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Don’t miss an opportunity to get high in Talkeetna. I mean really high. Like 20,320 feet high (Hmmm…..WHAT were you thinking???). 

Of course, we’re talking about your up-close view of Mt. McKinley. In an airplane. Landing on a glacier. Getting down on your hands and knees in the snow and wondering why you’re not freezing on the glacier! Below, here’s a shot of the summit of Mt. McKinley taken from the front seat as we ascend to altitude above the Tokositna Glacier. 

This is the magic of Talkeetna Air Taxi’s flightseeing trips. We took some more pictures. Very cool… Continue Reading »

Fly from Chitina to McCarthy when you visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Wrangell Mountain Air offers scheduled service each day. 

We’re still waiting for snow here in Anchorage. Until it gets here (my skis are waxed and ready), I’m riding my bike! I’ve retrofitted my Kona Kikapu with Nokian studded tires. I’ve got a monster headlamp and some polar longjohns.