August 27, 2013 Tuesday Day 51 Rested and hung out at the camper watching several old episodes of Friends. Around 2pm, the weather changed from cloudy and drizzly to sunny blue skies with big white puffy clouds. So we went to Denali National Park, and drove the 15 miles allowed by private vehicles. Saw some moose, dall sheep and a porcupine. We parked by Savage River, and hiked the Savage River Loop Trail. This trail was so beautiful. As we walked along Savage...

August 26, 2013 Monday Day 50 Woke at 5:00am, excited to start our day and get on the 7:15am bus tour through Denali National Park. It was cold, Michael had to scrape ice off our windshield before we could drive. There was a light dusting of new snow on the mountains. They call this "termination dust" because once it first arrives, it signifies the end of summer. Our bus ride through the park was like a treasure hunt. Everyone was on the lookout for wildlife ...

August 25, 2013 Sunday Day 49 We set our alarm to get up at 2am this morning in hopes of seeing the northern lights and we were so excited because they really put on a show. The iPhone pictures don't do it justice, the colors were vibrant - greens, reds, pinks, purples, whites. The lights would suddenly appear very faint then grow and pulsate until they were on fire with color, dancing and swirling in the sky all around and above us. A few fellow campers were o...