Comments on: Denali Park Road Opening http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/04/denali-park-road-opening/ The thoughts and photography of Susan L Stevenson Fri, 18 May 2012 00:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Suzanne Allen http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/04/denali-park-road-opening/#comment-3175 Suzanne Allen Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:28:51 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=96#comment-3175 I loved your pictures of Airborne and Sushi. Your kitty is so cute and the pictures made me smile. I loved your pictures of Airborne and Sushi. Your kitty is so cute and the pictures made me smile.

]]> By: Suzanne Allen http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/04/denali-park-road-opening/#comment-3174 Suzanne Allen Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=96#comment-3174 Hi Susan, How wonderful that you loved your father so very much and very obviously, he loved you so much. How rich to have had that. There are fathers like mine that didn't have that kind of love inside of them to love all of their children. I hope you feel so very fortunate that you did have a wonderful father that loved you deeply. How wonderful .... Suzanne Allen Hi Susan,
How wonderful that you loved your father so very much and very obviously, he loved you so much. How rich to have had that. There are fathers like mine that didn’t have that kind of love inside of them to love all of their children. I hope you feel so very fortunate that you did have a wonderful father that loved you deeply.
How wonderful ….
Suzanne Allen

]]> By: susanstevenson http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/04/denali-park-road-opening/#comment-3155 susanstevenson Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:20:39 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=96#comment-3155 Karla, watch the Denali website for the road opening to mile 30. That's the furthest you can drive your POV into the park prior to tourism season. Plus, the roads are practically deserted. We love going before the season opens. By the same token, make the time to actually take the shuttle bus in this summer. While the bus to Wonder Lake is an all-day affair, and usually necessitates an overnight stay in the area, the shuttle to Eielson Visitor Center (about mile 58) is totally incredible and is usually far enough to see bunches of wildlife. Also, this shuttle takes about 8 hours RT, so the entire day isn't spent on a bus. If you really want an adventure (and you camp), take the Denali Hwy from Paxson to Cantwell, camp in the Cantwell area, go into Denali the next day, drive back towards Paxson after your shuttle trip, camping on the Denali Hwy, and then home the third morning. I LOVE Alaska in the summertime! Karla, watch the Denali website for the road opening to mile 30. That’s the furthest you can drive your POV into the park prior to tourism season. Plus, the roads are practically deserted. We love going before the season opens.

By the same token, make the time to actually take the shuttle bus in this summer. While the bus to Wonder Lake is an all-day affair, and usually necessitates an overnight stay in the area, the shuttle to Eielson Visitor Center (about mile 58) is totally incredible and is usually far enough to see bunches of wildlife. Also, this shuttle takes about 8 hours RT, so the entire day isn’t spent on a bus.

If you really want an adventure (and you camp), take the Denali Hwy from Paxson to Cantwell, camp in the Cantwell area, go into Denali the next day, drive back towards Paxson after your shuttle trip, camping on the Denali Hwy, and then home the third morning.

I LOVE Alaska in the summertime!

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