While we were in Denali we road around on one of these, a green school bus that depending upon its age and where on the road we were, was comfortable or not so comfortable. Along the way if any one on the bus saw animals that they wanted to stop and see you simply yelled out STOP to the driver and then the type of animal and it's location for the rest of the bus. It's a system that worked fairly well I would say because we did see a lot of wildlife.
One of the big highlights for me was the actual chance to see Denali. Denali is the highest peak in North America and one of if not the tallest in the world from base to peak. On Tuesday we were fortunate to be able to see the mountain in the morning as we went back into the park. Only about one in three days is the mountain actually visible and even from our limited view it was well worth it.
A couple of other treats included this moose and her calf at the end of our day on Wednesday. We had gotten off our original bus earlier to go out hiking (which is allowed and encouraged) and got back on a smaller bus which had been out sense 6:45 that morning going way back into the park (for those of you who know Kathy's patterns you will know why we weren't on that bus originally). Many of the people were sleeping on the bus but this woke everyone up and renewed their energy.
I'll try to post some more pictures yet this morning while Kathy is getting up and around.
One of the big highlights for me was the actual chance to see Denali. Denali is the highest peak in North America and one of if not the tallest in the world from base to peak. On Tuesday we were fortunate to be able to see the mountain in the morning as we went back into the park. Only about one in three days is the mountain actually visible and even from our limited view it was well worth it.
A couple of other treats included this moose and her calf at the end of our day on Wednesday. We had gotten off our original bus earlier to go out hiking (which is allowed and encouraged) and got back on a smaller bus which had been out sense 6:45 that morning going way back into the park (for those of you who know Kathy's patterns you will know why we weren't on that bus originally). Many of the people were sleeping on the bus but this woke everyone up and renewed their energy.
I'll try to post some more pictures yet this morning while Kathy is getting up and around.
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