We had heard Talkeetna was a kind of hippy haven and quirky. What we found was a very touristy town with lots of big busses from cruise ships. Nothing against them, Sooz and I have both traveled that way and enjoyed it. It just caught us off guard, we weren't expecting it.
However, there were a couple of good finds. Sooz had seen some advertisements about a photographer who specializes in Arora Borealus, the northern lights. It turned out that Aurora Dora the photographer is the wife of the man that owns and manages the cabin where we are staying. We visited Dora's shop and were blown away by her photos. They are printed on metal and are impressive. You can checkout her work at auroradora.com.
We also found a nice bakery called the Flying Squirrel Bakery Cafe that you can visit HERE. We enjoyed several goodies.
Tomorrow is a big day. After an early start we ride 2.5 hours to the town of Denali to have coffee with a guy I met while having the bike serviced in Anchorage. His wife might also join us. Then we take an airplane ride around Denali the mountain and land on a Glacier. That should be wild if the weather holds out. After that we ride 1.5 hours to our Airbnb in Fairbanks where we will stay 2 nights. Big day.
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