Ski Train to Curry

Yesterday we rode on the ski train from Anchorage to Curry, AK, an old mostly-abandoned ski town near the edge of Denali National Park. The trip had everything: beautiful weather, good food and drinks, amazing scenery, fun people and a polka band. We opted for snowshoeing instead of skiing, which seemed like a good choice because it let us get off of the beaten path and tromp around in the woods. The highlight of the day was butt-sledding down a 35-40 degree chute on the way back to the train, but we also hit a moose with the train and some drunk guy got arrested for moving peoples' shoes around the train for no apparent reason. We also saw several bald eagles, several non-smashed moose, and the views of Mt Denali and the Alaska Range were fantastic in the morning and afternoon, before clouds and snow moved in towards the end of the trip.

Here's a video of the polka band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJ_mkTvBU0):

And some pictures of the scenery: