Written by Sharon - Mark is taking a well-deserved writing break:
The guy's officially "dumped" the bikes for the week in order to travel in luxury. Our blue Ford church van, that seats 15, will be our new mode of transportation. We are heading to Talkeetna today. We made a pit stop in Wasilla at the Target store. We were hoping to have a "Palin' siting, but that did not pan out. It is a cloudy, cool, rainy day - as we made the 2 1/2 hour trek to Takeetna on Route 3. There is construction on Route 3 this week, making for a bumpy ride. We had our first "group" moose siting.
Once getting to Talkeetna we had some breakfast at the Talkeetna Roadhouse (recently featured on Travel Channel's "Man VS Food"). Hearty food served at family style tables. We walked around Talkeetna visiting gift/artist shops. The guys went to the museum where a ranger intern was giving a presentation on climbing Mt McKinley.
3 comments:
OK boys,,,when are we climbing Mt. McKinley?? Did you get our permits from the ranger?? Have they installed the escalator yet?? Has Tom made a reservation with his Sherpa yet??
It was good to hear your voices yesterday,,,sounds like the girls have you back in line! Must have been fun to have dinner with the teach's son in the army,,,hope you picked up the tab.
Great to see everybody together, must have been a welcome sight on Saturday!! Did you hire a grizzly to guard the bikes for the week? I would have chained them to the bear that Mark was boxing with!
Have a great week with the families, I hope the weather improves and please buy Nick a new hat, perhaps something with a bear on it, ditch the cub!!
Have fun,
Scot
Looks like everyone is very happy!
It's so good to see old friends together. Have a blast and be careful in your travels. Can't trust those church vans you know.
Love,
Sis #3
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