Alaska/Orientation/and Whatever Else I feel Like Typing...
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Alaska was incredibly beautiful...at least most of it. We left the 29th, and got into Anchorage about 10:00(it's a 2 hour time difference there). While we were flying over, I looked out of my window. There was this incredible blanket of clouds below us. As we got closer to Anchorage, a single white tower rose out of the clouds...i think it was Mt. McKinley. I was overtaken with awe that something so beautiful could rise out of nothingness...
We had reservations at a place called the Paradise Inn. Hint: do not stay there. I could not believe how gross it was. It was run by these Asian people in the back of their restaurant. That in itself was not bad, but it had pee stains on the carpet and green....stuff...growing on the walls. Plus, when my dad went to "check-in", they had jacked up the price another 20 bucks. I don't think that I need to say we didn't end up staying there. lol.
We ended up staying at the first place we could find that was decent, and when we got out of the car w/ all our camping gear, the taxi driver said that the Paradise was a place for drug dealers and prostitutes. oh yippee.
The rest of the trip was a lot better. We rented an SUV (a GMC Jimmy, for all of you car fans) and started driving to Denali National Park the morning of the 30th. The drive there was beautiful, even though I slept part of the way.
I will continue this later!!!
Alaska was incredibly beautiful...at least most of it. We left the 29th, and got into Anchorage about 10:00(it's a 2 hour time difference there). While we were flying over, I looked out of my window. There was this incredible blanket of clouds below us. As we got closer to Anchorage, a single white tower rose out of the clouds...i think it was Mt. McKinley. I was overtaken with awe that something so beautiful could rise out of nothingness...
We had reservations at a place called the Paradise Inn. Hint: do not stay there. I could not believe how gross it was. It was run by these Asian people in the back of their restaurant. That in itself was not bad, but it had pee stains on the carpet and green....stuff...growing on the walls. Plus, when my dad went to "check-in", they had jacked up the price another 20 bucks. I don't think that I need to say we didn't end up staying there. lol.
We ended up staying at the first place we could find that was decent, and when we got out of the car w/ all our camping gear, the taxi driver said that the Paradise was a place for drug dealers and prostitutes. oh yippee.
The rest of the trip was a lot better. We rented an SUV (a GMC Jimmy, for all of you car fans) and started driving to Denali National Park the morning of the 30th. The drive there was beautiful, even though I slept part of the way.
I will continue this later!!!