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The two RV Gypsies in Denali National Park July 2 and July 3, 2009 |
| Denali National Park was created in 1917 and has grown to over 6 million acres. You can only drive your own vehicle a short distance within the park - only up to mile 15. There are several site-seeing bus tours you can purchase. Leashed pets are allowed on the road and in entrance area campgrounds, but they can't be left unattended. There are many hiking paths throughout the park and the park offers discovery hikes. You can ride your bicycle along bike trails and along the main park road but not off-road. |
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The two RV Gypsies took a
tour bus to the end of the road in Denali National Park - mile 90 - Kantishna.
There were frequent stops with soda and cookies. This trip yielded a "grand
slam" - views of Mt. McKinley, a grizzly bear, moose, caribou, fox,
arctic ground squirrels, ......the only thing we missed seeing is a wolf.
(bears so far away they can hardly be seen are "gummy bears"
and they don't count). |
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A recent landslide in the park |
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A
peek at the peak of Mt. McKinley (the white in the background) - 20,320 feet tall (almost 4 miles high) - |
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Beautiful mountains throughout Denali National Park |
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| many of the mountains had Dall Sheep on them |
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| Wicked, twisted roads and the steep cliffs below and above the road - yes, this road is for 2-way traffic - yes there was a close call coming around a corner. | |
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looking out the window of the bus |
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Arctic Poppies - the tour bus driver said this was the only place they grew |
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| Lee thought the snow splotches on the mountain looked like eyes and Denali could be a hat - the photo on the left looks like it has an angry up-turned lip. | |
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Ponds and lakes with great reflections |
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A beaver dam |
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People on hiking trails
- there are lots of hiking trails in the park |
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| Eielson Visitor Center - there was a black fox here, but the two RV Gypsies only got it on video camera, not in a photograph - Karen took photos of Mt. McKinley that she believes could win in a photography contest - so of course they won't be posted here. | |
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| This all day tour to the end of the road - ended at a lodge where the two RV Gypsies were greeted by pleasant servers, a salad, soup, and make-your-own sandwich bar, plus desert. Excellent food. Then Karen Duquette did some panning for gold. - no luck - Bummer! | |
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Menu for the two RV Gypsies Adventures
in Denali, Alaska |
Travel, Mt. McKinley and an igloo |
Denali National Park |
Wildlife in Denali National Park |
Entering Denali, the campground, |
panning for gold at Kantishna |
sled dogs in training |
dirty ATV backcountry tour |
backcountry Jeep Safari |
horse-drawn covered-wagon ride |
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