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Published: August 30th 2018
Monday Aug 27
Our tour into Denali is 11 hours so we needed to get up very early to get onto the 6:45 bus. These Blue Bird school buses are the only way to get into the Park. In spite of the rain and low hanging clouds, we did see lots of wildlife, although most were at quite a distance away. We saw grisly bears, moose, caribou, and Dall’s sheep.
There were only few goods photo opportunities, since we were not allowed off the bus and had to take photos by opening windows, competing with other travellers for window access and fighting off those monopolizing the views. Windows needed to be closed again while we were moving because of the rain and the cold, and this was extremely difficult because they were not properly lubricated and were not of a good design for this type of activity. Looking for wildlife was not easy since the windows were muddy and we each had to keep cleaning our own windows at scheduled stops with whatever we had available.
But the scenery was spectacular, especially on the one-lane gravel roads on switchbacks with steep drop-offs of several hundred meters. You have
to be a good driver to negotiate these roads with oncoming buses. Good thing these roads are only open to well-trained drivers! But we never got to see Mt. Denali itself.
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Nancy
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Wonderful shots of those Grizzlies. Looks like you two could have used coats like the bears have!