Day 2: Took the bus from the hostel to Eagle River. I walked down the entrance ramp of the highway and stood on the side of the road with a sign that read “Denali.” Spent the night in Talkeetna.
Day 3: Hitched a ride with a band member from Talkeetna to Parks Highway. Got another ride to the Wild
erness Access Center at Denali National Park from 2 college kids on their way to Fairbanks.
Day 5: Walked to the road outside the park and got a ride from a guy from a musician from Seattle on his way to go fishing at Montana River outside of Talkeetna. Got a ride from an old man and his children to Eagle River. Got a ride from a young kid from Chicago that was working as a commercial fisherman to downtown Anchorage. Walked down the road until it became a highway and received a ride from a college student on his way home to Girdwood.
Day 6: 2 heavyset girls in a rental car picked me up and took me to the Homer/Seward intersection. Immediately, a guy traveling from Seward to Homer picked me up and took me into Kenai so he could check it out for himself too.
Day 7: I spent some time standing in the rain but finally got a ride with a construction worker to the road that goes directly to Homer. A woman in a van picked me up and took me no more than 2 miles. A Portugese commercial fisher
man picked me up in a beat up truck and took me on a tour of the Spit in Homer and then to Seaside Farm.
Day 8 – 28: Hitchhiking in and out of Homer
Day 29: Barbara helped me hitch a ride in front of Safeway. I had to help the guy load a mattress into his truck to take to Anchorage. He was going to Kodiak island for a few weeks. He dropped me off at the Homer/Seward intersection where I was picked up by an older gentleman who talked the whole time about his history in Alaska, the area, s
ites along the way, and places I should visit. He had time so he took me all the way to the park office at Exit Glacier.
Day 30: Got a ride from the park office into Seward with an elderly couple on their way to the marina. They gave me the final convincing I needed to go to the Sea Life museum. Took a walk toward some remote campsites at Miller’s Point and then hitched back into Seward with a city worker. Walked to the edge of town and waited for an hour or so until a middle-aged Iraq veteran picked me up. He was driving a motor home he borrowed 
from a friend so he picked up another guy from Czech Republic who was also headed to Anchorage airport. The guy decided to go to Anchorage as well and visit the VFW. He dropped us off at the airport first. After being unsuccessful at checking into my flight early and getting rid of my bags, I caught a bus downtown and lugged everything with me. I watched the sun set and hung out for a few hours before catchi
ng the last bus of the day back to the airport to wait for my redeye flight home.
Places to visit next time:
Arctic Circle, Kodiak, Valdez, Cordova (definitely), Palmer, Hope, Wittier
