Today we came to Talkeetna which is north of Wascilla. This is a very old village that is still active. Many are just ghosttowns. This is where many leave from to go to climb Denali. The Roadhouse here has some really good food. It's been here for decades.

(Note- Mt. McKinley and Denali are really the same. Mt. McK. is the mountain peak and Denali is the park. The locals call the mountain Denali instead of Mt. Mck. We heard a story that all of this is really political. President McKinley never came to see the mountain that was named after him, so the locals do not acknowledge that name. A senator from here was trying to get favor with the president, which seems to be the reason for the naming.)


In the little village of Seldovia, they have a chainsaw contest for creating art. Below is a sea otter. Each piece that we saw was very impress.

The artisian well that has a pump on it. The water is constantly coming out of it and it is soooo good! This was in our campground near Skilak Lake in the Kenai.