Category: Camping in Alaska
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Wildlife Count, 3 Nights at Teklanika Campground
On our drive to Teklanika Campground we saw 11 Ptarmigan dust bathing and getting digestive gravel for their crops. Mom and Dad work together raising the 9 chicks. It was the start of a wonderful 4-day/3-night experience. For the Denali Big Five seen during our 3 night stay: around 50 Dall sheep sitings, 16 Caribou,…
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Caribou, Moose, and Dall Sheep
My parents and I took at least 7 transit bus rides during our 3 nights at Teklanika Campground (love the Tek Pass). We saw all of the Denali Big Five, including lots of caribou, lots of Dall sheep, and one moose. I was thrilled to see so many caribou and see some caribou females and…
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Grizzlies, Cubs, and Tracks
While taking the East Fork Transit Buses from Teklanika Campground, my parents and I saw 5 or 6 grizzly bears. We had gone hiking at Tattlers Creek our second day, not knowing what we would see there 2 days later. In retrospect the bear prints on the side of the road were a clue! We…
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Wolf
While C continued working an 18 day stretch, my parents and I spent 3 nights at Teklanika Campground in Denali National Park. We saw all of the big 5! While I hope to write a couple posts on our Teklanika stay, I will start with the wolf on our last day. With only 90ish wolves…
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Sockeye and Bears
We wore ourselves out fishing for hours on the Kenai River (at the fishermen’s ferry). Thousands of casts resulted in no fish. Most people weren’t having much luck, though a few savvy people had nice stringers. Three great things about the Kenai – the color of the water, friendly summer resident David who gave us…
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Russian River and Cooper Creek
It has been rainy and C got an extra day off so going further afield to fish for sockeye this weekend. Very few mosquitoes or potholes so far! We drove an extra 100 miles to the Kenai Peninsula. With the good roads it wasn’t that much extra driving time compared to last week. During the…
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Steese Highway III
We saw a variety of ducks along the Steese, including some gorgeous ones I had never seen before. I think we saw Scaups, Goldeneyes, and maybe Buffleheads. We finally saw some mammals! We worked our way up in size. Red squirrels, a beaver, then a porcupine. I most wanted to see caribou while C most…
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Steese Highway
We spent the weekend traveling the Steese Highway, which brings travelers within 50 miles of the Arctic Circle. Be sure to stop at Chatanika Lodge for a meal (likely a great place to spend the night too). It is a quirky & fascinating Alaskan backwoods “museum” that you can explore while waiting for your delicious…
Me & C 