Relacja angielskojęzyczna z trzech miesięcy podróży po zachodniej Kanadzie i Alasce – Góry Skaliste, bajeczna Kolumbia Brytyjska, gorączka złota w Jukonie i dzika Alaska.
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Canada-Alaska 2007. Story of a Road Trip. Part III - Alaska Denali Park and Wrangells
W. Paczos2008-04-03 18:13:26
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Every 20 miles we had to stop, pour a few liters of water straight onto the engine to cool it down, and wait 3-4 hours. Water pump didn't leak any more. It also didn't work any more. After 100 miles we probably burned down the engine. Marcell was a dead car. We left it on a side of the road, few miles before Denali. That was the end of the trip. We made about 7000 kilometers, nearly half of that on gravel roads.
We splitted into two groups. Peter and Chris spent one day in Denali watching dog mushers show, then they hitch-hiked to Anchorage, where after a few days they took a plane to New York, where they spent 3 weeks before getting back to Poland.
Marta and I decided to continue the journey without own auto.
Days 28-33 Denali to Valdez (1184km).
The weather wasn't too promising, but we were very lucky, sky cleared for a while, and we could see Mount McKinley, here in Alaska called by it's Indian name Denali. Wildlife was very willing to be photographed, and we could spot tons of moose and grizzlies. One day for Denali Park was just enough. We were impressed by both wildlife and the highest mountain in North America, but the park itself is unbearably commercial. Fifty couches full of people cross the park every day. Park Rangers are rude, and convienced that there is nothing more interesting than Denali Park in the whole wide world.
To Anchorage we catched a ride with an old, long gray-haired guy, who turned out to be complete freak. He believed the weather in Alaska in manipulated by an army using microwaves, and that in a couple of years Alaska would claim independence and together with Greenaland would form Republic of Arctic.
In Anchorage we were able to leave some baggage in the locker for next three weeks. We also found a polish cafe, where we happily ate some traditional polish food. We spent a night at campground, where at 3 am we were woken up by a flashlight and a voice: "Anchrage
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