Amanda is always the deal shopper. Well, that keen eye paid off in 2021. She found tickets (red eye) to Fairbanks, Alaska, for $118 per ticket. That meant we could take the entire family to Alaska for about $750! Who could pass up a deal like that? We booked tickets and started to make arrangements. We arrived early morning on 19 July. We went straight to the hotel, in the bright light of the early morning hours, to get some sleep.

Later that day we made a stop or two, one of which was at Pioneer Park.

We spent some time at Pioneer Park and took too many pictures. But our goal was Mount Denali, which as a kid I knew as Mount McKinley.

We checked in at the Denali Park Hotel and went to discover some of the magic at Denalia National Park.

We saw some pretty amazing scenes.

Denali was hidden from us though. We did not get to see it while in the park.

Apparently Denali is often elusive. Many visits come to the park but never catch a glimpse of her. Even here, you would have thought we could see her shadow or silhouette. Nope.

Even the next day from the south, nothing. MIA.

We made our way to Talkeetna and Anchorage. I will have to write about those another day.