In September 2006, RT and I went to Alaska for over a week. We spent most of our time at Camp Denali - with a view of Mt. McKinley from the porch of our cabin. What a beautiful place. On the day that we left, we took a small plane ride around Mt. McKinley. Oh. My. Goodness! What a beautiful and awe-inspiring place.
Here are some pictures I just found from our trip to Alaska in 2005. I call this first one “Mt. McKinley Through The Clouds.” Look carefully, and you can see the mountain in the cloud breaks.
The next photo is of the seaplane that we rode to get to the the beautiful Riversong lodge that was only reachable via seaplane or boat.
The third photo is a view from the seaplane of the maze of riverways that cover that part of the Alaskan landscape. This is south of Mt. McKinley.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I had a Denali Experince once. I was flying Alaska Airlines and Mt. McKinley is only clear about three days a month. The captin shared that the mountain was clear and since we were running ahead of schedule he asked us if we wanted to divert and go around the mountain. Everyone on the plane was excited and so the Plane went around the mountain. It was breath taking. Such and awesome experience. I lived in Fairbanks for 4 1/2 years doing Arctic Medical Research. Denali is something to see for anyone tarvling to Alaska