From the Kenai Peninsula, we headed up the Tok Cutoff Road to the north side of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. We had visited the south side during our trip to Liberty Falls. Now we entered the north side of this enormous national park. Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest park in the nation. The north side has very few amenities and is accessible only via Nabesna Road, a four-wheel drive trail. The only campground located on the north side of the park is currently closed for construction.
We traveled to the end of the trail in between rain showers. A water crossing proved fun, so David made a splash with the rig.
We found a primitive campsite along Twin Lakes and set up camp. A shower blew through, leaving us with a rainbow directly overhead. It just doesn’t get any better than this!
That evening, the temperature dropped below freezing for the first time since we arrived in Alaska. We awoke to sheets of ice sliding off the canvas. Bundled up in just about every layer of clothing we could, we drove out of the park with a full view of Mount Wrangell. What a beautiful sight!
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