971 June 30, 2023 Petersville Road

I had a great place to walk this morning.  I did laps in the town of Talkeetna.  The first time I passed, I stopped at the riverfront to see if Denali was visible today. Just clouds.

The second time I passed, there was a small snow covered peak.  I stood and watched as the outline of the mountain became defined.  I’m not completely certain that I saw Denali or if I saw one of the attached mountains but it was very cool!

Today we moved again, traveling only a short distance to Trapper Creek.  We parked the RV, packed the cooler and set out to explore Petersville Road.  This was an old mining road.  Now, lots of people come here to enjoy riding ATV’s.

We saw a porcupine. 

It was such a pretty ride.  The road was hardpacked gravel for a while and then became pockmarked with potholes.  It was muddy and bumpy and fun!

The old abandoned mining town.

More pretty pictures.

Waterfalls everywhere.

A water crossing.

There are lots of active mining claims here and we saw a couple of guys panning for gold.

Lots of moose poop!

We drove about 36 miles in 3.5 hours.  We stopped only when the creek was too deep to cross.

We had a picnic of apples and peanut butter and veggies and hummus and then we had the long trek back. 

This road is the back or south entry to Denali National Park. Climbers and hikers often use this this as an access point. On a clear day it might have been possible to see Denali and a few glaciers as well. We were the blue dot. Another road less traveled…and I’m glad we found it!