Tag: Wolf

• Healy, AK to Destruction Bay, YT

  

  Day One of our 4400 mile trip to VA.  We started the day seeing a wolf and ended the drive seeing a grizzly bear.   In between, there were many pretty snow-capped mountains with fresh snow. It was snowing as we packed yesterday,  then turned to rain, then dropped to 21 degrees overnight.   Two of the…

  Melissa Rudacille

  September 22, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Travel to and from Alaska, Wildlife

  Alcan Highway, Bird Watching, fall road trip, Grizzly Bear, Wolf

• Dalton Highway, Part I

  

  We had 4 wonderful (and tiring) days on the Dalton Highway.  We drove well north of the Arctic Circle on a quest to see wild Musk Ox.  Our trip deserves at least 3 posts, one on the animals,  one on the mountains and geography,  and one on time, distance, and sunlight.   As expected, we didn’t…

  Melissa Rudacille

  June 5, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Wildlife

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Arctic, Bird Watching, Caribou, Dalton Highway, Owls, Ptarmigan, Wolf, Yukon River

• 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…

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 5, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Wildlife

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Caribou, Denali National Park, Grizzly Bear, Ptarmigan, Teklanika River, Wolf

• Wolf

  

  While C continued working an 18 day stretch, my parents and I spent 3 nights at Teklanika Campground in Denali National Park. We saw all of the big 5! While I hope to write a couple posts on our Teklanika stay, I will start with the wolf on our last day. With only 90ish wolves…

  Melissa Rudacille

  July 22, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska

  Alaska Wildlife, Denali National Park, East Fork Transit Bus, Teklanika Campground, Wolf