Fireweed along the Seward Highway

Mount McKinley Flight

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June 15th 2011
Took a bus from Seward to Talkeetna. Talkeetna is a small outpost, mainly used as the gateway to Denali for mountain climbers and hikers. Took a flight to Mt. McKinley (Denali) from there, then took the train to Fairbanks, en route to the Arctic. Taking a flight to Prudhoe Bay in the Arctic tomorrow, then bussing it back 800 km across the tundra to Fairbanks along the Dalton Highway. ... read more

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