McKinley Princess Lodge

Alaska vacation day 10

After two nights at the Denali Princess Lodge, we took a bus for a 2 hour trip to the McKinley Princess Lodge, for one night. It poured rain the entire trip, and it was looking doubtful for any Mt. Denali sighting. Both lodges are part of the Princess Cruise Lines family.

This is the great room at McKinley Princess Lodge. All these chairs are pointing west, looking out of a large window pointed at Mt. Denali. When we arrived, we were about 2 hours from leaving for our Denali Glacier Landing airplane trip. The weather did not seem like it would cooperate. See the next post to find out how it went.

People enjoying the fire pits. There is a concession stand selling popcorn and beverages. Alaska has a law that minors are not even allowed in the same room where alcoholic beverages are sold/consumed.

More lush vegetation. Alaska has a short summer, and hence a short growing season, but when it is growing the plants are beautiful!

Mushrooms outside our door. Looks like something from Mario Brothers.

I turned on the night setting to my camera, and the Big Dipper with Northern Star became clear. This is also the state flag of Alaska.

We ate here. Twice. It was good.

Alaskan Snow Crab.

Bush plane.

Mountain climbing gear.