We left Denali a couple days ago and finally caught a glimpse of Denali/Mount McKinley, but not in its full glory.. The drive to Anchorage is pretty scenic but we did not see any wildlife. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city with a population median age in the early 30s. One thing we noticed driving around …
July 2014 archive
Jul 21 2014
Last Day at Denali
The weather finally cleared up – it is sunny and 16C today. We went for a short hike on the Mountain Vista Trail hoping to catch a glimpse of Denali – but nada, zilch. That’s why they have a special “club” here, the 30% club for people who have seen Denali. Many visitors to Denali …
Jul 19 2014
Like a Bus Safari
Yesterday I was on a bus tour that brought us into the heart of the Denali Wilderness. I saw some animals! First we saw a moose, then a caribou, next dall sheeps on the top of a mountain. I also saw a hear of 100+ caribous and 3 grizzly bears. One of the bears was …
Jul 19 2014
Hike along Savage River
We went on a short hike along the Savage River Trail. At the midway point we went off the maintained trail and headed straight up the mountain to catch a better view of the area and to take a quite break. An arctic squirrel came onto the trail to investigate and decided to nibble on …
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