Looking for the northern lights.
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lol. We had a low chance of seeing the northern lights so we dièse tied the patio at the hotel and later drove out looking for a dark place. We wound up getting a lecture from a police officer andLue lisää
Denali
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Denali National Park (NOT Mckinley) Everywhere we have been in Alaska is stunning and dramatic and intimidating. Can’t wait to get into this park and explore more!
Savage River overlook
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The fall colors are amazing. It’s like a carpet of many colors laid over the land. This nice view of the Savage River valley was inspiring.
Savage River
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Maybe because it was the first place we got out and explored or maybe it is just that beautiful but the Savage River was stunning and peaceful. We adopted that rock with the beautiful aspens in fullLue lisää
Bear too close!
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We saw a bunch of buses along the side of the road and, of course, pulled over to see what was up. There were two photographers yelling at a group of people to stop running and stop chasing the bears.Lue lisää
Moose!
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Driving back toward the visitors center to get on our tour when somehow I spotted this moose in the thick underbrush by the road. We had her all to herself to watch her munch.
Bus depot.
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We booked the narrated bus tour so we could see all of the park. And the tour did not disappoint. We are about to see amazing views and wildlife.
And bonus they gave us a very special Denali snackLue lisää
Caribou
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Our first big wildlife viewing was 4 lovely caribou. They were stunning on the big open field.
We also discovered that the driver has a cool camera system so she could zoom in on the animals andLue lisää
Teklanika River
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Dall Sheep and Stream
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Our first of many Dall Sheep and a beautiful braided River.
Igloo canyon
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Our guide never told us why it was called igloo canyon, but it was pretty!
Artic Ground Squirrel
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I would have called it a chipmunk or something else, but officially it’s an artic ground squirrel. He’s a cutie.
Lots of Dall Sheep
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We spent a good deal of time looking at this large group of Dall Sheep. So many!
Sable pass
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As we came to the top of the rise into Sanle Pass the sky was pretty heavy so the pictures don’t do as much justice to the beauty as I would like. But it was still impressive.
Polychromatic Range
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I would love to see this on a clear day where you can see the closer, lush mountains with the more austere and snow lined mountains in the background.
My new favorite type of river - another braidedLue lisää
Caribou Kill…Bear Feast
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We kept hearing from our guide that there had been a caribou kill and because of the bears on the area, we couldn’t get off the bus in that area as is typical.
The other guides were telling her itLue lisää
Bears and Ptarmigan
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Just after leaving the bear feasting on the caribou, we had two more bears in the distance on our side.
And then the Alaska state bird…the ptarmigan. This one was half changed from his summerLue lisää
Rams and mountains
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More stunning views and the rams again.
Moose jam
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We learned a new term that we actually got to use again the next day.
This moose and her calf were causing a traffic jam and getting pretty riled up.
More moose!
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Just after the moose jam, we stumbled on more!
49th State Brewery round 2
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It was so good we went back for more bad service but good food and beer!
Oooooh Sled Dogs!
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Oooooh the sled dogs. They are adorable, powerful and amazing. Ao many cute photos to share!
Dog sled demo
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Learning more about the dogs and their history in the park.
Sled dogs in action
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Love this ranger talking about being a kid who came to the park at 8 years old and now he’s a ranger doing the same demos his uncle used to do.
The dogs are amazing to watch and more amazing toLue lisää
Big rack
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This guy had a huge and beautiful rack, which made it easier to track him quite a distance. Stunning way to end our time in Denali.