We arrived in Talkeetna on Tuesday afternoon just in time for the parade. Not sure why they have a paraded on Tuesdsay but they did.
Dogs are always welcome in Talkeetna but must be kept on a leash. Exceptions to the rule are dogs wearing ties or dogs attending bluegrass concerts.
Below is a view of Mt. McKinley rising above the cloud cover as seen from Talkeetna a little over 60 miles away.
Things are just a little different in Talkeetna. As an example, many of the characters featured in the TV series Northern Exposure are based on actual people and personalities of Talkeetna residents.
A second example, late Wednesday night we heard a loud thump on the RV. We looked all around and found nothing. Finally after looking on the roof I found a trout about 8 inches long. Can only assume an eagle or something dropped its fish.
And finally the following morning at 6 am we were almost rocked out of bed by what we assumed was and earthquake. That’s a first Doris and I. We have been through several museums on the trip and at one I found a web site that listed all of the recent earthquakes in Alaska. I turned on the computer and checked the web site and sure enough at 6 am we had a 5.34 magnitude earthquake. The picture below was taken from the web site. The big red square is the one near us. You can see that most of the earthquakes occurred within the previous 24 hours. I have check the site several times before and it’s always about the same, 2 to 4 within the last hour (red), about a dozen within the last 12 hours (orange) and another dozen within 24 hours (yellow). Brings home the point that the tectonic plates are always moving and sliding against each other 24/7 everyday.
Check out the web site at: http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/recent/sub/index.html
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