We packed up by 9 AM & arrived at Denali National Park around noon, just in time to book an 8 hour tour leaving at 1 o' clock. The weather looked really promising to see all of Mt. McKinley. Did you know that Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America? Only 20% of the people that visit the park ever see the peak because the mountain has its own weather system. Huh! It looked like we might be in luck.
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| Peter likes to challenge his fear of heights; my fear of falling kept me from the edge |
After purchasing lunch & supper we boarded the bus to head out on the 120 mile round trip! (8 hours; 120 miles, not the pace that we are used to doing) On the way up we saw a caribou, wolf, a mother grizzly bear & her two cubs. The bears were blonde coloured! Well, more like a sand colour really, but I couldn't get over it. Apparently, grizzly bears come in black, brown, red & blonde. Great, just how the heck are you supposed to recognize one? I guess when they start to chase you it doesn't really matter what colour they are.
On the way back we saw a moose, another blonde mother grizzly bear & her cub, a family of Dall Sheep, a porcupine, two snowshoe rabbits, umpteen Arctic ground squirrels & some sort of varmet.
Peter & I took turns sleeping on bus. We couldn't get excited about one caribou after seeing herds of them.
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| Denali Park |
Mt McKinley was just stunning. Absolutely unbelievable. Now I can understand why mountain climbers are intoxicated by mountains. Wow, definitely worth the 8 hour bus ride.
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