Denali National Park & Mount McKinley

We left the lodge at 7:00 a.m. in fog and rain.

Our hopes of seeing Mt. McKinley or even any wildlife were slim.

 

Eight hours on a bumpy road in an old school bus in the rain

ndid not seem like a lot of fun.

 

 

But we were in Alaska

where anything can happen.

 

So we put on a smile and headed out.

 

 

As usual the scenery was magnificent.

 

 We had barely entered the park

and were greeted by some moose.

 

Further down the road we found a

grizzly bear and her cubs.



 

 

Dahl sheep were on the hilltops.

 

And the sky was clearing!

 



And we got to see ptarmagin

and Ground Squirrel

 

Reindeer

 



 

and best of all....

 

Mt. McKinley!

 

We made the 30% Club!

 

and could not have been happier.

What had begun as a depressing, dismal day

turned into one of the most exciting and

beautiful days of a lifetime.

 

So glad to share this adventure with you :-)

 

Until next time ~

Terri