Hello there....
You might say we saw the Denali Park the hard way...on a modified school bus. Hard being the description of the seats!! But actually it is the only way. The only thing modified were the windows..which are slightly larger for viewing. The bus tour consists of a journey of 95 miles in one road, and back out again. The road is mostly compressed gravel, maintained by the park services. They cannot have any pavement, as the perma frost is only 6-9 inches from the surface, so the asphalt will constantly heave. It was crunchy....as bumpy and I was reminded of my childhood, and car-sickness. Yuck. And this was a 7 hour trip...ONE WAY!! We did see lots of wildlife. And the most impressive views were those of Mt. McKinley which was in full view throughout the day.
The first photo above was a view from a rest stop. The brown mountains have copper and iron, but there is no longer any mining allowed. The grizzly photo was taken with my zoom lens, but I needed something more powerful. They are so far away from the road, getting a good shot is difficult. The snow shoe hare has already turned brown for the summer, and the little ranger station was at the base of the Savage river.
Here are some photos of the day.......
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