We are here!
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92 miles of remote road to Camp Denali.
A popular photo stop, and our first view of Mount Denali's peak.
Stopping Traffic
As we head out on our journey to Camp Denali, a lone wolf trots down the road.
The original dining hall, built by the founders of Camp Denali Morton and Ginny Wood and Celia Hunter, is now used as a library.
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Nugget Pond, the library, and Mount Denali in the background obscured by clouds.
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This black wolf has been digging, searching for rodents to eat.
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The path leading to our cabin.
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Enjoying the view outside our cabin.
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Wearing his prize after thrashing the brush, this big bull moose verbalizes his presence.
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The food cache, one of the original structures built by Morton, Ginny and Celia, still stands today.
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The path from our cabin leading up towards Potlatch dining hall.
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Potlatch Dining Hall - the newest structure of Camp Denali.
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Pretty moose cow in the bushes.
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The multi-purpose Riffles Cabin. Hot showers are in the back. A room in the front is used for reading and charging batteries. Interesting photographs and memorabilia of early Camp Denali flank the walls. A small gift shop offering T-shirts, hats, warm gloves, etc, along with a an area to check out fishing gear, bikes and the like to complement your personal adventure is also located here.
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A perfect spot to capture the bull moose.
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Big bull moose just behind the cabins of Camp Denali.
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Quite a find in the brush. Large moose antlers found near the road in Denali National Park.
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Moose cow feeding in Wonder Lake as a bull watches over her.
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A ptarmigan in the mist of a feather change - preparations for winter.
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Fall colors of Denali
Burnished reds and deep greens sculpt the landscape.
This grizzly, photographed from the safety of our bus, seems to be posing for us.
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A different picture follows every bend in the road.
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A ground squirrel near the road watches as we pass.
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Hiking back to the bus after our latest photography jaunt.
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Full rainbow at dawn - a sign of good luck? The arc was so immense, I couldn't capture the end points.
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Rainbows at dawn.
As we watch, a double rainbow appears.
The sun rises illuminating Denali Park Road.
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I feel small as I hike through this vast, beautiful country.
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Moose foraging in Wonder Lake.
Canoes and kayaks are available to cruise the lake.
Polychrome Pass.
Layers of landscape vary with brush leading to gravel beds, then to streams and rivers and finally the mountain peaks miles beyond our position on the park road.
Fattening up for winter.
A grizzly bear chows down on the abundant berries in the park.
A momentary distraction allowed me to capture his lovely profile.
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Portrait of Simon Hamm as we depart Camp Denali for our return home.
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