Before we left Fairbanks, we wanted to get a look at the famous TransAlaska pipeline, the one that goes all the way from Prudhoe Bay above the Arctic Circle to Prince William Sound in the south. We headed up the main highway until we came to a pullout around 8 miles out of town, where you had access to the pipeline. We were able to walk all around it, and read about some of the amazing effort it took to build it. Quite fascinating, actually. So, with Fairbanks accomplished we headed south for one of the shorter legs of our journey, to Denali National Park. I had already made reservations at the Savage River Campground, which is the farthest RV campground that you can drive in and out of (though there is one further back, once you're there, you're limited to park transportation until you leave again), and we had no problems checking in, filling with water, getting our tour tickets for the Kantishna Experience, and getting out to and settled into our campsite. We had a little problem trying to get them to pick us up at the bus stop by the campsite, though, for some reason they were trying to insist that we drive all the way back in to the Wilderness Access Center, just so that we could take a bus right back out past the campground again! It took several phone calls and numerous managers before we finally managed to persuade them that picking us up was more logical, not to mention more environmentally friendly, than driving 40 miles round trip just to end up in the same place. That solved, we headed out to the campground, and though sites weren't assigned, we only had a couple of choices that were open, so we found a nice one and moved in. We had a pleasant and quiet evening, with no particular plans other than to get a good night sleep, as our bus would be picking us up around 6:45-7:00. Good night!
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