2004-08-29 Eklutna Lake 2004-08-30 Matanuska Glacier 2004-08-31 Tangle Lakes 2004-09-01 Tangle Lakes to Denali 2004-09-02 Denali NP 2004-09-03 Jen's Denali Adventure 2004-09-03 Snow Hike 2004-09-04 Denali to Anchorage 2004-09-05 Kenai Fjords 2004-09-06 Sealife Center and Exit Glacier 2004-09-07 Glaciers and Game Refuge

Day 7 (Saturday, 9/4/2004)

For many of the group, Saturday would be the last day in Alaska.  The weather had cleared somewhat, and it looked like some or all of Mt. Denali might be visible.  Thus, almost all of the group opted to take a flightseeing tour.  I wasn't one of them, however, due to my irrational fear of becoming the next Buddy Holly.  While they were in the air, Jen and Matt and I drove up the road toward Healy to capture some photos of the Nenana river valley, through which we had rafted the day before.

Upon the return of the intrepid flightseers, we all piled into the van one last time for the 4-hour drive back to Anchorage.  Some of the group had flights to catch that evening, and others of us were scheduled to fly out the next day.  Those who remained went into town for sushi at Kumagoro and an after-dinner sunset stroll along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.  Somehow, we ended up at Humpy's Bar & Grill watching a bad southern rock cover band before the evening was over.

Meanwhile, Jen rented a car and drove down toward Seward, where she would spend the next few days wildlife watching.  Thus ends my account of the trip, but the following pages contain Jen's photos from her extension trip.