On the road again. The trip from Carlo Creek to Fairbanks was a fairly uneventful trip up the highway stopping only for morning tea in a "pull out" . The scenery was much the same as previous days with the exception of some very deep river ravines. Unfortunately photo opportunities were limited by some inclement weather. We made a diversion off the highway into a town called Nenana. To say we were approaching Hillbilly country might have been a slight exaggeratio...

Clear skies greeted us as we began our bear spotting adventure into Denali National Park, a wildlife reserve of some 6 miilion square acres. However our adventure came to an abrupt halt about half an hour in when the brakes on our bus failed requiring us to wait for a change of bus to arrive. We did some walking around the site where we had pulled in but the very cool temperature and biting wind made it more acceptable to wait on the bus. Once underway our initia...

After a quick morning stroll around Talkeetna in the rain we headed north towards Carlo Creek, a spot not far from Denali Park. We stopped at Cantwell for lunch. Luckily we chose the right place to eat as upon further inspection the other venues were less than acceptable. Fortunately these clouds cleared enough for us to see the snow, those beautifully covered mountains were truly spectacular. The view was also assisted by the fact that the vegetation had change...

Next morning we woke to clouds and rain so we could truly say "Is that rain dear?" But the weather didn't deter us as we headed towards Talkeenta. We settled into ouraccomodation.The next morning it was al laboard the Hurricane Gulch train for a trip into the Alaskan back country. Supposedly this was to be a good chance to see some wildlife but unfortunately the wildlife was not very cooperative as we only got to see one black bear. We did however stop off at a c...

The adventure and fun really began when we picked up the SUV, a Chev Suburban. It has more bells and whistles on it than a kid's birthday party. We did however manage to get out of the carpark and begin the journey north taking time to get used to driving on the wrong side of the road. No hassles yet. The scenery has been very repetitive - tree, tree, tree, line, tree tree - although the different coloured greens make for interesting viewing. We stopped off at Th...