To Talkeetna

August 15—will be posting later. While there is wifi, it doesn’t seem to be real stable. We left Windsong Lodge this morning in the rain traveling in a large bus to Anchorage. The stop in Anchorage was long enough for lunch and a quick look through the museum. We had lunch at the Crush which is a little bistro not far from the museum. It is directly across the street from Nordstroms. Considering where we have been since leaving home, it was kind of a jolt to have that upscale store right there.
Not to fear, our Alaskan experience was about to continue as we traveled north through Wasilla and Willow to the Talkeetna Lodge. It is an amazing lodge overlooking a wide valley of trees with a mountain range and Mt. McKinley as the backdrop. McKinley was not out last night but the view was still panoramic. We had dinner with the same view and then took our chocolate martininis out on the viewing deck. It was a warm evening, the first we have had since we left Sitka nearly two weeks ago.
Don went running this morning and saw a bear and two cubs. The sun is out this morning with high clouds. Have great hopes that the mountain will be visible.