Oronaut

Denali was a surprise for us. After experiencing the Park-that-isn’t of Wrangell-St. Elias, Denali was draconian in it’s regulation. In Wrangell, there are no trail signs, no camping registration, no tour buses… nothing. It’s a huge chunk of Alaska wilderness that’s too rugged to do anything with so they just called it a National Park [...]

Tags: bears, biking, Dall sheep, Denali National Park, Mount McKinley, Mountain Biking, mountain sheep
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The old mining town of Hope on the Turnigan Arm is no longer a town. It is, however,  an interesting collection of classic Alaskan “compounds” tucked in the trees and surrounded by junk. It’s also has a nice campground. We drove past Hope up to the Resurrection trailhead and camped beside the road. We picked [...]

Tags: Alyeska, biking, Chugach, Hope, Resurrection Trail, Seward, Turnigan Arm
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