travel

After our quick hike in Denali, we headed over to the train depot. We boarded another train for the last leg of our Princess tour from Denali to Anchorage. The trip lasted about 8 hours. We again had a tour guide, a bartender, and servers. The weather broke, so we had some nice views. I…

As I mentioned, the McKinley Chalet Resort is a Holland America property. It is also made up of smaller buildings, but these rooms all have exterior entrances. Our room had a bedroom inside the front door, a bath, a back bedroom, and a beautiful river view. It started raining steadily right as we got to…

On Sunday morning, we headed back to town a few hours before we had to catch our train from Talkeetna to Denali. We wanted to try the Roadhouse and their legendary pastries, but there were no seats to be had. We walked down the road to Latitude 62, a restaurant on the main level of…

At Talkeetna, we stayed at the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. The Lodge itself is about an hour north of Talkeetna, and a shuttle runs between them. Like I mentioned, we received our room information when we arrived in Talkeetna. Instead of a traditional hotel, the resort is made up of small lodges. These are camp-style buildings…

Talkeetna is a small, quirky town in between Anchorage and Denali National Park. It has a permanent population of around 300, and men outnumber women about 10 to 1. The word is that the odds are good, but the goods are odd. This town also inspired Northern Exposure. Talkeetna also serves as the base for…