Alaska Railroad Trip - September 2016

Here are some long overdue photos from our Alaska Railroad adventure last September. We started in Fairbanks, flew up to Coldfoot and visited Wiseman, then down to Denali, Talkeetna, and Lake Clark. I previously posted aurora photos from our night in Fairbanks here: Northern Lights, Fairbanks, Alaska, September 2nd and 3rd, 2016

As always: clicken to embiggen.

 Flying out of Fairbanks.

Coldfoot Airport.

Cabins in Wiseman.

Jack Reakoff gave a great presentation about life above the Arctic Circle.

Denali, taken from the train. 

Some photos from our trip into Denali NP&P.

Morning moose.

Parka squirrel.

"Be sure to get my good side!"

"Oh! Wait! I think the light is better over here!"

"Alright, I'm ready for my close-up!"

 

My iconic park shot.

Trumpeter swans.

A few caribou.

Willow ptarmigan.

Abandoned wolf den.

Guardian of the tundra.

Evening moose.

A list of the wildlife we saw on the tour.

Some photos from the train trip from Denali to Talkeetna. 

The face you make seeing Alaska!

And then off to Lake Clark.

Air traffic.

The moment I remembered I still had beef jerky in my pack...

"Hmm...Bob said there was a guy with beef jerky around here..."


"Hey! You guys got any beef jerky?"

"Sorry kids, looks like they're not sharing their beef jerky today."

"Well, there's always salmon! Sing 'Ho!' for the life of a bear!"

"I wonder if seagull tastes like beef jerky?"

"There was a fishy here. Where did that fishy go?"

"Moooooooom! It's raining! Do we really have to have salmon again!?! Bob says there's a guy with beef jerky around here..."