Denali Highway Trip

So, when I got back from Texas in June, Tony planned a camping trip for the two of us. I have been wanting to see Mt. McKinley since I have been up here and so we drove the Denali Highway. The trip runs from Paxon to Cantwell, Alaska and is 134 miles long. We left for the trip on a Wednesday and came back to Anchorage on a Saturday so it did not take us too long. 

It was a very relaxing trip and I finally got to check off my Alaskan bucket list seeing Mt. McKinley (Alaskans call Denali) up close. 

We camped one night in a campground, the Brushkana campground and the other nights we found little pull offs of the highway to camp on. One of the pull offs we found was this spectacular lake spot that was completely private. It was the perfect camping spot- we got to fish and shoot and cook yummy camp food.

This drive is actually rated one of the most scenic drives in Alaska. When you are driving, all around you is mountains it is absolutely breathtaking. There is a lot of tundra and little hiking pull offs as well. I would definitely highly recommend this trip if you have an RV (we just went tent/ car camping). 

I wanted to share one of our favorite trips in Alaska with you! It's been a fun summer.

Our lake pull of spot- Tony is fly fishing as the sun was setting. So beautiful.

This is how we camp: pack it all in the car and set up the tent! We got to use our five person tent for the first time this summer which was awesome. We loved it. We kind of call it "car camping" because you aren't necessarily back packing where you have to transport all your things with you and its not an RV. It is nice having everything in the car to grab when you need it, and we love our new tent.

River from our trip

Me and Sagey girl chillin around the campfire, making s'mores!

This was our picture from Mt. McKinley! Beautiful.

Tony is a pro at getting our campfires goin.

Mountain views :)

This igloo has such a strange interesting history. It was once built as a hotel but the owner couldn't afford to keep building it. It was passed to a different owner who then tried to slowly renovate it but with the price of fuel to get to NowhereTown, Alaska, they just couldn't cut it. It now sits as a kind of landmark. So, I guess there really are igloos in Alaska (but not the kind everyone thinks of). 

Tony bought a new dutch oven to cook with. We loved it on our trip! We have really enjoyed learning how to cook different camp foods. One night we had steak and potatoes, or we just have fun, simple things like hot dogs and s'mores. We made pancakes and eggs one night and it was so yummy. This is a picture of Tony's pineapple upside down cake he made in this dutch oven and it was amazing. 

All in all, it was a restful, incredible, beautiful trip. I highly recommend the Denali Highway to all visitors and Alaskans. 

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." Psalm 90:2

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