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Day 180 / June 19, 2024

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Ember Hutton

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Today was another day exploring Talkeetna. The campground (although not designed for big rigs so we were warned that we might not fit) has been perfect for us. The local Alaskan families camping here have welcomed our kids into their group and they have been having Nerf gun battles together every chance they get!

Between the airport on one side and the grass airstrip a few streets down, it’s all about airplanes here.

Then there is the railroad running through town so I guess it’s all about the trains here too.

We biked into town and headed straight to the Talkeetna Spinach Bread food truck.

Everyone said the spinach bread was not to be missed and THEY WERE RIGHT. 😋

We headed back to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station so the kids could turn in the Junior Ranger book.

Adler caught up on some light reading while Matt asked approximately a million more questions related to climbing Denali.

In 1913 Walter Harper became the first person to set foot on the top of Denali. He was of Athabaskan and Irish heritage and 21 years old.

The same super helpful ranger that we spoke with yesterday was there again today. She pulled out all the climbing gear for the kids to try on which was so fun!

She also showed us a (clean) CMC. 😳 Denali was the first mountain to require climbers to carry and use a clean mountain can (CMC). Climbers use it for their personal potty and then bring it back to the ranger station when they are done. She shared with us that a CMC can weigh about 15 pounds after 3 weeks of use. 💩

An awesome Junior Ranger program made even better by a fantastic ranger!

The youngest person to summit Denali was only 10 years old. Who’s up for taking Adler next summer?! 😂

We smelled something funky on the way out of the visitor center and sure enough – we had found the CMC return bin. 😵‍💫

Next up was a visit to the Talkeetna Museum.

Adler can always find the weapons at any museum we visit.

The kids were perplexed by the telephone.

Straight from the tortured poets department 🎵

I particularly enjoyed seeing the old vacuums. 😂

The sculpture of Denali that took up an entire room was pretty neat too.

Don Sheldon, a famous Alaskan bush pilot, built this red hangar at the end of the village airstrip in Talkeetna.

He founded Talkeetna Air Service and pioneered the technique of glacier landings. Prices were much more reasonable back in the 1960s. 😆

The playground had a steady stream of airplanes taking off and landing right behind it – that’s just life in Talkeetna!

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Hi! I'm Ember and I love traveling and photography but not so much organizing said adventures and pictures. Chronically blogging in past tense. :)