Let's take a walk. Maybe we'll see a bear. Hey, yo… 303 The Talkeetna River runs behind the hotel One of dozens of lovely flower baskets that decora… Tiptoe through the fireweed with me. "Wary Interesting but stupid." Mandatory Mt. McKinley Portrait. Use your imaginat… The background sign is there because on a clear da… Wecome to the MT. McKinley Princess Lodge Bruce contemplates the meaning of the Alaska state… Flowers and spruce burls Refreshed, and off to discover new gift shops. Denali Brewing Co. log walls are chinked with the… A delighful lunch at the Denali Brewing Co., Talke… IMG 1188 We appreciated this sign so we could differentiate… Gateway to Denali Before 2008, best known as mile 46 on the Iditaro… Moving inland Perking up! The Cooke Inlet at low tide. They have the second… On our way to Talkeetna Bye, bye, Island Princess "Do you think if we just stare at him long enough… Adding to the cairn Climbing "picture rock" Ta Da!! "I can see Russia from up here." Alaskan rock stars Alaska is for lovers. 333 It says "CAUTION: Bears were observed on the hotel… Excitedly awaiting the bus that will take us river… Suiting up Are we having fun yet? Apparently we are! Ready to put in Alaska fashion show High walls of slate surround us. Firm buns of steel propell us Serene birds of prey regurgitate on us. Fed by glacial run off, the water is a murky gray… There's my happy girl. She's found bear tracks. Look how long the claws must be, from the toe pads… 352 Back on the river and a chill was blowing in. Time…