I’m convinced that “Denali” means “Shy Mountain!” As is evidently very common, we never saw the entire mountain. Clouds hovered around her like bees to the hive.
Our next stop on our Alaskan Voyage was the McKinley Princess Lodge. A few dozen miles from the town of Takeetna, the lodge is completely independent (even through winter) making its own electricity, water and sewage disposal. It is well places on a hill that provides stellar vistas of the Alaskan range and more specifically the 20,320 foot Mount McKinley or Denali (you pick).
However in our less than 24 hour stay at the McKinley Princess we were not to be so lucky. The great mountain was continually shrouded in clouds. Actually our weather was beginning to change from the usual partly cloudy we had been experiencing to a more steady overcast, with an occasional drizzle. But, it did make for some interesting sunset images.
As well, the next morning we arose to find that Denali was still buried in clouds but low down we were able to see a few highlighted peaks of the Alaskan Range.
At the lodge we took the inclement weather in stride and used this time to relax near the lodge’s large fireplace, reading and playing bridge as a family. And taking the opportunity to take some impromptu family shots. It was quite nice actually.
However… these family shots weren’t the only ones we took this cloudy afternoon. Kelly had run into a familiar face as she was getting a snack, so she came back, retrieved dad, knowing he would want to meet this person.
Heheh… alright… That’s it for the destination posts… I’ll be assembling one more that is more on the topic of “Onboard Ship” as I really didn’t cover that too much in these posts, and it is definitely worth dedicating an entire post.
As always… more and greater detailed images can be found here [link].
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