North toward home ?????

We spent some time in Anchorage (at Creekside) washing clothes and resting up before heading north again for one last visit of the season at Denali. Stayed at Rainbow RV several days. Took the last Tundra Wilderness Tour bus of the season into the park. More fall scenery, more animals! Enjoyed more vegetarian chili at the park's Morino Grill. Drove into the park several times. This was the moose rutting season, so there were lots of them around. You could also hear them bugling off in the woods. Supported the local economy be participating in the end of season sales. While we had seen lots of snow earlier in the mountains inside the park, we were thrilled to wake up to snow on Mount Healy right outside the Village. The locals refer to the first snow of winter as 'termination dust.'
On to Fairbanks for several days to prepare for the Alaska Highway and the long trip home. Both of us had colds off & on through late summer and needed to rest a bit more. We did go on the Discovery River Boat tour, which we really enjoyed. Spent time with books and lattes at Barnes & Noble. Ate several times at AW Family Restaurant (Airport Way), lots of comfort food. It turned cold and snowed while we were in Fairbanks. Overnight low around 23 one night before we left.