Paul's van gets a flat tire at Nancy Lake Resort site. Long summer day prompts an evening swim at North Rolly Lake. Overnight at Nancy Lake SRA park office again. Morning spent getting tire repaired. Afternoon trip to Hatcher Pass in the Talkeetna Mountains to study alpine wildflowers and ecology of alpine tundra.
Students examine a beaver dam and mountainside waterfall, stop for exploration at Summit Lake.
The Little Susitna River provides a beautiful backdrop for exploration of a glacier-fed stream. A long afternoon in the mountains, then back to Nancy Lake for the night. Stops in the foothills of the Alaska Range to discuss mountain-building and the geological sequence of events that resulted in Alaska. Stops in Nenana and Ester before arriving in Fairbanks for the evening. We take most of the day to explore sites along Chena Hot Springs Road.