Photos: Denali National Park and Preserve (day four)
The only motorized vehicles allowed in Denali are buses that take tourists partway into the park, to a nice (and new) visitor center with a lovely view of the mountain. Which is really, really big. Interestingly, though I'd always heard it called Mount McKinley, the local name is Denali and I heard that used more often while I was there. Since the McKinley moniker was stuck on there for political reasons, this seems a rational choice as far as I'm concerned.
The bus trip is described here. The photos from said trip are below. I strongly urge anyone who can to make this trip someday; it's breathtaking, even if my photos don't do it justice.
The bus left very early.
Ptarmigan! Almost all of these photos were taking from the bus windows with limited zooming power. Hence the lack of interesting angles.
This guy had been on the trip before, and had a badass camera. He woke up for the sightings.
I don't think this is a great picture, but I like it. And it is representative of the day.
It's... sort of hard to stop staring at it. And taking pictures.
And this just reminds me of Mars. Not that I've been there. Next summer, maybe.
I realize this is gross. But when I see things like this sitting on the table, I have to capture it.
No. I don't even know. That's my sis-in-law's hand, by the way.
Who can resist the blurry emo shot?
...or some healthy flag-waving?
Most of the animals were close enough to say "ooh, look!" but too far to get good shots without a serious lens. So you're getting the best I got. Marred by the reflection in the upper right.
The bus trip is described here. The photos from said trip are below. I strongly urge anyone who can to make this trip someday; it's breathtaking, even if my photos don't do it justice.
The bus left very early.
Ptarmigan! Almost all of these photos were taking from the bus windows with limited zooming power. Hence the lack of interesting angles.
This guy had been on the trip before, and had a badass camera. He woke up for the sightings.
I don't think this is a great picture, but I like it. And it is representative of the day.
It's... sort of hard to stop staring at it. And taking pictures.
And this just reminds me of Mars. Not that I've been there. Next summer, maybe.
I realize this is gross. But when I see things like this sitting on the table, I have to capture it.
No. I don't even know. That's my sis-in-law's hand, by the way.
Who can resist the blurry emo shot?
...or some healthy flag-waving?
Most of the animals were close enough to say "ooh, look!" but too far to get good shots without a serious lens. So you're getting the best I got. Marred by the reflection in the upper right.