We left Denali at 8:30 for our 230 mile drive to Anchorage. The roads during the first part of the drive were heaved and sagged which made our drive a bit slower. However, the second half was smooth going!
We stopped in Cantwell for gas (only 2 places). The price: $4.799/gallon. Just as well be in Canada!!
In our original travel plans, we had hoped to take a flight seeing ride in Talkeetna. But since it is cloudy and you cannot see Mt McKinley, we talked about just bypassing Talkeetna altogether. Then we decided to drive the 14 miles off the route to see Talkeetna (Gayle was reluctant). When we hit the City Limits, Gayle perked right up. Apparently, Talkeetna is one of the main destinations for cruise ship land excursions as well as the bus tours of AK. (Now Randy is reluctant to proceed.) There must have been at least 1,000 tourists visiting the town. We ate lunch at the Wild Flower Cafe (very good halibut & chips). Gift shops??? Why, yes, on every corner and in between!! We visited them all. Before we left town, we indulged in an ice cream. Actually, we are glad we went to Talkeetna as we likely will not be back in this region.
We continued on to Anchorage. We were not sure exactly where the RV Park was located, so we exited the 4 lane onto side road “JBER”. Oops! This is the access to Joint Base Elmandorf -Richardson air base. We pulled into the parking lot of the visitor entrance to load the RV Park address into our Magellan. Apparently, this is not the proper protocol for the USAF as, one of the guards came out to find our what we wanted. After a brief explanation, the guard gave us explicit directions and we drove right to it.
We arrived at 4:30, set up the trailer and relaxed for the evening. Tomorrow, we will visit the communities of Wasilla and Palmer. Who knows, Sarah may invite us for a salmon bake!!
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