Chulintna Gorge AK post 5 of 16
June 25, 2018
Our second base of operations was south, to the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. It is nestled on a private drive and is billed as being in Trapper Creek, AK, but unlike Healy, it is remote: no amenities save for the hotel.
However, the intrepid couple took a bus to Talkeetna, further south along Parks Highway. Our target was a water trip to Chulintna Gorge.
This was an excursion booked through our cruise line. The river is totally glacier-fed. The banks are lined with trees missing bark - it was rubbed off by ice floes coming down the mountain in the spring melt. Sometimes, the floe will simply shear off the whole tree. The bottom of the river is constantly shifting, as gravel deposits and current fight for supremacy.
Watching over it all, and fishing, were these two eagles:
Finally, it was back to shore. It was but a short walk back to our lodging. This is the jetboat for the excursion:
Our second base of operations was south, to the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. It is nestled on a private drive and is billed as being in Trapper Creek, AK, but unlike Healy, it is remote: no amenities save for the hotel.
However, the intrepid couple took a bus to Talkeetna, further south along Parks Highway. Our target was a water trip to Chulintna Gorge.
This was an excursion booked through our cruise line. The river is totally glacier-fed. The banks are lined with trees missing bark - it was rubbed off by ice floes coming down the mountain in the spring melt. Sometimes, the floe will simply shear off the whole tree. The bottom of the river is constantly shifting, as gravel deposits and current fight for supremacy.
Watching over it all, and fishing, were these two eagles:
Finally, it was back to shore. It was but a short walk back to our lodging. This is the jetboat for the excursion:
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