13 Roads

We took the weekend to take a trip to Denali National Park. Everyone said the fall colors were beautiful and our trip confirmed it. Most of the tour operators are beginning to wind down and the resorts had some great deals.

The drive from Anchorage to Denali takes about 5 hours but offers some spectacular views of the McKinley range along the way. A local plant called "Fireweed" was loosing its final blooms and the locals say that indicates snow in not far off.

Saturday, we took a guided bus tour into Denali Park to get a closer view of Mt. McKinley and search for wildlife. The wildlife was scarace but the views of McKinley were fantastic.

Even though most of the tourist have headed out for the year, we did have one small traffic jam. A couple of young, bull moose decided to show off in the middle of the road holding up traffic for quiet a while. It was worth the delay.