Kewl! Check out newest version of “Alaska Rap” by Tim Duffy of St. Elias Alpine Guides in the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Courtesy AlaskaHDTV.com . To see the HD version of this–and the other great shows, subscribe to the Video Podcast in iTunes.
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Just click the window for a thumbnail of the new video from Alaska HDTV. For a full-size version, go to iTunes and subscribe to the video podcast. It’s free. We had a great time in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park with St. Elias Alpine Guides.
Check out this new show on Kennicott at AlaskaHDTV. Remember, you can get the Video Podcast in high definition F-r-e-e at iTunes. Just go to the iTunes Podcast directory and type in Alaska HDTV. Then subscribe. Very cool.
My first yoga practice was at Winterlake Lodge in January. Perfect to limber up for a day on snowmachines, dogsleds and snowshoes.
Closer to Anchorage, my friend Mel Roller suggested I visit Laughing Lotus yoga studio, which is run by her friends Kim and Svia.
Travelers are welcome to drop in to the classes at Laughing Lotus, offers a full slate of classes throughout the week. Choose from morning or afternoon classes–there’s even a one-hour lunchtime yoga class Mon-Fri. Nice!
Whether you just got off a long flight, or you’re gearing up for a trip, stop in at Laughing Lotus. Go ahead–find grace in that Adhomukha Svanasana pose (Downward Facing Dog).
We just returned from McCarthy up in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. That is the site of a special workshop Svia is offering later this month:
McCarthy Yoga & Camping Retreat, Jul. 25-27. This class is offered in conjunction with the Wrangell Mountain Center in McCarthy. You can camp out in McCarthy, or stay at Kennicott Glacier Lodge.
This is going to be a great retreat. In addition to daily practices, there is plenty of time to hike and explore. Learn more online. 
It’s another glorious day in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. From Anchorage, it’s an eight-hour drive to McCarthy, gateway to the park. We took our Honda Pilot (see below).
It has some extra clearance for the gravel road between Chitina and McCarthy. Take it slow on this portion of the road, since you’re driving on an old railbed.
Just before you arrive at the footbridge to McCarthy (no cars are allowed to cross into town), there’s a parking lot and a phone to call Kennicott to come pick you up.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the nation’s largest park–and includes the historic mining district around Kennicott, which once was the largest and richest copper mine in the world. Kennicott Glacier Lodge sits in the midst of the old company town of Kennicott–and it’s a great base camp for your adventure.
You have to take a tour of the old 
Mill Building (pictured here) and learn more about the area from the park rangers–they offer several other historical tours of the area.
But then it’s time to strike out into the wild country surrounding the town. Continue Reading »
