A main lodge, complete with dining area and lounge, was built in 1989 and renovated in 1993. Guests stay in one of the 30 heated cabins situated around the lodge on the banks of Moose Creek. While staying at the lodge, guests are encouraged to explore the area, with a guide or on their own. Naturalist programs are offered daily. Others opt for mountain biking, grayling fishing or even gold panning.
Groups join together for meals in the main lodge.
And guests never know when the main attraction of Denali might decide to take center stage. Hikes are as long or as short and as easy or as strenuous as the individuals in each AWA group want them to be. During one day of their trip with AWA, Doreen and Bruce Kilen of Eugene, Oregon decided not to join the whole group on a mountain hike, so one of the guides offered to take them on a leisurely exploration by boat around Skilak Lake. As they relaxed in the sunshine, a black bear appeared on a cliff overhanging the water. It ended up being one of the highlights of our trip and one that we got to share alone with our guide.