Summer in Denali

Hello friends!  Below are some pictures I took this month of Denali.  July in Denali is probably the peak for seeing green vegetation and beautiful flowers.  The fireweed was especially beautiful this month, so you'll see many pictures of it.  Some of my fun July adventures included going to Fairbanks with my friend, Georgette, riding my bike on the park road, camping and picking blueberries at Wonder Lake, hiking, and that's all I can think of.  Enjoy the pictures. 



Two bull moose in Wonder Lake with Mt. McKinley in background
 



Fireweed and Mt. McKinley



A group of visitors that I took on one of my discovery hikes (ranger-led trailess hikes through Denali's wilderness)
 

More firweed!

Cottongrass

 

A bull moose in a kettle pond near Wonder Lake

A porcupine crossing the road

Wonder Lake ranger station, built in 1939

Billie's Backpacker's Hostel in Fairbanks - I recommend this place if you need a place to stay in Fairbanks

My tent at Wonder Lake campground with Mt. McKinley showing its summit in background

Wonder Lake at sunset - one thing I love about late summer in Alaska is seeing sunrises and sunsets



Another thing to love about late summer in Alaska - picking blueberries!  

One thing I love about riding my bike in Denali is the way the caribou stop and stare at you - sort of like how the cows of southeastern Montana used to stare at me on my bike

Even more fireweed - this is near Highway Pass, the highest part of Denali's park road (~3,900 feet)