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Denali National Park

This was to be a real mixed bag of weather day up here in Denali. First it rained in the morning, and then it stated snowing. "See", mom said, "we did need our fur coats!" Unfortunately with the luggage limits these days on the planes; it would be impossible for us to bring our winter coats!
We were booked on the 2 pm shuttle, late yes, but it is after all the land of the midnight sun. The shuttle bus was comfortable, but cold, you really did need the toque and gloves. It was a nice day though, the scenery was spectacular, and we did see wildlife, albeit from a distance. Polychrome Pass though was s-c-a-r-r-y; I really thought driving through the park would be all flat, little did I know! Passing another bus on that really narrow road on the side of a mountain was such fun!
Jim and Peter barbeque in the rain
Jim and Peter barbeque in the rain		 Denali's Wildnerness Access Center
Denali's Wildnerness Access Center		 Today we would go to theToklat River stop and return
Today we would go to theToklat River stop and return		 Our first wildlife sighting - caribou
Our first wildlife sighting - caribou
Savage River -This is the checkpoint where cars are not allowed past
Savage River -This is the checkpoint where cars are not allowed past		 A moose
A moose		 More caribou, doing what caribou do best (grazing)
More caribou, doing what caribou do best (grazing)		 A great horned owl sits on her nest
A great horned owl sits on her nest
Mom, at the Teklanika River stop
Mom, at the Teklanika River stop		 Toklat River
Toklat River		 This was our shuttle bus - comfortable, but cold!
This was our shuttle bus - comfortable, but cold!		 Passing through alpine tundra at the pass at 3800 ft
Passing through alpine tundra at the pass at 3800 ft
View from Polychrome Pass lookout
View from Polychrome Pass lookout		 This bus had to pull over right to the side for us - scarry, our turn would come on the way back!
This bus had to pull over right to the side for us - scarry, our turn would come on the way back!		 Dall Sheep on the mountainside
Dall Sheep on the mountainside		 Polychrome Mountain - the side, no vegetation, a straight slide down!
Polychrome Mountain - the side, no vegetation, a straight slide down!
More dall sheep on the mountainside
More dall sheep on the mountainside		 Jim at Toklat River, our turn around point
Jim at Toklat River, our turn around point		 Waaay up there is a grizzly behind the sheep
Waaay up there is a grizzly behind the sheep		 Alaska's national bird - the ptarmigan
Alaska's national bird - the ptarmigan

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