Saturday morning found us on the Parks Highway headed north to Denali State Park. Waiting for the sun to rise behind us, we watched the thermometer drop steadily. The minus 2 at Big Lake became minus 8 by the time we reached Trapper Creek. By then the sun was coming up and the views were spectacular. Mount McKinley and the rest of the Alaska Range had us torn between gawking at the view or watching the road. Its always a treat to see these mountains!
We reached the parking lot of the park by 1030 am. We loaded up the sled with firewood and donned our backpack and snowshoes and headed down to the cabin. By the time we returned to the truck for a second load, the rest of the gang had arrived. Seems they had to make an emergency stop for breakfast along the way. We quickly made our second trip down to the cabin loaded down with the many goodies we would later enjoy. After getting the cabin warmed up we headed outside for some recreation. As you can see, the lake is frozen solid already which made for some great skating and ice fetching. Temp dropped to minus ten but we stayed warm in the log cabin. The wood I brought in was well worth the effort. An excellent dinner of steak, roasted potatoes, salad, and apple pie, followed by some late night star gazing on the lake. A return visit is scheduled for January 24, 2009. Can anyone say 40 below?
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