Hello all you followers….sorry I've been so behind on the blog. I've been super busy with work and hiking through beautiful DNP. I've finally figured out this shuttle bus system and how to get my way around, so I've been taking full advantage and getting myself deep into the park. And let me tell you….the further you go, the prettier it gets.
I'm going to start from the beginning of last week when Jenna and I went down to Dragon Fly Creek. This wasn't exactly in Denali Park but we still had the best time. The walk there was kind of rough because we had to go down park highway about 2 miles towards Healy. But by the time we got there it was all worth it.
We walked off the road and down beneath the bridge where there was a beautiful rock creek. It reminded me so much of the creeks back home. I felt like I was down at the creek near our cabin in North Carolina. Surprisingly, it was much longer and more shallow than ours, but had them most beautiful rocks of red, white, brown, and jade green.
We walked about a mile or so up the creek and finally ended up at a small waterfall coming down through the massive rocks above. It was pretty stinkin' cool. You could tell that to water, that was probably formed my glacier melt, had carved the rock to make this shape. I wish you could see more detail so you would know what I'm talking about.
It was much prettier in person.
I have gotten to the point where I don't even like taking pictures any more because of the fact that every time I look at them later they don't look anything like what I shot.
Anyway, after we finished our gazing we walked back down the creek and it only took about 30 minutes to get back to the bridge to meet up with some of Jenna's friends.
They were rock climbing by the river, so went to go say "hello". We walked a little ways to find a wide open area that dropped down to the Nenana River. It was beautiful, as always and we then looked down to find their climbing ropes attached to the rock. So Jenna boldly hung over the side to see if she could spot them. She obviously was not scared of hights. We then went down the trail that led to where they were, and to my surprise there was another waterfall. Well, it was more like a flowing stream.
They all tried to get us to climb the rock, but I had to wuss out and refuse; because by that time I was tired with wet, slippery shoes. Maybe next time.
After that we were able to hitch a ride back in an actual car (thank goodness) and change into some dry shoes. Oh, that was so nice to not have to walk the 2 miles down the road again because I definitely would of had some blister. It's kind of weird having to rely on others to get you around this place, but I have to say I don't mind. It only makes things more interesting and believe it or not, I don't even miss not having a car. Yes, it would have been nice to have on this trip but I have kind of gotten used to walking every where I go. It's kind of refreshing.
Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed my stories so far and aren't too bored with my rambling.
So, until next time, happy blogging and have a lovely day.
Keep enjoying the Summer!
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