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<\/a><\/div>\nPhoto taken the afternoon of our departure.\u00a0 Oh what a beautiful day!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nBuses were coming and going all the time…At any given hour, a half dozen buses or so could be seen out front.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nHubby and I spent part of the morning and early afternoon shopping at all the tourist shops.\u00a0 Fortunately we were there at the end of season to catch many stores offering 50% off store wide.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWe fell in love with this guy…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAround mid afternoon we hitched a ride on a bus to the train station.\u00a0 One cool thing about the hotel – They took care of our luggage that morning and delivered it to the train station so that we didn’t have to fool with it that day.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nHere comes our train in from Anchorage!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThe brakes are engaged<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAlmost to a complete stop….<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAs she slowly passes by…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAll Aboard!!!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nHubby and I made our acquaintance with the deck out back and stayed there for a good portion of the ride.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nA view at some of the hotels and gift shops as we pass by.\u00a0 That’s Horseshoe Lake down below.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI like to think of this trip as a five star ride.\u00a0 It was a glorious day.\u00a0 Temperatures were in the upper 60’s and no jackets were needed on the deck.\u00a0 And with that, I’ll try to let some of the pictures speak for themselves as there are quite a few in this post.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nWe have quite a few cars behind us…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nI can’t even begin to say how much fun we had back there…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nThis is one of my favorite pics of the train as we wind around those mountains.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nAs we pulled away, The glaciers came into view.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWOW, we can see! <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nWords can’t describe the emotion…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nJust working on this post, brings a flood of amazing memories.\u00a0 And if you’re wondering why I’m posting so many similar pics, it’s because I couldn’t pick out a favorite.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nSigh…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nI heart the bridge with glaciers in the background…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nOh my word, there is Mt McKinley!\u00a0 We could not believe our eyes…This was the only day while there that we were able to see the mountain range and Mount McKinley…From the ground. We did see the mountain ranges and Mount McKinley on our flight home.\u00a0 More on that later…<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nAs our train pulled into the station, I was so overjoyed from all the pretty things we witnessed this day.<\/p>\n
Dan and Rita were right there to greet us as we arrived and what a joy it was to catch up with them and share all the excitement we experience in Denali.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nThis pretty much wraps up another beautiful day in Alaska. <\/p>\n
To be continued…<\/p>\n
Blessings – Debbie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is the place we called home during our brief stay in Denali.\u00a0 Photo taken from across the street and up the hill. Photo taken the afternoon of our departure.\u00a0 Oh what a beautiful day! Buses were coming and going … Continue reading