Mount McKinley, far north of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

After 8 days of sunshine here in Alaska, today is the first day of clouds and some drizzle. I really can't complain! Today is also my last day in Alaska and what a great trip this has been. I drove more than 1,300 miles to the south and to the north of Anchorage. Yesterday visited Mt. McKinley (20,320 feet/6,194m), the highest peak in North America, almost 160 miles north of Anchorage on the road to Fairbanks. Very impressive snow covered mountains! On the way are several typical small-town Alaskan communities where you can eat Musk-ox sausages, Deer-burgers, Halibut and Salmon, fiddlehead-ferns, and other special delicacies.

Tomorrow I'm flying down to Seattle, Washington State, for 3 days and then east to Hong Kong via Tokyo.

Alaskan sunset below...NOT Mount McKinley.