Denali (AKA Mount McKinley, AKA "The Mountain.") is notoriously elusive. When we read that one has a 95% chance of seeing a bear in
DNP but only a 20% chance of seeing The Mountain, it became a quest for us. However, by our third day in
DNP, we realized that, with the weather we had been having, there was no chance we would ever see The Mountain. So, on our fourth day,we decided to head south quickly rather than doing a hike in Denali State Park. However, as we drove south on the Parks Hwy, lo and behold, the clouds parted, and we were suddenly confronted with what HAD to be The Mountain, an enormous
behemoth of a peak, snow-covered and looming well above the other
mountains. In the end we did decide to do the Denali State Park hike in order to get better views.
The Kegusi Ridge is known as one of Alaska's best hikes and is a great place to view The Mountain. In order to get to the top of the ridge, we had to hike 3,000 vertical feet in about 3 miles. It was a grunt but well worth it.
A view from the ridge.
I took this while we were hiking up to the ridge.
Unfortunately, The Mountain wasn't that photogenic so you will have to trust me that it is behind us.
This is where we stopped, ate lunch and turned around since we still had 8 more hours of driving to do.
This is the view towards the ridge which was very beautiful in itself.
1 comment:
Very cool. That sucks that it rained. But you get to see so many cool spots. Where is your next adventure?????
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