Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Hotel - Talkeetna, Alaska
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge 4 Star Hotel in Talkeetna, Alaska Within US Travel Directory Less than 10 minutes' drive from Talkeetna town centre, this Alaska lodge offers on-site dining options and a fitness room. All guest rooms feature mountain or forest views.
Rooms at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge include a flat-screen TV with cable and free Wi-Fi. The comfortably furnished rooms feature a fridge and coffee facilities.
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge features The Foraker Dining Room and Base Camp Bistro, both offering traditional Alaskan cuisine including seafood, steaks and game. The Base Camp Lounge boasts an extensive wine list as well as signature cocktails.
Airplane and jet boat tours are available. A free shuttle service to Talkeetna Train Depot, Talkeetna Airport and downtown Talkeetna is offered.
Destination Alaska - Talkeetna
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Flying to The Top of North America- from NTA Talkeetna 2_2013
Being one of the tallest mountains in the world, Denali is inaccessible to all but the hardiest of climbers. But with a little help from a flight service, tourists can experience the scope, beauty, and sheer magnitude of this natural monument, and even land to walk in its shadow.
Denali National Park Flightseeing Tour from Talkeetna
If you’re thinking of coming to Alaska to soak up its boundless beauty, then one stop on your journey is likely to be Denali National Park and Preserve. The undisputed gem of the park is Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley). The Koyukon people who inhabit the area around the mountain have referred to this peak as Denali for several centuries. This famous mountain has the highest peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. We were lucky enough to get a clear view of the top of Denali, which I reveal towards the end of the video.
For our tour we used Sheldon Air Service, which we found was more budget friendly than the other Denali flight tour providers in Talkeetna. Although the plane was manufactured in 1951, it had been mechanically updated and was just fine to give us amazing views of Alaska’s dramatic landscape and rugged wilderness. If you have a little extra time and money to do a flightseeing tour around Denali National Park, then you must do it! It may be the highlight of your trip.
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Denali Plane Crash- Recovery Efforts Halted
The National Park Service has halted recovery efforts of the victims of a flightseeing
plane crash in Denali National Park
The search for five people onboard a flightseeing plane out of Talkeetna has been put on pause because of weather.
It's now been more than 72 hours since the plane crashed on Kahiltna glacier inside Denali National Park.
But survivors and their rescuers are facing challenges.
Search and rescue crews return to the Talkeetna airport- their mission, again, unsuccessful.
A flight seeing plane from K2 Aviation crashed early Saturday night, near the summit of what’s known as Thunder Mountain, at an elevation of nearly 11,000 feet.
The pilot was able to make a satellite phone call to K2 Aviation, he did report some injuries, he made another phone call about an hour later at 7pm, and the is the last known communication anyone has had with the pilot, says Katherine Belcher of the National Park Center.
The National Park Center is one of the agencies involved in the search, along with the alaska air national guard, the U.S. Army, and Alaska state troopers.
Search organizers say the the plane had likely been on its way back to the airport when the crash took place. Because of the altitude, any rescue will have to come by air.
It’s a very tricky terrain up there, it’s basically a sheer vertical cliff, lots of ice, lots of snow, lots of rock.
Each of these planes is equipped with survival gear, including food, sleeping bags, a pot, and a stove. But, what the pilot and his four passengers really need right now is, better weather.
Unfortunately it’s zero visibility, and very low cloud cover, so, our search crews have been visually unable to locate the crash site. We know approximately where it is, but, we just haven’t been able to put eyes on it.
Search crews return to Talkeetna not empty-handed, but, they did not carry the most precious cargo they had hoped to find.
It's a really dangerous spot, steep, over, overhanding, you couldn't climb there at this time of the year, the plane is also in a crevasse on the side of a mountain.
(KTVA for CBS News)
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in Talkeetna AK
Book here: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge Mile 12.5 Talkeetna Spur Road Talkeetna AK 99676 Less than a 10 minute drive from downtown Talkeetna, this Alaska lodge offers on-site dining options and a fitness room. All guest rooms feature mountain or forest views. Rooms at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge include a flat-screen TV with cable and free Wi-Fi. The comfortably furnished rooms feature a fridge and coffee facilities. Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge features The Foraker Dining Room and Base Camp Bistro, both offering traditional Alaskan cuisine including seafood, steaks and game. The Base Camp Lounge offers an extensive wine list as well as signature cocktails. Airplane and jet boat tours are available. A free shuttle service to Talkeetna Train Depot, Talkeetna Airport and downtown Talkeetna is available.
