Denali National Park

Big mountains!!  Private visitors are only allowed so far into the park.
then the pavement ends and only tour buses continue from there.  So we signed up for one of the "shorter" bus tours - one that didn't go all the way to the base of the Big Mountain, but still took seven hours.  We were done Done DONE when it was over.  I was worth doing,  even if tedious.  I enjoyed the other tourists on the bus.  Everyone was from cruise ships and wanted to see wildlife.  We saw more riding our bikes  to the park than at the park.

The tour buses on the dusty road.

Funny sign on the way to the park

Saw this near the park, too

Our driver/guide, Manuel

Geno loving it

Click to see Manual flying a kite at  one of our stops.

View in the park

View in the park

View in the park

View in the park

Flowers in the park

Flowers in the park

Yours truely

Geno taking a break

That night we stayed in a wall tent at a hostel.  

Slept like a rock

Each cot had an air pad, big thick sleeping bag and a mosquito net.