I can't believe that after all the planning, anticipation, nervousness and excitement that my big adventure has finally come to an end. I have definitely had the most amazing experience and wouldn't change any of it. I've seen so much wonderful wildlife and scenery and experienced so many new things. I have also met some fantastic people and made some fab friends along the way. However for now it's back to reality and real life and the prospect of sorting o...

So it's my last day in Alaska. I got up and breakfasted after a little relax and lie in and then loaded my bag on the van one last time. We then set off to Anchorage, saying goodbye to Denali! We stopped on the way at the Denali State Park to get a view of Denali mountain but once again it was overcast so no view at all just clouds!! So after our non lookout (and the last use of a long drop for the considerable future) we continued on our journey. After a ...

Today was a totally top day but not for wildlife viewing this time but because I did something I never thought I would do! I went whitewater rafting and I loved it!! So we got up and went for breakfast at the McKinley grill. I ordered pancakes and these were the biggest by far I was given 3 pancakes the size of a dinner plate and as thick as a slice of bread! Unfortunately I couldn't eat them all but they were yummy! After breakfast we made our lunch in the c...

Today was a top wildlife watching day and made the 4.20am start worthwhile! So I got up super early and met the others at the van at 5am so we could drive to the Wilderness Access Centre to catch the 6am bus to the Eilsen Visitor Centre in the middle of Denali National Park. Denali is different to Yellowstone as you can only get into the park in a park bus! The journey to the centre took four hours with a couple of stops on the way to look at the view. But it...

So today I got and dressed and went for a walk by the lake to see if I could see any more beavers. As I was walking to the lake I met Karina so we went together. As we walked around the spit I saw a beaver swimming across the lake and as I was taking photos of him eating some plants Karina spotted another one swimming towards us. So we stood and watched beavers for a while before we moved on and headed back to our cabins ready for our journey to Denali. We had ...