We left Riley Creek headed to Anchorage. Sad to leave Denali but the timing was good. Today the park started charging for a site. When we left this morning, every site had a car, tent or trailer in it. As we headed south, it started to rain so we took a detour to
Talkeetna. It's a tiny, cute town and is a staging point for almost all Denali climbers.
We had a light lunch at the 75 year-old
Roadhouse then took a walk to the ranger station. One of the rangers told us there was a ranger-led program about climbing Denali at the museum, so off we went. There's a large room with a 3D topo map of the mountain and surrounding peaks as well as the various climbing routes. Each climber has to pay a fee, go through an orientation and get checked out. The climbers staging in Talkeetna fly out to base camp on Denali (7000 feet, I think) and climb from there. Shit cans are mandatory - carry in, carry out. Apparently, only half the climbers make it to the top, weather being the biggest issue.
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| Mountains... |
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| ...and Tundra |
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As we left Talkeetna for Anchorage, it started to rain.
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