stuck with me for 5 days!
Back in touch on Friday!
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