August 19

August 19, 2010


Sleeping late until like 10 when we could finally roll out of bed, we showered and went down to the main street of Talkeetna to eat. Sitting on the porch of Twister Creek, we enjoyed the sun and warm summer weather in Alaska (65 degrees). I had eggs, biscuits and gravy, beacon, roasted potatoes, and toast for my huge breakfast that I couldn’t stop eating. Aunt Pam had a scrumptious breakfast.

We visited the Mostly Moose gift shop and then drove to Denali. But as we drove up the road leaving Talkeetna, Aunt Pam spotted the most amazing view from our rearview mirror. Parking in a pull-out, we looked across the trees to the beautiful mountains in the clear day. The white peak of Mt. McKinley towered above the rest and was beautiful. Later at the south view, we marveled in the site all over again snapping as many pictures as possible. It was lovely.

Most of the day was spent driving and strangely enough we were still tired despite our eleven hours the night before. Making it to the Denali entrance, we picked a place to stay. The cute Crow’s Nest cabins our set in three levels overlooking the other resorts and part of Denali National Park. It is beautiful and our little cabin is cute and quaint. Walking down the slope, we visited the shops (luckily, three were having 50% off clothing sales). We did all our souvenir shopping and got matching Alaska sweatshirts that are soft and we love.

So full from breakfast, we decided against dinner, but caved for our sudden sweet tooth. In a cute little coffee shop we lounged on a couch sipping hot cocoa and talking. (about books, me falling in the fire, and other fun stuff) Then I had to have ice cream so we each got chocolate peanut butter ice cream in cones. (mine was a waffle cone) Strolling down to the Princess Lodge, we ate our ice cream and sat in their cozy great room. Then we visited the grounds and warmed up by the fire.

We trekked up the hill to our hotel room and relaxed. Laughing at Mythbusters, we enjoyed our time.