Thursday, May 29, 2008

Denali Park Trip

The weather for our trip to the Denali Park area was just perfect.
Denali could be seen from miles away, which is not always the case.




As we drove into higher altitudes, I got to see snow which has not melted yet. In May, no less!

Some of the rivers and streams were also still frozen in places.




Much of the brush was still brown but by the end of the week things were starting to "green". The train coming thru was very colorful against the drab background.



We were lucky to see lots of different animals. I did not have the best camera for the animal shots. Maybe I need to invest in a camera with ZOOM before the next trip. This is a moose.


Caribou grazing close to the road.

A squirrel in a spruce tree or maybe a fir tree.


A grizzly bear in the distance where I hoped he would stay.

Rabbits literally lined the road. You could have caught one with a dip net out the car window.

A redheaded bird walking down the road.

If you look closely at the center of the picture you will see two white spots which are Dahl sheep. They were high on the side of a mountain.

1 comment:

Mom of these kids said...

Man I want to go to Alaska! That photo of the plane is just beautiful. And so are your grandbabies that I know you were SO HAPPY to see!