Back on the motorcycles heading to Fairbanks today. On the way we stop at Denali National Park.  This trip was surprisingly long with few gas stops. Get gas every place you can. There’s gas on the other side of Denali along with tourist shops but these are only open during the summer months.

If you go to Denali just to see the mountain, you will likely be very disappointed because the mountain is seldom visible, especially during the summer months because of wildfires.

The movie at the visitor’s center was great and the few hiking trails around were gorgeous and not very crowded even in July. We rode our motorcycles as far as we could go and had snacks and water at the Savage River parking area. There are really no trails in Denali, you are encouraged to make your own path…with bear bells and bear spray of course. There is also a bus that takes you closer to the mountain but since there were wildfires, we hiked a little instead. We saw sled dog training signs;in the winter the rangers use sleds to patrol the park. We had a nice lunch there as well.

We ended the day in Fairbanks and found a gem of a restaurant in The Jazz Bistro. The owners are jazz musicians and great cooks. We had the best caper salmon I’ve ever had and then were treated to great music. We were able to Uber there and got to experience the land of the midnight sun. The sun never really set on us.