Denali, Day 2 - pm

So far the only animals we have seen are bald eagles and artic ground squirrels.But we had our hopes up during our fifty mile buss trip into Denali National Park (DNP) to see all kinds of wild life. With cameras, binoculars bottled water in hand we left the lodge with thirty or so other tourist. The weather continued to be overcast but the rain held off for the most part. During the trip looking out over the tundra there would be areas where it was sunny and others were it was raining or snowing, all in the same breath taking scene. The link above to the DNP is full of information and pictures of the wild life we did not see. We did get to see, from a far, a few caribou, a large herd of Dall sheep and more ground squirrels. Mt. McKinley remained hidden in the clouds but I did get a couple of pictures that do not, after having been there, do justice to the vastness of this beautiful land. Visit the park to see the breathtaking landscape!! If you do see wildlife, it will be an added treat!!


Click on this (or any picture) to inlarge it. If you look close, very close on top of the ridge, you can see a male caribou posing majusticly showing off his large antlers.

I tried but was unsuccessful in getting a picture of a tour buss as it traversed the narrow gravel road through the mountain pass. This portion or the buss ride is not for the faint of heart. Several hundred foot drop offs were but a few feet away from the busses wheels. I held my breath a few times. The driver says it gets even better when you meet a buss head on and have to pass each other. Thankfully we did not meet anyone along this portion of the trip.