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Denali National Park

Pictures by QT Luong

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[1 : Overview]
[2 : Distant views]
[3 : Riley Creek to Mountain Vista]
[4 : Savage River]
[5 : Sable Pass to Polychrome Pass]
[6 : Eielson to Wonder Lake]
[7 : Within Alaska Range]
[8 : Wildlife]
[9 : Structures and People]
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[Climbing expedition up Mount McKinley]

Large format photos of Denali National Park · Panoramic photos of Denali National Park

Denali, a half-day drive north of Anchorage, preserves the heart of the Alaska range. It is a park which contains an extraordinary variety of wildlife, in its vast tundra and taiga expenses, more than any other in the United States. Its main feature, however, is Mount McKinley (20320 feet, 6200m) the highest mountain in North America, and its satellite peaks, which are magnificent mountains on their own, but are here dwarfed by the big mountain.

Climbing Mt McKinley combines the challenges of a high-altitude climb with those of a polar expedition. Each year, about a thousand climbers seek to reach the summit, the vast majority of them through the technically easy West Buttress route, and about half of them succeed. In the spring of 1993, I set out to traverse the summit solo by ascending the technical West Rib. Thanks to favorable weather conditions, I was able to reach my goal in a total of 18 days. See pictures of the expedition. After the climb, I have returned to the park in four different years to visit the lower elevation areas, which I have experienced in four different months corresponding to the four seasons in Alaska: March, June, August, and September.

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Aurora and stars above Alaska range. Denali National Park ( color) Mt Mc Kinley and Chulitna River at sunset. Denali National Park ( color) Yellow aspens and Panorama Range, Riley Creek drainage. Denali National Park ( color) Tundra landscape. Denali National Park (Panoramic color) Mosaic of colors on tundra and lower peaks in stormy weather. Denali National Park ( color) View from Savage Alpine Trail in autumn. Denali National Park ( color) Savage River Valley through opening between rocks. Denali National Park ( color) Spruce trees and aspen on slope. Denali National Park ( color) Savage River, tundra in autum color, and Alaska Range with rain. Denali National Park ( color) Spruce trees and tundra covered by fresh snow, near Savage River. Denali National Park ( color) Fresh snow and Polychrome Mountains. Denali National Park ( color) Berry leaves, trees, and mountains in fog with dusting of fresh snow. Denali National Park ( color) Fresh snow on tundra near Savage River. Denali National Park ( color) Gentle valley and river with low vegetation. Denali National Park ( color) Group of Dall sheep. Denali National Park ( color) Mountain landscape with clouds. Denali National Park (Panoramic color) Gravel bars of the Toklat River. Denali National Park ( color) Grizzly bear on river bar. Denali National Park ( color) Aspen trees and braids of the Mc Kinley River near Eielson. Denali National Park ( color) Tundra landscape with red berry plants and Alaskan mountains. Denali National Park (Panoramic color) Dwarf tundra plants. Denali National Park ( color) Tundra and Mt Mc Kinley from Eielson. Denali National Park ( color) Tranquil autumn evening with Mount McKinley reflections. Denali National Park (Panoramic color) Wonder Lake and Mt McKinley at dusk. Denali National Park ( color) Alaska range panorama in winter. Denali National Park (Panoramic color) Mt Mc Kinley in the clouds from Wonder Lake area. Denali National Park ( color) North Face of Mt McKinley above Thorofare Pass. Denali National Park ( color) Mt Foraker and Kahilna Peaks seen from the West Rib of Mt McKinley. Denali National Park ( color)
There are 28 color pictures on this page out of 161 color pictures of Denali.

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