"Spring" in Talkeetna

This past Friday was our day off for spring break. Of course, "spring" is relative in Alaska. It was a gorgeous sunny and "warm" day (highs in the 40s!), so we took off north to Talkeetna with a group of friends.

We walked around the main drag in Talkeetna. Many businesses were closed, but we still had fun playing in the snow and large puddles.

Lunch was nice and filling at the Denali Brewing Company, followed by playing out on the river for awhile. Talkeetna is where three rivers meet; the Talkeetna, Chulitna, and Susitna; creating the Big Susitna drainage. It was a bit windy out on the ice, but it was gorgeous, so we had snowball fights and built a snowman.

Some open water on another part of the confluence

After some time on the ice, it started to cloud over, so we headed back home, just in time for a nice spring snowfall. Some areas of Anchorage got 24 inches! Thankfully, in Chugiak, we only had 4 inches.

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