The wild jeep journey began with a short ride on the George Parks Highway through the town of Healy. Then a turn onto Stampede Road, once called the Stampede Trail (a road NOT shown on any Alaska map). This road was carved out of the wilderness by early miners working the area's Kantishna gold fields and antimony mine. The road gained notoriety in the motion picture, "Into The Wild" directed by Sean Penn.

Lee Duquette shifted into 4-wheel drive mode and onto narrow dirt roads, through muddy puddles, and over rocky "roads" with plenty of bumps and dips and sways.

The two RV Gypsies arrived at the camp area where Scott, the cook, resides all summer. Scott only leaves the camp to do laundry. Food is brought into his camp for him. When the summer is over, Scott lives in Anchorage, but said he would rather be in the woods.

Below: Scott prepared delicious Alaskan stew and flat bread.

Below: The ladder by the tree was there in case Scott has to escape from a bear. He also has bear spray in the tree.

Below: The return trip back to civilization.

Below: Out of the wilderness - beautiful scenery at the end of the trail

Menu for the two RV Gypsies Adventures in Denali, Alaska
July 2 - 6, 2009
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Travel, Mt. McKinley and an igloo

Denali National Park

Wildlife in Denali National Park

Entering Denali, the campground, Jeff King's Husky Homestead, and more

panning for gold at Kantishna

sled dogs in training

A dirty ATV backcountry tour

backcountry Jeep Safari (this page)

horse-drawn covered-wagon ride

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