Float Plane Flying Talkeetna Alaska
This is a quick compilation of some of my flights when I was getting my Single Engine Sea Class rating up in Talkeetna, Alaska.
Helicopter and Dog Sledding on a Glacier in Alaska - Seward
There are some glaciers you can drive to, but very few that you can stroll to. Just 15 miles from Seward—where many cruises embark and disembark—Exit Glacier is one of the most popular road-accessible glaciers in the state. In fact, you can walk almost right up to the face of it in 30 minutes, by way of the Edge of the Glacier Trail.
Exit Glacier is not huge, but it looks big up close, so it makes a great place for photos. It’s also a good spot to learn about glacial movement, since it’s receding quickly; there's even a guide marking its recession over the past 120 years.
The well-developed trails here have good footing and interpretive signs, explaining the return of plant life after the ice. There’s also a self-guided audio tour on The Alaska App, narrated by the Park Service’s chief interpretive ranger.
If you’re looking for more of an adventure, take the Harding Icefield Trail, which climbs 3,500 feet in 4 miles, and gives great views of the glacier. There are also guided hikes on the glacier, if you want to strap on crampons and walk on the ice.
Man rescued after surviving for weeks in freezing Alaska wilderness
A man who survived more than three weeks in sub-zero Alaska temperatures was rescued when troopers spotted his “SOS” message scrawled in the snow — and found him looking like Tom Hanks in “Cast Away,” authorities said.
Tyson Steele, 30, a homesteader from Utah, was discovered safe, albeit hungry and cold, last Thursday after fleeing his burning remote cabin in mid-December, Alaska State Troopers said.
“Steele’s shoulder-length hair, chestnut brown near the roots fading to golden blond near its frayed tips, hung matted and dreadlocks-like over his neck,” Alaska State Trooper Ken Marsh wrote in the press release. “His auburn beard flowed untrimmed to his chest. The combination made him seem vaguely reminiscent of actor Tom Hanks’ character in the movie ‘Cast Away.’ ”
Steele’s cabin was all but destroyed by a “big piece of cardboard” he was burning on his woodstove that apparently set the roof ablaze on Dec. 17 or 18, according to the state troopers.
Steele’s 6-year-old dog Phil didn’t survive the inferno — which also destroyed most of his possessions in the cabin about 20 miles outside the village of Skwentna, where he had lived alone since September, according to authorities.
But Steele, who did not have a working phone or a map, survived — initially hunkering down in a snow cave for two days.
“It was just big enough for my sleeping bags and me and a couple things of food,” he said in a press release about the rescue. “And that stayed, you know, snow caves are pretty nice for survival. There’s a lot of insulation. It can be negative 40 outside and if you have a candle – which I didn’t – but if you do, it can be above 30 degrees. But I just huddled into that dark cave and I slept. I slept for a really long time. And it was, it was warm. Warmer than outside.”Then he scavenged materials from what remained of his cabin to build a makeshift shelter. He rationed some 30 days of food that he was able to salvage.
“Once I got the second shelter built, I kept a fire in the woodstove perpetually,” Steele said. “And I basically use that to heat up my food. It’s not about keeping the shelter warm, because it basically just took that edge off.”
Troopers conducted a welfare check on Steele Thursday after concerned friends said they hadn’t heard from him.
When authorities flew over the remote area in a helicopter, they saw the “SOS message” and spotted a haggard-looking Steele waving his arms for help.
Following his rescue, Steele’s friends accommodated him with a shower, and — at his request — a “McDonald’s Combo Meal No. 2.”
Now, Steele plans to take some time to recover from the ordeal.
“I’m probably going to go back home to Salt Lake City. Not ‘back’ home, because this is my home,” he said of the Alaska wilderness. “But to my family. They’ve got a dog. And that would be some therapy.”
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Destination Alaska Talkeetna - Preview
A new release at Amazon. This is a travel series on this wilderness area.
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Alaska Feeling: Glacier Landings in Talkeetna Mountains
En-route over wild Talkeetna Mountains in a ski plane Piper PA 20 to land on the Swiftsure Glacier. This is how Alaska looks like: no people, no roads or houses en-route.
