Although your bus is sharing the road with hundreds of other visitors, you get a feel for the vastness of Denali National Park even before your first stop, at Polychrome.	Dall sheep came near the road at Polychrome. The moose, caribou and bears we saw were not so friendly (which is a good thing).	Bus driver Kirsty (also a dog team driver, photographer and artist) kept the windows clean and her eyes open so we could enjoy the sights along the way.
Small ground squirrels were a common sight, such as this one at rest stop.	It was a thrill to climb Blueberry Hill and see the Kantishna Hills and, at the bottom of the page, Wonder Lake.	This Mew Gull was probably looking for a hand-out.
The mountains look so calm from the distance, but close up was different story. This is Mount Foraker. To see "co-pilot" Jack with pilot Roger, click here.	From the plane, we could see the base camp where the climbers start their final ascent. The faint lines to the right is the landing strip.	The only way we'll ever get a close view of Mount Denali (McKinley),  is from a plane. It is actually the peak in the rear of this photo and seen in the distance in the title art.

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