February 4, 2010

Mt. McKinley: Denali, The Great One

I have so many pictures in Alaska, I have to share them with you one area at a time. Here are some shots I took of Denali and some of the lower peaks in the Alaska Range. Flying over Denali is like trying to win a race with a jaguar. Just when you feel you are upon it, its still further away. Mt. McKinley filled the window of the small plane we were on and we still were miles and miles from it. Some of these shots are from Denali State Park. The rest are from the 6-seater air craft we took with K2 Aviation to take some pictures out of Talkeetna, AK.

Flying around Denali was one of the most breathtaking experiences I had in all of my Alaska trips. This year we will do it again and add a glacier landing for pictures ON the mountain. I can't wait to share them with you.

From Talkeetna Bluffs

Mt. McKinley and the sweeping Ruth Glacier

One of the lower peaks

Click on this one to enlarge; there are 2 climbers on this mountain

Click to enlarge; there are two skiers on the range

A glacier tucked in the Alaska Range

Mt.  McKinley

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