Alaska
July 17 - July 25
- We left Anchorage at 10 AM via Highway 1.
Drove through Wasilla (home of you know who), 
and headed toward Denali National Park via George Parks Highway. - We arrived at the park around 2 PM. We found a campsite in the park for $28/nt, paid our entrance fee of $10 per person. Then we ate lunch ($25) at the cafeteria/restaurant at the visitor's center.
- At the visitor center we also watched a short film on the history of the park, the mountain after which it is named, and this area of Alaska.
- In Denali, cars are not permitted to drive through the park. Auto access is limited to about 15 miles in. This is a park the size of the state of Massachusetts, covering about 6 million acres. In order to see the interior of the park, visitors must purchase a bus pass. The park operates buses that take visitors in to different points along the 92 mile park road. We decided to go to the Eielson stop, about 66 miles in. We purchased tickets for the ride, at $32 per person. The trip to Eielson takes 8 hours, round trip (the innermost point in the park, Kantishna, takes 13 hours for the 92 mile [184 RT] trip).
- Mileage: 1190
- Gas: $25
- Beer of the Day: Alaskan White, Moose Drool
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