Friday, August 09, 2013

Reached Anchorage, Alaska

We made it! After 6160 km our trip is completed succesfully.
From Tolsona we cycled the remainder of the Glenn highway to Palmer and ultimately to Anchorage. A beautiful ride with views of the Matanuska glacier and the rugged peaks of the Chugach mountains.
Now one week of relaxation still awaits us before we return home.
Beautiful views on the Glenn highway

Some rain in Anchorage, AK

Spectacular glaciers near Whittier, AK

Exit glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

Sunday, August 04, 2013

Reached Tolsona, Alaska

From Nenana we cycled south on the Parks highway to Denali National Park, where we took the camper bus to Wonder Lake, at the far end of the Denali park road. Like in 2005, we were lucky to see majestic Mt. McKinley completely from base to summit in the evening and the next day when we cycled the park road back to the east, towards the park entrance.
At Cantwell we turned onto the Denali highway, for a strenuous but beautiful ride on gravel to Paxson.
There we headed south on the Richardson highway to the visitor center of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park near Copper Center, with astonishing views on the volcanic peaks of the snow covered Wrangell mountains.
Via Glennallen we are now on the Glenn highway heading straight for Anchorage. Some beautiful views on the glaciers of the Chugach mountains still await us.
Riding through the roadwork in the back of the pilot car

Wonder Lake, at the far end of the Denali park road

Again lucky to see Mt. McKinley completely

The beautiful Denali NP park road

Climbing Polychrome pass (Denali NP)

Denali National Park, one of our favorites

The rough surface of the Denali highway

Bad weather ahead on the Denali highway

Maclaren summit (Denali highway)

Visiting Wrangell-St. Elias NP