We thought three days at Teklanika would be long enough. It wasn't and we were so very sad to leave. Teklanika is a campground that is 30 miles into Denali, 15 miles further than you can travel by car. When you reserve a campsite there you are given a road pass that allows you to travel in and then you must remain parked at your campsite for three days or until the end of your reservation. There are no hookups there, just wide camping spaces separated by trees along the Teklanika river. Your only transportation is by foot or by walking to the main highway and catching one of the shuttles along the park road.
Breland and I took turns taking the bus so that we did not leave Clark alone for the length of time it takes to do the bus trip. We each saw lots of wildlife and met many interesting people along the way.
Our campground was full of people from Louisiana. In the few spaces near us were five couples who either lived in Louisiana or had grown up there. We had a great time around the campfire or on the bus together swapping stories One of the other couple and I pooled our resources to help a young French man who had torn his ACL. His pretty little wife was heartbroken but left him alone while she went on a 13 hour bus trip. We were able to give him ice, heating pads, medication and a knee brace. He offered to babysit Clark so that I could go hiking with another couple.
Now we are back on the outskirts of the Park and will go out to dinner tonight to celebrate Breland's birthday.
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| Breland Trying Caribou Antlers |
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| A first! Taiga Spruce Grouse |
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| I love the water pouring from his antlers. |
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| Mother Grizzly and Two Playful Cubs |
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| Both Peaks of Denali |
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| Road to Denali |
3 comments:
Great shots, Gayle. Such beauty.
Fabulous images! I love the moose! It is so beautiful there!
What great photos you've taken. Beautiful. Love the ones of Denali and Bre. Great way to celebrate a birthday, eh Bre?
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