Community Trips
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We were flown into Kantishna. We proceeded to ski out across the park following the park road. The trip took 6 days including one rest day. The time of year was late March1977.
This hike was part of the Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) Program entitled "Alaska's National Parks: From the Mountains to the Sea." It was planned as a short hike from the trailhead, located near the George Parks HIghway (Route 3) bridge over the Nenana River, to the first of the Triple Lakes. The trailhead is not far from McKinley Lodge and the Denali Education Center. About six of the hikers continued on to...
This bus trip was part of the program entitled "Alaska's National Parks: From the Mountains to the Sea" conducted by Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel). You cannot drive a privately owned automobile into Denali National Park (formerly McKinley Park) so this trip was made on one of the many buses that take visitors into the park. The purpose of this day's trip was to learn about the history of the park. The trip...
Six participants in the Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) program entitled "Alaska's National Parks: From the Mountains to the Sea" undertook this strenuous optional hike. Two hiked to the top of Mt. Healy, two hiked to the tree line, and two of us stopped short of the tree line. There are some beautiful views on this hike. The starting point is near the beginning of the Horseshoe Lake Trail.
This short guided walk was part of the Road Scholar (formerly Elderlyhostel) "Alaska's National Parks: From the Mountains to the Sea" program. It was an easy walk. Horseshoe Lake is quite interesting because it has an extensive system of dams that were constructed by beavers. There are at least 3 levels of dams on the outflow of the lake.
