Our Talkeetna Adventure

 Melia and I chose to go off alone on an adventure today. Our original plan was to caravan with CoRielle but they had a medical situation with one of their kids. It looked overcast but we had ONE TRAIL to finish in the Matsu Trail Passport Challenge before the 19th and there is the threat that I will be called into jury service again tomorrow morning. Michael is not up to being in the car for long periods of time. Allie and Stacia both have jobs.  We went off to play. ::snort:: 

The Talkeetna Lakes Trails are an hour and forty minutes from our home. I had no clue the Borough was this big!  We saw several campgrounds we want to come back to with the RV. Melia had never been this far out and so it was an adventure we couldn't chance missing. 

It has been fun hiking these trails during the week. They are nearly deserted. This trail is an EASY walk that meanders around a few lakes. They have canoes and kayaks for rent. We saw a gentleman fishing so maybe there are fish in the lake? 

Fireweed - there's still lots of time before fall/winter

I thought these might be salmon berries. I used a plant id ap and they told me they were either highbush cranberries or red currants. That sounds edible. I popped one in my mouth just as I remembered salmon berries are an orangish/pinkish raspberry looking berry. These are sour. 

I hoped we'd find a scenic spot with a bench to enjoy our picnic lunch. 

We found a picnic table. Great spot. 

Since Melia had never been to Talkeetna we had to drive up. It seemed a bit sketch when the gps wanted to send us down this road to find downtown Talkeetna. We thought it was a safer bet to turn off the gps and follow the tourists. LOL  Parkins is at a premium but we found a muddly spot by the river. LOL 

We took a picture of ourselves in front of Denali!

You can tell Denali is back there because the signs said so! We will go back on a CLEAR day. LOL 

The historic district (streets really) are cool. Original buildings converted to various shops and cafes. 

She humored me! 

Classes will begin soon for our little homeschool and getting out on the trails has been a wonderful thing for us to do together. I'm glad Arielle dragged us out! LOL  Did I saw school was going to begin soon? 

UM...we came home and booked tickets for Melia to spend a week in NY/NJ with her Auntie.  Our homeschool will start Aug 17th this year. She realized she is going to miss the air show and a railroad trip we had planned...but one has to make choices. A NJ beach trips sounds good at the end of a rainy summer, and she'll be back in time for the fair.