On to Fairbanks!

After our night in Talkeetna, we made a stop at a wayside park along the Parks Highway. East Fork of the Chulitna River Wayside offers a rest area for those who only want an eight hour or less break and campsites away from the highway for those who wish to overnight. Larry and Connie arrived first and picked out the perfect site where both rigs would fit. It was a good thing we arrived early because the spot we got was the only one that would have fit our rigs. 

The weather was less than perfect, but Bob and I thought we could go back to some other pull-outs along the highway and pick up a few geocaches. After a little rest, that is what we did.

Since we hadn't been doing a lot of walking, we did quite a few laps around the campground. The weather held off long enough for us to get over 10,000 steps.

Connie and I went looking at different wildflowers and saw red salmon trying to swim up the river. They would make it to the rapids, then come back to the still pools for a rest before they attempted the swim again.

We only spent one night at East Fork Wayside, then it was on to Fairbanks. The ride was less than pleasing as there was a lot of road construction from just beyond our campground all the way past the entrance for Denali National Park. And I also need to add that is was raining! Larry and Connie left about five minutes before us, but we caught up with them at the first stop for road construction.

 One of the next stops, the road was a little drier and there was just enough sun on the mountain to show the different colors.

 Bob and I stopped at the pull-out with the commemorative plaque for George Parks for whom the road is named. Unfortunately, the plaque has graffiti all over it. There was a good view of the valley from the overlook.

 I also took a panoramic photo of the same area.

Before we left that morning, it was decided we would stop at Sam's Club in Fairbanks for the night. The next day we would explore and find a place to camp until   time for us to return to Denali National Park.