Denali, The Great One

Day 13 - Palmer, AK to Denali, AK (and back to Palmer)

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September 6th 2009
Another sunny day with temps in the upper 60's. A local told me that today and yesterday were the warmest days of the summer this year. That's hard to believe, but I'm just happy to be here at the same time as the beautiful weather. I only did two things today; drove 150 miles (round trip) to visit Denali (Mt. McKinley) and then went to the Alaska State Fair that is held here in Palmer each y ... read more

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