Today was all about Denali! The first glimpse was as we
were driving down the mountain at Eagle River (250 miles away)
and we continued to get more impressive views the closer
we got to the park.
Indigenous names for Denali can be found in 7 different Alaskan
languages. Translations include: "big mountain", "the high one",
"the tall one". All describe this mountain
which is the highest peak in North America with
summit elevation of 20,310'.
The boys love to skip stones but it is extra
special to skip with this backdrop!
We arrived at our destination for tonight,
McKinley Creekside Cabins with a cute cafe on the
property.
Tim & Margo are staying in a little cabin
right on the creek and the rest of us in a house. Tim found
moose droppings not far from their cabin and we found a
critter hanging off the wall (inside wall!) above the front door!
After a bite to eat, we drove the 15 miles of park road
that cars can travel. The guys are planning out
a hike tomorrow and while they hike, I'm riding
on a school bus for 12 hours (92 miles
one way), on gravel roads to hopefully see an
animal or 2 and the back side of Denali!
What was I thinking??
It's 10:45 pm and the sun doesn't set tonight until
12:20 a.m. and rises at 3:48 a.m. It really is the
"Land of the Midnight Sun".
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