Alaska Trip - Day 16

Woke up at 0500 to try to get on Denali tour. Eileen and I waited until 0730 on standby - but the place was packed and it was clear that it could take the entire day. Finally gave up and we drove up the paved road as far as it would take us. We could see some of Denali just as the clouds were lifting (0900) - lucky, I guess. Stopped at the park headquarters and explored the Denali hotel. Went back to KOA to retrieve Cathy. We took her over to the park and the weather was much better this time. You could really see the mountain. Saw caribou in the road - followed them. After we had our fill of the self-guided tour, we drove up to Fairbanks. Tried to find a bank (running low on cash) - all closed. Picked up late lunch and continued. I started to get really tired (I guess it was the 0500 wakeup), so I let Eileen drive. She took extra pains to point out that this was one of the first times that has happened. She got her fill of driving - all the way to the Alaska-Canada border (quick ride this time)... We took the Richardson Highway until it intersected with the ALCAN. Drove as far as Cottonwood on Kluane Lake. Saw half-moon over mountains in dim-lit night. Set up tent in "dark."