This document summarizes Diane Cordell's trip to Denali National Park in Alaska. It includes photos from her visit showing the route to Denali, sights along the way like caribou, and tours of Denali Park led by naturalists. Key details about Denali are provided, such as it being the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet and home to wildlife like moose, Canada lynx, grizzly bears, and Dall sheep.

1. “Welcome to Alaska, ALCAN Highway” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8808411039/
Our Visit to
DenaliDiane Cordell

2. Map of North America https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/14137615714/

3. Route we followed on our Alaska Trip

4. “On the train to Denali” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8798415407/
On the McKinley Explorer,
traveling from Anchorage to Denali

5. “Bush planes” service remote locations. Many
homes have their own garage/hanger.
“On the train to Denali” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8798393141/

6. Photographed from the train:
Caribou (wild reindeer)
“On the train to Denali: caribou” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8798415407/

7. “Healy/Denali” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8818185834/

8. “Denali nature tour” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8799051161/
Vehicle access to Denali Park is limited. Trained
naturalists conduct bus tours of the park.

9. Mt. McKinley is in the Denali Wilderness area, which covers
2,124,783 acres. The entire Denali National Park and Preserve
is 6 million acres.
“Denali nature tour” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8799016033/

10. Denali
“The High One”
Named after President William McKinley
Hghest peak in North America, 20,320 feet
Has two major summits, and is referred to as
the McKinley cluster
Five large glaciers flow off the slopes of the mountain
“Denali nature tour: Denali, “The High One” (Mt. McKinley)” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8799009501/

11. “Denali nature tour: Ptarmigan (male)” https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8799006261/
Male Willow Ptarmigan (Snow Quail) in winter plumage;
summer feathers are light brown. State bird of Alaska

12. Moose, grazing on Spring willow branches.
Adult males are called bulls, adult females are
cows and the young are calves.
“Denali nature tour: Moose” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8799027013/

13. “The Lynx” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8798997693/
Canada Lynx: has large, padded paws for hunting in the
tundra snow. A full-grown male only weighs 18-24 pounds.

14. Hunter and hunted: Canada Lynx watches an Arctic Ground
Squirrel who has left the burrow
“Denali nature tour” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8809554232/

15. Grizzly bears: sow and cub
“Grizzly bears” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8819661234/

16. Dall Sheep: Rams have massive, curling horns, ewes have
shorter, more slender curved horns.
“Dall Sheep” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8809038081/

17. Models of Dall Sheep in the Lodge at Denali
“McKinley Chalet Resort in Denali” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8809296718/

18. “Keep your powder dry and have a great day” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8804012261/

19. Diane Cordell
dmcordell@gmail.com
Alaska and the Yukon, May 11-22 2013
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157633609866745
Denali Wilderness Fact Sheet
https://www.wilderness.net/printFactSheet.cfm?WID=153
National Park Service: Denali
http://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm
Giant Gliding Glaciers
http://www.nps.gov/dena/naturescience/upload/
Glaciers_Kids_2014.pdf
“On the trail to Denali” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8798422857