6. SEARCHING FOR ALASKA

THE VERY NEXT morning we headed out for our tours-my mom went on the tour on the only road in DENALI for 8 hours and i went to the END of the road-14 hours on a school bus!  i wondered how i would do, but decided to just go for it. this might be the only time i got to do this.

our guide was wonderful and a wealth of info.  Lots of stories and she told them with a story tellers quality.  she did the IDIDAROD!  she wrote a book about her adventure and i read it.

a park ranger boarded our bus and talked about our drive thru the park

carabou

ALASKAN RANGE

mama grizzly

one of her cubs-darker brown

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all 3 together, look how blonde they are

IS THAT A GRIZZ OR A ROCK??{~;

WILD ROSE

ANOTHER GRIZZ

MAMA MOOSE AND TWINS

BLUE BELL

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FIRE WEED

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LAKE AT "THE END OF THE ROAD"

2 MOOSE RACKS AT THE VISITOR CENTER

EITHER A GOLDEN EAGLE OR A YOUNG BALD EAGLE

BULL MOOSE

canadian dogwood-it is a ground cover

more caribou-LOOK AT THOSE RACKS!!

see how the weather changes constantly

ALL 4 PARTS OF THE QUILT FROM THE VISITOR CENTER

MOUNT MCKINLEY

at the end of the road when another ranger got on board our bus, he took up on a short hike to the lake and to FANNY QUIGLEY'S last cabin in denali nat'l park.  she was the ultimate pioneer woman.  i bought a book about her  and read it.

this quilt was just an amazing piece of art work.  the pictures don't do it justice.

the 14 hour bus ride was sooo worth it.

next- this is a list of everything we saw, and not all could i get pictures of.

tarmagan and chicks

wild rose

golden eagle

dall sheep

cow moose and calves(total of 8 moose)

cute ground squirrels

bluebell

lupine

caribou

magpie

grizzly and cubs(total of 8 grizzly)

canadian dogwood..........