Category Archives: National Parks

Denali National Park

Posted on August 23, 2016 by kcbernick

Friday, August 19, 2016 Afternoon When Denali National Park and Preserve was established in 1917, it comprised about 2 million acres at that time. More area was added in 1980, including some wildlife preserves, bringing the total park to over … Continue reading →

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Riding the Rails, Talkeetna to Denali

Posted on August 19, 2016 by kcbernick

Thursday, August 18, 2016 On our final morning at the Talkeetna Lodge, we walked one of several trails on the property. We kept our eyes open for moose as one had been seen on the property in the last few … Continue reading →

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The Great One

Posted on August 18, 2016 by kcbernick

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 We’re staying at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge located about 50 miles from Denali’s base. The grounds here are beautiful, and the weather has allowed us to enjoy our surroundings so very much. The fireweed here are releasing … Continue reading →

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Object to Which the Action of the Sea is Directed

Posted on August 17, 2016 by kcbernick

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 The name Alaska comes from an Aleut word meaning Great Land or Object to Which the Action of the Sea is Directed. The largest state geographically, it consists of over 663,000 square miles, almost as many square miles … Continue reading →

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Glacier Bay

Posted on August 14, 2016 by kcbernick

Saturday, August 13, 2016 We woke to rain and fog again as we entered Glacier Bay National Park. In spite of the rain, we decided to walk around the deck in order to see as much as possible. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Home of the North Wind

Posted on August 14, 2016 by kcbernick

Friday, August 12, 2016 I have to refer to the ship newsletter for the day and date – so nice. Skagway is an old Gold Rush town founded in 1897 when Captain William Moore staked a claim and built a … Continue reading →

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Road Trippin’ Vh: Petrified Forest and Painted Desert

Posted on June 27, 2016 by kcbernick

Continuing with our road trip in February, 2012: Petrified National Forest is about 115 miles east of Flagstaff. It is comprised of 170 square miles that extend to the north into the Painted Desert on the north. We drove almost 30 … Continue reading →

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Road Trippin’ Vg: Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments

Posted on June 26, 2016 by kcbernick

We were certainly getting our money’s worth from my National Parks Pass on this trip. If you enjoy visiting the National Parks and National Monuments as much as we do, you’ll want to invest in the America The Beautiful Pass. … Continue reading →

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Road Trippin’ Ve: National Monuments and Sinagua Culture

Posted on June 24, 2016 by kcbernick

We visited Walnut Canyon National Monument on February 14, 2012, the centennial birthday of the State of Arizona. Admission was free and we were asked to carry an Arizona flag on the trail as a way of saying “Happy Birthday. … Continue reading →

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Road Trippin’ IId

Posted on June 1, 2016 by kcbernick

Wyoming to home. It would be wrong to drive through Wyoming without stopping at Devil’s Tower. I had visions of Richard Dreyfuss molding a replica of the tower out of his mashed potatoes. I didn’t realize this at the time, … Continue reading →

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