Welcome back to the Alaska picture sure, courtesy of the Fischers ;-)
Day 4 in Alaska - Day 2 in Denali National Park
The main season for the park ended the day we arrived and a new bus schedule for the final 1.5 weeks was posted Monday night. Unfortunately that final week+ schedule is a lot lighter than the normal schedule so our options for leaving the campsite were 8am or 1.45pm. Since its a 5 hour bus ride back to the entrance of the park and another 2 hour drive back to MC's place in Fairbanks, 8am was really our only option.
Bright and early at 6.30am we drug ourselves out of our tent to be greeted by this beautiful sight:
That's right - even tho only 30% of people get to see the mountain we got to see it both days! Love this sunrise photo - seriously majestic.
And then we got back on the bus... and here is another picture string of lovely things we saw:
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| 6:30am - tired but excited to see Denali |
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| Mt McKinley (Denali) at Wonder Lake |
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| Caribou - Reindeer's wild cousin |
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| Enjoying the wide open spaces |
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| Apparently staking my claim on this valley :) |
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| A little patriotism in the park |
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| Awesome camper bus that got us in and out of the park safely! |
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| Bear #3 - eating a pile of something dead |
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| Pack of 11 wolves that chased bear #3 off and stole its food!! |
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| Grizzly bear butt - #4 |
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| Side shot of silly grizzly #4 - sleeping right at the side of the road |
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| Grizzly Bear #5 |
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| Grizzly #6 - collecting cranberries |
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| Fall at Denali National Park |
And that my friends is the end of our time in Denali - such an awesome park and a wonderful experience! We feel a little less like tourists and a little more like natives... ok not really, but still, we are awesome for surviving a night of camping and hiking in Alaska haha.
Stay tuned for more Fairbanks adventures coming up!
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