We stayed the night at McKinley Creekside Cabins, near the entrance to Denali National Part. Quite a beautiful location:
When we visited Denali Park we saw a lot of animals in their native environment (if you consider their natural environment to mainly consist of the side of the gravel road):
Mummy moose and her babies, less than two months old.
Yes the bears do own the road here.
A very young Red Fox.
In the heart of Denali Park is Wonder Lake. We wondered if it was so named because it is a wonder that we survived the incessant attacks by the huge swarms of very large mosquitos. It was not pleasant.
Only 15 miles of Denali Park is accessible by private car, the rest is not. You can see why:
We spent almost 12 hours at Denali Park (bears on the road did delay our return a bit) and most of the time the clouds covered the mountains...
However, as we were leaving, the clouds parted just long enough for us to see the top of Denali. It is pretty impressive.
