Denali National Park, Alaska – part I

• Valentin Groza

After the journey in Katmai National Park (Brooks Camp and The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes), we continued our quest to Denali National Park.

From Anchorage we took the bus to the north. The road goes through picturesque landscape towards the Alaska Mountains Range.

Denali NP 39 from bus 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 38 from bus 02 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 37 from bus 02 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 36 from bus 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 40 from bus 02 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 50 river 03 med (1 of 1)

At a certain moment the giant Denali appears dominating the mountain range and the surrounding flat tundra.

Alaska 9sep19 Denali din sud 03 med (1 of 1)

We entered the Denali National Park area. We camped in tents.

In the first day we wandered in the Polychrome Pass area.

Denali NP 13 Polichrome Pass 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 14 Polichrome Pass 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 15 Polichrome Pass 01 med (1 of 1)

Our camp was visited by rabbits.

Denali NP 12 rabbit 01 med (1 of 1)

They probably feel safer close to people, where the lynx is not coming.

Denali NP 10 rabbit 01 med (1 of 1)

Above Polychrome Pass

Denali NP 05 Polichrome 01 med (1 of 1)

We’ve spotted grazing grizzly bears

Denali NP 03 grizzly 03 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 03 grizzly 02 med (1 of 1)

Polychrome Pass area

Denali NP 06 Polichrome 01 med (1 of 1)

liver section

deal rosu (1 of 1)

Autumn colours

din varfu dealului 03 med (1 of 1)

Autumn fog over the Toklat River East Fork

din varfu dealului 02 med (1 of 1)

Ptarmigans

Denali NP 04 ptarmigan 04 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 04 ptarmigan 01 med (1 of 1)

There is a lot of red color in the landscape; we tried to understand where it comes from.

Denali NP 09 red 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 08 red 01 med (1 of 1)

The westbound road through the park brings us closer to the Denali Mountain.

Denali NP 16 road to Denali 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali 6sep19 sosea 02 med (1 of 1)

Clouds at Eielson Visitors Center

Denali NP 37 clouds 01 med (1 of 1)

Grizzlies are the same species as the brown bears we saw in Katmai but they have a golden color.

Denali NP 24 Grizzly 01 med (1 of 1)

The bears enjoy sweet roots.

Denali NP 25 Grizzly 01 med (1 of 1)

Denali NP 26 Grizzly 01 med (1 of 1)

view from the Eielson Visitors Center

Denali NP 17 Eielson 01 med (1 of 1)

peaks and high glaciers

Denali NP 36 peak 01 med (1 of 1)

Eielson Visitors Center

Denali NP 18 Eielson 01 med (1 of 1)

 

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