Talkeetna

Talkeetna is located off of AK 3. We did not stay in a campground but found a nice pullout along the Talkeetna spur road.  We were at mile 12.3.

  The town is located near the confluence of 3 rivers and is basically a tourist town but also a great spot for fishing. While it is some 130 mile from Denali, which means "Great One","Tall One", "mountain Big"or other interpretations of several Athabaskan languages. You can get a spectacular view of the mountain if she decides to unwrap herself of clouds.  Over the 4 days we were there we got several views.

We took a hike one day and kept finding these cool looking mushrooms.  No we did not try them.

While hiking we also managed to find some gooseberries, and some blueberries.  We did try those and they were tasty! 

Talkeetna is also home to Denali Brewing Company.  We tried that, too.