quirky Talkeetna

This fun little town was the inspiration for the TV show Northern Exposure. It's the base for most climbs of Denali, the Alaskan Railroad trains stop here, & tourist flights over The Mountain take off from the little air strip on the edge of town. In addition, many folks come just to mosey through the numerous craft shops & grab a low key meal. For a town of just 1,000 souls, it's a busy place in the summer. 

   

      

Of course, I dropped by the local history museum. Their exhibit about climbing Denali was particularly interesting. 

   

There are still quite a few pay phones around the Yukon & Alaska. The local summer festival here is the "Moose Dropping Festival" which includes things like tossing (varnished) moose droppings & such. 

 

There's a shop here called Antler Outpost. 

It's about a half mile walk through the woods from the campground to "downtown". The "snow" along the edges of the path is the "cotton" from the cottonwood trees, which has fallen continuously the last 2 days.