Denali National Park & Preserve covers six million acres of the Alaskan wilderness. What we have covered by Dome Train, bus, hiking, and by raft hardly touches a speck of this. The land is harsh and the winters here are extreme. Almost half of the park is covered in permafrost Only one-third of the visitors that come to the park catch a glimpse of Denali. It is the highest mountain peak in North America. We got up at 5:30 a.m. and were rewarded with a spectacular sighting. Shortly after it was covered in clouds. So, if you were a sleepy head you didn’t see Denali today. There is a lot of interesting wildlife in the National Park. Today they were mainly running away from us😄 Hopefully, I will get some pictures before we leave Alaska. We did get some great flower photos. Some of the plants that grow here are the same as we have in North Perth, but some are different. You can see purple Fireweed on the North Perth trail. However, we don’t have cotton grass. Can you imagine how these two plants got their names? Hopefully, my camera catches a few animals tomorrow. Maybe we’ll get close to a moose! You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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NPW KB
10/12/2022 11:58:46 am
Thank you for showing us the frosty mountain. It looks so big.
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Ray
10/12/2022 06:57:22 pm
I think it is named for cotton balls. In northern England they used them to stuff pillows. The water was fast flowing rapids but not the most dangerous white water rafting. The water was just a little above freezing but the dry suits we were given to wear kept us dry and warm. I do like seeing fireweed, I think it is a beautiful plant.
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