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On the Road - Fairbanks to Denali(2019)
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Alaska & Spokane, WA
Aug-Sept 2019
Alaska was experiencing the hottest summer on record and forest fires were raging across the state
We were warned that some of the main highways to the south were closed or only open to one lane of escorted traffic
Fortunately the drive to Denali was uneventful
"Light" Traffic is an understatement
That's a lake in the distance
An Alaskan style rest stop - An Outhouse
No running water because
the pipes would freeze in the sub zero winter

Crossing the Tanana River

Mountains in the distance are our destination
Company on the road, finally!
The Talkeetna River
Denali National Park is just ahead, Our hotel (Aurora Denali Lodge) in Healy is our first stop