September: Train Ride from Anchorage to Denali
On September 6, 2009 I rode the Alaska Railroad train from Anchorage to Denali National Park and Preserve. This was my first time riding a train on an actual trip. I spent most of the time on the back platform taking photos of the scenery going by.
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First view of Mt. McKinley from the Alaska Railroad Line. Mt. McKinley is 61.2653 miles away at Lat 63.069035N Long 151.006737W
There were two "flavors" of water in Alaska. The icy clear rivers like this one and the muddy grey rivers. The icy clear ones were from melted snow in the mountains while the muddy grey ones were actually full of silt coming from glacial melt. No fish can live in the silt filled rivers because it clogs their gills.
This is the dome car we rode in to Denali Park
Distances Sign at Denali Train Depot
Sign shows distances from the Denali Park Train Depot to Fairbanks (121 miles) and Anchorage (223 miles)