Tag: Denali National Park
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Info on Riley Fire
This fire near the Denali National Park entrance is keeping C busy. One of the “especially effective” helicopters mentioned in the July 1 post at 4:45 is the one he manages.
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Birds
I have been spending a lot of time birding now that I am retired. I rarely write about it as I doubt most people are interested, and I rarely have decent photos. My highlight this week was definitely the gorgeous breeding plumage Long-tailed Ducks at Otto Lake. I don’t have a photo, so Google them…
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21 Caribou and a Baby Dall Sheep
We decided to let the weather determine what we would do Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t quite warm enough for fishing on chilly, windy Otto Lake. Therefore, we took our last opportunity this spring to drive out to the Teklanika Rest Area and had another phenomenal day viewing wildlife. Despite (or because?) of the many other…
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Midnight Moose, Pika, and 17 Caribou
C and I took a late drive to Teklanika, enjoying wildlife and the surreal Alaska twilight. We set a new personal record by seeing 17 caribou in this one trip. We saw 2 groups of 8 each, all at a distance, then the above bull caribou crossed the road in front of us. No young…
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Alaska Big Five on May 5, 2024
We began our drive to Teklanika at 6 am, hoping to see wildlife. The day surpassed all expectations! The only easy wildlife siting was our first view of the large grizzly bear walking right down the road. We stopped and turned off the car, and he just kept getting closer and closer! About the time we…
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Denali, Susitna River, and Fairbanks
While it is warming up fast, much of interior Alaska’s infrastructure is closed for another month or more. The George Parks Highway is open pavement, but most rest areas and overlooks to the side of the road haven’t been cleared. Many people before us had trudged thru the snow to this viewpoint of the Alaska…
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Aurora V, from Denali National Park
Astronomical twilight (the darkest it gets this time of year) started at 12:06 early this morning. Since it was a clear night I had set my alarm for 12:20 am. I wasn’t expecting much as the forecast kp index was only a 3. To my surprise, there was some color in the sky, dramatically obvious…
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Denali and Wildlife, Healy Week One 2024
We have been back in Healy one week and have gone into Denali as far as Mountain Vista 3 times. We saw The Mountain (and lots of beautiful lesser mountains). Yesterday we watched a mostly white Ptarmagin walk along a gravel bar, and saw a moose grazing then lie down. Today we saw fresh tracks…
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Alaska in July
I had an incredible July in 2023. In June I was still figuring out how to best visit Denali National Park and see the wildlife there. August was focused on fishing. July was my best wildlife viewing, the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, lots of wildflowers, and the beginning of berries and fishing. Before pondering the…
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Alaska in June
If you love moose calves, June is a great month to visit Alaska. Spend several days visiting Denali National Park in June and you are almost guaranteed to see moose calves with their mothers. Click the links for additional moose calf photos in earlier posts: https://roaming-nature.com/2023/06/08/wildlife-babies-iii/ https://roaming-nature.com/2023/05/30/wildlife-babies-ii-denali-national-park/ In Interior Alaska snow will be gone from…
Me & C 