Starting over is always fun! Decided to do this year’s report before the more challenging of sharing how to plan a DIY to Alaska.
Might as well leave the map up so you can get an idea of where the places we are talking about are located.
The flight itself can be worth the price of the ticket if the weather is good.
Always exciting to get the the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage.
A little different this year in that Brent was already home when I arrived. I usually plan my trips to get there a few days before he gets off work so I can work on the RV. When you riding in a 1984 Winnebago Attasca there is always something to do.
So we had a little project scheduled before I arrived. Bent had most of the work done before I got there so it was just a matter of finishing up. We replaced a retaining wall that was taking up unnecessary space in the driveway.
One of the great things about this trip was that we had two friends from Florida coming up for a couple of days. Frank and his son Frankie were making a return trip to the Great Land. Frank was signed up to do a work project with Samaritan’s Purse on a Native church building in a remote area. Frank added a couple of extra days so we could do some fishing and sight seeing. The fishing was not great but we managed a few Bows on Montana Creek. Everywhere we went we heard the same story. This was one of the coolest and rainiest summers folks could remember. So, accordingly the water was high and dirty most places.
Montana Creek is in close proximity to Talkeetna. You have to go to school in Talkeetna if you want to climb Mt. McKinley better known these days as Denali. The town envisions it self as a bit of a “hippie” refuge. Having actually lived that kind of life myself B.C. it is always interesting to visit.
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