This videoclip illustrates the first attempts to land on the glacier, before final full stop landing. The presented technique, originally from Don Lee, is quite different from typical glacier landing technique utilized in the Swiss or French Alps. The first attempt will be made downhill to check the surface and with enough energy for escape, if something goes wrong.
Unterwegs über die wilden und menschenleeren Talkeetna Mountains für die Landung auf dem Swiftsure Gletscher. Wie in Alaska üblich: keine Menschen, keine Häuser oder Straßen sind von unterwegs zu sehen.
Dieses Videoclip zeigt eine alaskische Landetechnik, ursprünglich von Don Lee, wo man im Gegensatz zu Landungen in den Französischen und Schweizer Alpen, zuerst den Schnee von oben anfliegend und nicht von unten kommend antastet, damit man genug Energie hat um eventuell durchzustarten, wenn die Verhältnisse nicht stimmen.
Traveling from Anchorage to Talkeetna Alaska on GrayLine Tours to Denali 2014
Traveling with Vincent and Bob Coluccio from Anchorage to Talkeetna Alaska on the anniversary of Vinnie Coluccio's service in the United States Air Force when Alaska was a territory 1958-59.
Talkeetna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska, Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 876
Alaska FlightSeeing Tours / Alaska Bush Floatplane Service
This Video is about our Explore Denali 1.2 Flight seeing Tours
Alaska Aviation Lifeline Story
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Division of Statewide Aviation produced the first of a two-part series video illustrating how aviation serves as a lifeline for 82% of the communities in Alaska. Filmed in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the video features interviews with village residents and service providers who describe how important aviation is in their lives.
Pride. Strength, Courage, and Diversity in the National Park Service in Alaska - Part 1
Part 1 of a series of 3 videos created by the Alaska National Park Service.
During specific months of the year, our Nation recognizes, celebrates, and honors the rich diversity of our people. Denali National Park Ranger, Timothy Rains, proposed an idea to celebrate the June observance of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Americans. He was inspired by the It Gets Better project video in which LGBT DOI employees support and reassure LGBT youth by providing stories of their own early struggles and encouragement that it does indeed get better. Tim wanted to produce a video where he'd share the story about his experience working for the National Park Service and how it helped him make peace with his identity, as well as provide an opportunity for fellow LGBT employees to share their stories as well.
Tim described the response to his project idea as quick and supportive from both his supervisor, Ingrid Nixon, Chief Interpretation and Superintendent, Paul Anderson. From that point, the Regional Office took this small flicker of an idea and gave it what it needed to flourish. For the first time in Alaska, ...they provided a way for those of us working in the remote areas of the state an opportunity to connect and create that strong sense of community through a shared goal...
In discussions with the Alaska Regional Office, ...they quickly realized this project was larger than the story I wanted to tell... Tim said. Within just a couple of days of the project announcement, Tim received 13 volunteers from several parks across the state. During pre- and post-production dialogues, several of the employees expressed what it meant to participate in the project. Their narrations are positive, encouraging and hopeful, yet some admit feelings of caution.
To read these reflections and learn more about diversity in the National Park Service visit:
State sells jet to Alaska couple
after being on the market since the beginning of the year, new mexico has finally found a buyer for the controversial state jet. robert and linda felland were in santa fe today to pick up the twin-engine business jet. the retired couple from anchorage alaska paid 2 and a half million dollars ... three million less than what the richardson administration paid for the jet in 2005. during her campaign -- governor martinez vowed to get rid of the jet -- calling it the ultimate symbol of waste.
Moose dropping festival, Talkeetna, Alaska 2009
This is video of the moose droppings being, well, dropped. They shellac moose poop, paint it white, number then, then sell raffle tickets. The one that gets closest to the target, wins. Someone one $1500 today for getting closest to the mark. It's all luck for sure. Those little turds go everywhere!
Alaska Tour, Part 2, July 27 Aug 6, 2018
Alaska Tour, Part 2, July 27- Aug 6, 2018.
From Vancouver to Anchorage with Royal Caribbean (ship: Radiance of the Seas) and Denali National Park by land.
Skagway, Hubbard Glacier, Seward, Denali National Park, Anchorage.
Skagway:
We arrived to the Skagway in the morning on August 1, 2018.
Skagway is a compact city in southeast Alaska, set along the popular cruise route the Inside Passage. It's home to gold-rush-era buildings, now preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad runs vintage locomotives past the famously steep Chilkoot trail and offers sweeping mountain views during its climb toward Canada.
