Tuesday, July 31st
We got a late start out of Talkeetna after a rush job of packing all of Chase’s worldly possessions into the back of a Honda Pilot. Luckily, Alex and Paul were also hanging out at the cabin for company and moral support (and loading some of Chase’s stuff that wouldn’t fit into Mugly, Alex’s truck, to take home to Seward). Once everything was loaded and ready to go, it was time for one last run into town. Ostensibly, the run into town was for a growler of beer from Denali Brewing Company and bag of baked goods from the Talkeetna Roadhouse, but you can’t make it on to Main Street without running into everyone you know. After a hearty round of goodbyes (as well as a growler and some baked deliciousness) we were finally on the Talkeetna Spur Road heading out of town. Once on the Spur, we started our epic game of “finding license plates from every state and province.” (Click here for updates on how the game is going and where we’re finding the different plates.) We got a bunch of them right away heading south on the Parks Highway.
After the requisite and dreaded stop at Fred Meyer in Wasilla for supplies and a stop in Palmer for gas, we were on our way! (And look who decided to run for office at the gas station! No, no, the sign’s actually for Shelley Hughes who’s running for the State House.)
A nice drive east on the Glenn Highway led us through the Chugach Mountains and past Matanuska Glacier. After taking the left to Canada in Glenallen on the Richardson Highway, the full moon started rising over Mount St. Elias and the mountains exhibited an amazing alpenglow. Twenty-one miles into the Tok Cut-Off we found a great spot to hunker down for the night with bathrooms and picnic tables and all!
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