{"id":1691,"date":"2016-07-02T09:24:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2016-07-07T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:21:37","slug":"biking-in-denali-park-our-first-bike-ride-tuesday-june-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/?p=1691","title":{"rendered":"Biking in Denali Park: our first bike ride (Tuesday, June 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took our bikes to Denali. \u00c2\u00a0Susan had only bought hers a few days prior to leaving on the trip and during our entire trip she kept saying &#8220;It&#8217;s been 15 years since I got on a bike&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m a novice!&#8221; which was quite entertaining. I&#8217;ve been riding a bike on and off since I was a kid but had primarily rode on the street; I had also just bought my new hybrid bike just a couple\u00c2\u00a0weeks earlier and had only logged about 15 miles on it , but we wanted to see what we could do;\u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m sure both of our husbands thought we were crazy given our lack of experience.<\/p>\n<p>Our first ride was to the overlook that is three miles from Teklanika Campground at approx. mile 26, then back (uphill) and then we decided to go up to the Teklanika Overlook which was almost all uphill so we walked a good portion of that. \u00c2\u00a0However the ride back down from the over to the campground was fun and based on this ride we decided that we would try the ride from Sable Pass. We took our time and spent about three hours riding, resting and taking photos; we also estimate we rode about eight miles this first ride!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1696\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1696\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1191.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1191\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1191.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1191-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1191-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bike ride on Tuesday, June 28. We rode about 8 miles total! This was the from the overlook that is three miles down from Teklanika Campground at approx. mile 26.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1697\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1697\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1238.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1238\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1238.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1238-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1238-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susan enjoyed the ride to the lookout at about mile 26.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1699\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1699\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1255.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1255\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1255.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1255-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1255-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ride Susan, ride!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1700\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1700\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1283.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1283\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1283.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1283-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1283-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going uphill with buses passing us&#8230;.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1702\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1702\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1284.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1284\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1284.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1284-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1284-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finally at the top of the hill for the Teklanika Overlook. I&#8217;ve always wondered how they clean the pit toilets at the park. Now I know!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1300.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1300\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1300.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1300-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1307.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1307\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1307.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1307-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1703\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1703\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1289.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1289\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1289.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1289-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1289-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny and hot at the top of the hill!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1707\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1707\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1310.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1310\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1310.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1310-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bike ride on Tuesday, June 28. Teklanika Overlook.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1705\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1705\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1306.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1306\" width=\"800\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1306.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1306-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC1306-768x745.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was taken close to the end of the first eight mile ride we did in Denali Park.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took our bikes to Denali. \u00c2\u00a0Susan had only bought hers a few days prior to leaving on the trip and during our entire trip she kept saying &#8220;It&#8217;s been 15 years since I got on a bike&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/?p=1691\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44,21,7,33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perlgurl.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}