The Skagway has a population between 500-800 inhibitors. The weather was still pleasant. We took a ride in the world-famous White Pass and Yukon railroad along the historic route. Our little train climbed at the height of 3000 f. Around us was majestic Alaska with snow-capped mountains and glaciers, with green valleys, waterfalls and creeks. I was thinking how little we, humans, are on this grandiose face of nature! We were taking pictures, enjoying magnificent views and the stories about Gold Rush time... It was a great experience!
Hubbard Glacier:
The Hubbard Glacier is 350 foot thick and measuring 76 miles from its source to the sea. This awe-inspiring marvel of nature stretches from Mt. Logan in the Yukon to Disenchantment Bay and it is advancing towards the sea. We were thrilled to watch a massive chunk of ice came crashing down into the bay, and then another one! And roaring sound that goes with it and cracking sounds in between felt like glacier was breathing and talking. This amazing natural phenomenon is called glacier calving, but to the Tlingit people of the region, it is ‘White Thunder’.
Seward:
Seward is a port city in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It’s a gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, where glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield into coastal fjords. Surrounded by peaks, the fjords are a whale and porpoise habitat.
Denali National Park:
We arrived to Denali National Park on August 4, 2018. We were deeply moved by the vast extent of the wild areas, the beauty and magnitude of it, the chaos of the unfinished surfaces still in process of molding by Mother Nature. Denali National Park is a haven, not only for individual species, but for intact ecosystems. Here, air, water, rocks, fungi, soil, plants and animals interact with little disturbance, creating a diverse, complex, and spectacular landscape. Denali is a living laboratory that helps us understand our present world, and that might someday answer questions we’ve not yet learned to ask...
What scientists are finding today is that the park is changing because of climatic warming. Alaska as a whole warmed by 3 F (1.7 C) in the last 60 years. This is twice as fast as temperatures are rising in the lower 48 states...
Denali National Park and Preserve, originally called Mount McKinley National Park, was founded in 1917 and celebrated 100 anniversary in 2017.
Anchorage:
Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, is in the south-central part of the state on the Cook Inlet. It's known for its cultural sites, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center, which displays traditional crafts, stages dances, and presents replicas of dwellings from the area’s indigenous groups. The city is also a gateway to nearby wilderness areas and mountains including the Chugach, Kenai and Talkeetna.
40% of total Alaska’s population resides in Anchorage (Population around 300,000).
Flight Tour of Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska
A video of our flightseeing tour around Mount McKinely in Denali National Park located about 3 hours north of Anchorage, Alaska.
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The Homestead Initiative: Free Land? (1978)
Excerpt from Alaska Review 14. In this segment, Alaska Review examines the Homestead Initiative, a state proposal to give 30 million acres of state land in 20 and 40 acre parcels to the first people who claim it. Interviewees include: State Representative Mike Bierne; Governor Jay Hammond; unidentified people-on-the-street interviewees; State Representative Oral Freeman; Riley Roberts, Talkeetna homesteader; Wade Roberts, Talkeetna homesteader; Wesley Roberts, Talkeetna homesteader; State Representative Bob Bradley; Ted Smith, director of Land and Water Management; Janet McCabe of the Land Use Planning Commission; Jon Maloney, initiative backer; and Alaska Senator Kay Poland. (Sound/Color/U-matic videotape).
Airing from 1976 to 1987, Alaska Review was the first statewide public affairs television program in Alaska. The show was designed to explore public policy issues confronting Alaska, and to assist citizens in making decisions about the future of their land. Produced by Independent Public Television, Inc., (IPTV), the series eventually consisted of 16 one-hour shows, 46 half-hour shows, and one three-hour special broadcast. Funded through the Alaska Humanities Forum and State of Alaska, the series won multiple awards for public service and educational programming. IPTV dissolved in 1988. Videotapes for all finished productions and raw footage were later moved to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), where they became housed with the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Rasmuson Library at UAF, shortly after the unit was founded in 1993. The Alaska Film Archives is currently seeking funding to preserve and digitize all of the original full interviews gathered in the making of the Alaska Review series. Copies of finished productions are also held by Alaska State Library Historical Collections in Juneau. For more information, please contact the Alaska Film Archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-4959 from the Alaska Review collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives Department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Alaska Film Archives is supported by Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.