24 years ago we took the Riverboat Discovery tour and repeated that tourist attraction today. It really is quite interesting and enjoyable: a paddle wheel cruise down the Chena River including a stop at the Old Chena Indian Village. We enjoyed a demonstration of the take off and landing by a bush pilot as well as a stop at the home of the former Iditarod 3 time champion, Susan Butcher. Her husband and daughters continue to train dogs in honor of Susan who died of leukemia a few years ago. The Chena Indian Village held artifacts of the native life and traditions as told by young descendants of the Athabaskan Tribes. There was also a pen of reindeer-learned today that reindeer are domesticated caribou. We are hoping to see caribou in the wild but enjoyed a close up view of reindeer!
Tomorrow we leave the city (yeah!) and head for Denali National Park. This is a much anticipated return visit for Bob and I. Five days of hoping for a clear view of Denali, spotting many animals, and enjoying a wonderful national park.
Sorry, can't figure out how to remove the duplicate picture! Blogging glitch!
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