The Denali Day Two: Older

We are in! After a process to confirm reservations and rules, we stopped at the Savage River to take a short hike. Returning here is beyond the limits of our “Tek ticket” for the transport bus. A very pretty walk of two miles along the river bed. Nice views. Once in camp we explored a bit of our new home. A walk on tundra revealed a tiny clear stream amidst the willow and spruce. We found the glacial braided Teklanika River just past our campground loop and wandered around the rocks. Many different paths push rocks along its wide bed. We had a great dinner: pork chops on the grill, corn, potatoes, rhubarb, fresh fruit and for dessert cake and ice cream. Camping is rough. Evening activity was getting packed for tomorrow - 12 hours on a bus. I spotted and photographed a Willow Ptarmigan a “goal” bird of mine. All in all an excellent birthday.  

Cadillac’s Most Correct Viewpoint

Confusing day here in the Alaska. We drove a couple of miles and left behind T-shirt stores, ice, coffee shops, pie: everything that makes life for the HPs meaningful. The peering even tapered off? We are in a little Capsule Lot. No airplanes no boats. Grasping what motivates these guides is so difficult. Apparently we had a celebration as well. In the strange event (except for ice cream and cake) a Tee-Shirt was presented to the Driver by the Nice Guide. It was a geographic focus shirt with long arms and esoteric symbols. I need to nail the code; maybe this is the Rosetta Stone of the ritual. I will evaluate carefully.