Teklanika River Campground, Denali

​So far the Teklanika River Camp is super nice. I woke up to rain, and even though I sealed my windows prior to leaving for this trip, they really leaked and even now 12 hours later my bed cushions are still damp. Another reminder that I am camping. I’m not happy about that as I’m going to have to resell it, maybe with a better product. Fortunately the rain let up and I decided to get back on the tek bus to East Fork. This is about a 2 1/2 hour round-trip bus ride. The bus was super full and the views were not nearly as spectacular, with the fog and mist, but it set quite the mood. We did see a view of the arctic squirrels as well as Caribou, from a distance, and our bus driver, Anna, was very sweet and informative. A young man sitting next to me, did an entire video of the landscape on the time-lapse setting on his iPhone. He started videotaping at the rest stop, with his phone wedged in the window, for 45 minutes to the very end at West Fork. It was only a 25 second video, scrolling quickly through all of the 45 minute images. Very cool. So, upon returning, he asked if I wanted the window seat, and I graciously accepted, and did the very same thing. My first time lapse movie, which I thought was amazing! I will post it on Facebook. I have yet to explore all the features of my phone, as I really should. I wore my father’s winter jacket, and my hat on the bus, and they ran the heater as it’s quite chilly. When I got back to camp, I took Jo Jo out for a little walk to the river, but the wind just cut through. So after lunch, I went back alone, leaving him safe and sound in the RV, but this time I was dressed with additional layers. I found some pretty rocks and took a well-deserved leg stretching walk. I had to break down and put the propane heat on in the Sylver Gypsy, in middle of the day, as we’ve seen very little sun. I have to keep reminding myself that it is July 15. All things considered, the weather wasn’t bad  since they forecasted an 80% chance of rain today. Looking towards the Denali range, it definitely looks like rain, or even potential snow, but in our area it was dry enough. The bus driver told us of a freak snow storm a few years ago on July 4th, that shut down the park for three days where the buses could not get through. They had to have the road graders and snow plows working in order to clear the roads. So July is not necessarily summer in Denali National Park! 














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