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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…

Our first day of our tour took us on a train ride from Anchorage to Talkeetna. The Alaska Railroad owns the single train track through the state, and we rode on a Princess train car. Princess offers two double-decker car styles. Depending on your trip, you may ride in a car with two rows of…

When we were waiting for the zoo shuttle, we passed a stand for the Anchorage Trolley tour. We decided to check it out later in the day. After we got back from the zoo, we headed over to the Westmark to see if we could check in. Our room wasn’t ready, so we grabbed lunch…