Into the "wild"

July 24, 2010

We did our paper work for RV rental then went to COSTCO and Walmart for supply before left Anchorage short after noon. The RV was easy to drive except it was not accelerate well and felt like driving a big house.

We made a stop at Talkeetna, a small town where mountain climbers gather before attempting climbing Mt. McKinley. On clear days, this would be a great place to see Mt. McKinley, but it was a rainy day and there was no sign of any mountains.

I took this picture of Matt standing next to piles of rocks on the Talkeetna beach. The formation symbolized some native American ritual, we had seen it before somewhere, maybe in Canadian Rocky Mountains.

We arrived Riley Creek RV Park after 8pm, checked in, took our first shower in 2 days. The best part of vacationing in Alaska in the summer was the extra long day light. We didn't need to worry about driving in the dark. At 11pm, the sun still hadn't set yet. I took this picture in front of the Riley Creek RV Park office around 11pm.