Site Report: Denali National Park

Visits

• 2010-06-05: Alex and I arrived in the rental car (which amazingly, was cheaper than taking the bus) and camped out in the rain near the park entrance. After hours jumping though hoops, we managed to get backcountry camping permits. After a long and nauseating bus ride with brief stops to look at bears and sheep in the road, we reached our drop-off point. Our backpacking expedition was shortened due to an injury, but in all honesty, Denali is not all that anyway. There is good scenery, but the watching the famed wildlife is difficult due to the vast area, mining operations inside the park, intrusive helicopter ferrying, red tape, and inflexible usage rules.

Species Seen

Lifelists

• North America
• United States
• World

Trips

• Alaska 2010