Monday, April 11, 2005
First Denali Trip
Well, Saturday was my first trip into Denali of the year. I drove down to the Savage River parking lot (where the pavement stops) and rode from there to nearly Teklanika (the furthest the public can drive in on the shoulder seasons. About 30 miles round trip so pretty good for a first weekend out, those big hills are a lot more killer on a bike compared to hitting the ol' accelerator in the truck. Well, hopefully I'll make this a weekly occurence until the park opens up in May or June. I was disappointed not to see any animals on this trip but there are plenty of weeks between now and June and once they open up the road to Teklanika I'll be able to bike to Sable Pass and Polychrome which should be super cool.
