Happy birthday mum. Nice relaxing day for her. I went on a small walk this morning, known as Blueberry Hill. They offer 3 types of hikes from easy to difficult each morning. We jumped in a van and were driven down to near Wonder Lake and then had to walk down to the edge. Luckily, it was another beautiful clear morning and also no wind so we got the reflection in the water for the first 5mins we were there, until ripples in the water started happening. Walk was ...

Finally made it to Denali NP and what a long day it has been but totally worth it. We were a bit rushed this morning as took a while to get organised to leave which was a shame because when we got up to the main lodge to gobble down breakfast, the view of the Denali mountain range was breathtaking, totally clear and so big. They say you have a 30% chance of seeing it in its full glory so I guess we are one of the lucky few. Our bus to the Denali park entrance le...

Last night we went to bed just before 11pm and all I can say is when the sun is out, it makes it really bright outside at that time still. Up till now it has usually been quite cloudy at this time and although light not that bright. Good for drying the hand washing we did and I was so tired, actually had a really good sleep. This morning, after checking out we walked down to the train station for our trip to Talkeetna. Not too far away from the hotel so that was...

Our last day, very bittersweet. You always wish you have one more day at places like this. Was hard to get up this morning though, late nights don't agree with me but all for a good cause. After breakfast and checking out we made a dash for the bridge and it was open. We had decided that we wouldn't go back to the falls but hang out on the lower platform for an hour or so to make sure we were back for our flight, plus how you could beat last night. Well, that wa...

Happy birthday to Gramps today. We had an amazing day for you!! We had thought about getting up early but after a late night, wasn't going to happen. Went and had breakfast (and watched some bears run past the dining hall) and sorted our gear. Bit raining and yukky today but wasn't going to stop us. Lucky we had some waterproof gear with us. Headed off to the trail, only to encounter our first 'bear jam'. Due to bears being near or on the trail or near the bridge...