Since the announced weather being bad South, we took the road to the North where the forecast was better and went to visit Manley, a lost hamlet nestled down in a small valley.
 
 
1. The storefront of the junkstore, likely…
 

 
 
2. Birch and aspen forest are magnificent.
 

 
 
3. As soon as we reach about 2,300 feet elevation, the trees give way to tundra.
 

 
 
4. In this season, it is covered with berries of all kinds. Here, cranberries.
 

 
 
5. It’s aperitif time!
 

 
 
6. And that seems to please Mino! 😉
 

 
 
7. We will have a beautiful sunset!
 

 
 
8. Grazing light…
 

 
 
9. Game of sunset and rain showers…
 

 
 
10. Last gleams…
 

 
 
11. Humid conditions in the morning.
 

 
 
We then moved the Chena Valley there some nice hikes. The first to the Granite Tors, kind of granite towers that slender above the alpine tundra…
 
 
12. A gray jay intrigued by our presence.
 

 
 
13. After 4 hours up, arrival at Tors.
 

 
 
14.Unfortunately, the light is not with me for pictures…
 

 
 
15. Tundra begins to change color, fall approaching.
 

 
 
16. This mountain plateau is beautiful.
 

 
 
17. Lichens colore granite.
 

 
 
18. Soaring silhouettes…
 

 
 
19. Last look by starting the descent.
 

 
 
20. The sun plays hide and seek.
 

 
 
21. Pretty wild camp on the Chena River.
 

 
 
22. The next day, we make a loop in the still green Angel Valley.
 

 
 
23. Mosses are omnipresent in undergrowth and in the tundra.
 

 
 
24. The way back through the bottom of the valley: 3.5 miles of marsh and a nice bit of fun with wet feet!
 

 
 
25. Just arrived, we leavd again to go picking blueberries. It takes us half an hour to fill two large boxes as there were so many everywhere!
 

 
 
26. Another wild camp near the Chena River.
 

 
 
27. Last rays before the sun hides behind the hills…
 

 
 
We then moved to the Denali National Park where I had booked a campsite for four days, the only way to get to this wild and unspoilt land. To comeng in the next update soon… 😀