Denali National Park is one of Alaska's better known attractions, and has a ton of visitors in the summer. Denali is home to Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America.
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| August 07, 2003 18:36:13 |
I arrived in the Denali area in the evening, so after making arrangements for a ride into the park for the next day, I rented a campsite at this campground.
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| August 07, 2003 18:37:14 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:37:52 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:44:26 |
The Parks Highway was under heavy construction in the Denali Village area. It looks like they're going to four-lane the road and set up signaled crosswalks for pedestrians.
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| August 07, 2003 18:44:43 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:45:05 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:51:24 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:54:18 |
This will some day be a proper signalled crosswalk. The "press to walk" buttons were functional, but the distance between these two poles was quite a long way to jump around construction obsticles.
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| August 07, 2003 18:55:49 |
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| August 07, 2003 18:56:41 |
This is Bub's Subs, one of the less pretentious eating places in the area. I ate there twice while I was in the Denali area.
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| August 07, 2003 19:49:06 |
The view of Denali Village from a hilltop restaurant.
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| August 07, 2003 19:50:50 |
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| August 07, 2003 22:29:09 |
Camping out for the night.
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| August 08, 2003 10:17:14 |
At the Denali Visitor's Center, my scheduled bus comes to pick me up for the 60+ mile trip to the interior of the park.
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| August 08, 2003 10:18:13 |
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| August 08, 2003 10:53:37 |
Lots of these photos have reflections, since I was taking the photos through the bus's glass windows.
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| August 08, 2003 11:04:56 |
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| August 08, 2003 11:05:29 |
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| August 08, 2003 11:41:13 |
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| August 08, 2003 11:41:53 |
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| August 08, 2003 11:45:54 |
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| August 08, 2003 12:31:18 |
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| August 08, 2003 12:40:20 |
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| August 08, 2003 13:06:25 |
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| August 08, 2003 13:06:42 |
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| August 08, 2003 13:06:56 |
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| August 08, 2003 13:11:47 |
My fellow bus riders and I stopped at this rest area on Park Road.
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| August 08, 2003 13:12:08 |
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| August 08, 2003 13:39:38 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:06:24 |
Mount McKinley!
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| August 08, 2003 14:27:21 |
Most of these pictures were taking from the Eilson Visitor's Center, located deep within the park.
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| August 08, 2003 14:27:42 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:28:40 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:29:02 |
The people visible in this picture help put the mountain in perspective.
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| August 08, 2003 14:33:52 |
Me, with Mount McKinley in the background.
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| August 08, 2003 14:35:05 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:46:32 |
In the foreground, you can see the gravel Park Road extending deeper into the park.
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| August 08, 2003 14:46:49 |
I hiked way up on a hill to get this view of the Eilson Visitor's Center.
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| August 08, 2003 14:47:09 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:48:03 |
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| August 08, 2003 14:59:29 |
A close-up view of Eilson Visitor's Center, with Mount McKinley in the background.
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| August 08, 2003 15:04:48 |
One last look at Mount McKinley.
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| August 08, 2003 15:50:41 |
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| August 08, 2003 15:51:01 |
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| August 08, 2003 16:08:26 |
A cool-looking bridge over a creek.
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| August 08, 2003 16:09:39 |
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| August 08, 2003 16:10:40 |
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| August 08, 2003 16:22:04 |
A caribou stares at us, near the center of this picture. You can't really make it out in this picture, though, so don't try too hard.
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| August 08, 2003 19:15:54 |
The train depot at Denali National Park.
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| August 08, 2003 19:16:39 |
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| August 08, 2003 19:22:31 |
Denali National Park has a roundabout!
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| August 08, 2003 19:24:01 |
A closer look at the roundabout.
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| August 08, 2003 19:24:16 |
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| August 08, 2003 19:34:33 |
The park had a local post office.
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| August 08, 2003 19:46:02 |
Me, standing at the entrance to Denali National Park.
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| August 09, 2003 10:32:09 |
Camping out again...
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| August 09, 2003 14:03:55 |
Some views of Mount McKinley from a viewpoint area on the Parks Highway.
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| August 09, 2003 14:04:45 |
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| August 09, 2003 14:07:20 |
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| August 09, 2003 14:07:58 |