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Talkeetna, Alaska
The Talkeetna townsite was established in 1919 when the railroad surveyed and auctioned 80 lots. Half of the lots already had improvements on them. The average price at the sale was $14.25. The historic village of Talkeetna is nestled at the base of Denali (Mount McKinley), North America's tallest peak. Talkeetna has a panoramic view of the Alaska Range that can be enjoyed and photographed from several places as you wander through this town. Shock waves of the "Great Alaskan Quake of 1964" rocked Talkeetna. This was the same year that the road from Anchorage to Talkeetna was completed, thus marking change and an end of dependency on the railroad.
sign - Talkeetna-Denali Visitors Center
visitor center sign
 
Photos from the beach area of Talkeetna - Day 1 - Mt McKinley (Denali) is completely covered by clouds
scenery
Talkeetna Beach
Talkeetna Beach & Karen Duquette
Talkeetna Beach & Karen Duquette
Three rivers, the Talkeetna, Chulitna, and Susitna, converge here to become the Big Susitna drainage. The word "Susitna" in Den'aina Indian language means "Sand Island River". The name "Talkeetna" loosely translated, means "River of Plenty", or more literally, "Place where food is stored near the river," meaning a place where a food cache was located. Chulitna means "River of Big Leaf Trees". The Den'aina Indians were an Athabascan subgroup who inhabited the Upper Cook Inlet drainage. – For some local residents Talkeetna simply means: "Where three rivers meet".
Talkeetna Beach
Talkeetna Beach
Below - Day 2 - Mt McKinley (known as Denali to Alaskans) is visible with some clouds. They say only 30% of the people get a photo with the peaks of Denali showing. Yet, on day 3 the two RV Gypsies get even better photos.
the two RV Gypsies
the two RV Gypsies & Mt McKinley
the two RV Gypsies & Mt McKinley
 
Alaska train
sign - Welcome to Talkeetna
bear
Moose on Parade
The 4th annual "Moose on Parade" - large, uniquely designed and decorated
4-foot high to life-size moose "on the loose" are all over Talkeetna. They will be in the parade during Moose Dropping Festival and be auctioned off after the parade on July 11th.
Moose on Parade
Moose on Parade
Moose on Parade
 Moose on Parade
Karen is trying to get the moose to mush - Good luck girl - LOL
Karen Duquette mushing a moose sled
Karen Duquette mushing a moose sled
wooden moose
Karen Duquette being kissed by a moose
A giant hamburger at the West Rib Pub & Grill in Talkeetna, Alaska - This hamburger is often featured on the food channel on TV. The food was good here, but the two RV Gypsies prefer to eat at Cafe Michele which is also featured on this website.
sign - West Rib Rup & Grill
a really big hamburger
 
Below - The favorite Alaskan Restaurant of the two RV Gypsies
Cafe michele business card
Cafe michele business card
On June 29, 2009 the two RV Gypsies, who are fast becoming professional travelers, ate at Cafe Michele in Talkeetna, Alaska. The food was a bit pricey, but yet quite reasonable for the quality and quantity of the food. The server, Janus, was professional, personable and excellent. The atmosphere was very nice. Therefore, this restaurant gets an excellent rating in the opinion of the two RV Gypsies. In fact, the food and service was so good that the two RV Gypsies ate there several more times, despite the price.
Their website says they were voted one of the Top Ten Restaurants in Alaska, 2001 by the Food network and they were featured on the Food networks's "best of..." "Places to Take Dad", 2002 - Check their website for further information.
sign on roof - Cafe Michele
Cafe Michele
Cafe Michele
appetizer
food
BLT
Lee Duquette - a very happy RV gypsy
A strange thing - Karen was able to photograph some of the food they were served, but one main menu item was unable to be photographed. The camera would not allow Karen to take the photo. Yet, when the salt shaker was put in the same spot as the dinner plate was, the camera snapped the photo. Then Karen replaced the dinner plate in the same spot the salt shaker was and the camera would not snap. The dinner plate was moved in every spot of the table, but the camera refused to allow the dinner plate to be photographed. Every setting on the camera was tried, but the camera would just not photograph the main course that day. WEIRD!
The two RV Gypsies returned to Talkeetna on July 27th, just to eat both lunch and dinner at Cafe Michele to celebrate the anniversary of their first date, 44 years ago. Photos are posted as item #24 on the Alaska travel map. If you go to Cafe Michele, please tell Janus we sent you - the two crazy RVers.
 
Talkeetna Camper Park & Karen Duquette
the new yard of of the two RV Gypsies
an RV that is just too cute for words
a cute camper
a cute camper
it's not where u go in life but who's beside you 4 the trip
 
Photos taken while traveling from Homer to Talkeetna
U.S. Army Alaska
batmobile
houses along the way
a house
houses
sign - welcome to Houston
Houston Fire Dept
sign - give moose a brake
windshield repair
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