Denali National Park

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Today we got to visit one of the most northern National Parks in the U.S.A. Denali National Park, home to Grizzly Bear, Caribou, Wolf, Lynx, Golden Eagle and many other animal and bird species. We had upgraded our natural history tour which would have been a 4 hour tour in the park to an 8 hour tour, which turned out to be a great idea. The temperature reached a high of 59 with occasional light drizzles. The wind however got to be pretty crazy. The Alaskan Mountain Range was spectacular with amazing views around every corner. Many peaks are above the height of California's Mount Whitney, but of course Mt McKinley stands head and shoulders above the rest at a little over 20 thousand feet. What makes climbing it so hard is the far northern latitude which drives the temperatures as far as -60F. You can see the base of it behind Debbie and I.

Here is some of the great views we enjoyed today.

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