Turnout on the Denali Highway  Cantwell, Alaska

Mileage:  44,825

Today was Kyle’s first day with us.

Some pictures from his flights yesterday.

We were so excited to have Kyle here and we cannot wait to share Alaska with him.  Tim was up at 8 am and he was ready to go!

We are headed north on the Parks Highway toward Denali National Park.  We stopped at the Denali State Park South Viewpoint to try to catch a glimpse of Denali.  Only 30% of people who visit actually get to see the mountain.  This is because the Alaska Range has peaks so high that it generates its own weather.  The tops of the mountains are most always shrouded in clouds.  Today was no exception.  The scenery though is gorgeous.

 

Denali would be behind this string of mountains.

We traveled to the town of Cantwell where we were looking for a place to stay.  The only campground in “town” was really just a gas station…not too appealing.  We decide to drive down Denali Highway.  The first 5 miles is paved and then the next 100 miles is gravel road.  We were not sure we wanted to take the RV down that way…but we did it anyway!  In Alaska, you can camp on any roadside turnout for free as long as there is no signage indicating that there is no overnight parking.   We hadn’t done that yet but we found a beautiful spot on a little lake and we decided to give it a try.

We left the RV and took the Jeep down the gravel road for 30 miles.  Tomorrow we will pack up and go further.

We grilled our dinner and Kyle fished for a while.  It was a great day!