Thelan has several trail maps on his website of off ... you also can board the Alaska Railroad every day for the ride up to Talkeetna. The depot is an easy walk to Main Street.

A lot of people have heard of Talkeetna but haven’t been. It’s a cute little town off the Parks Highway between Anchorage, ...

A short jaunt north of Anchorage, Alaska, is the quaint town of Talkeetna, considered the jumping-off point for climbers looking to tackle Mt. McKinley. Talkeetna suddenly swells in size starting ...