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114 images Created 15 Mar 2012

View photos of Denali National Park and Preserve, the mountain peak of Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters elevation according to 2015 GPS; formerly named Mount McKinley), Northern Lights (aurora borealis), Alaskan husky sled dogs, Alaskan Railroad engine with rainbow, Polychrome Pass, Toklat River, Green Shuttle Bus, flightseeing over the Alaska Range, Ruth Glacier, the Great Gorge, Denali State Park, Kesugi Ridge hiking views, fall tundra colors, moose, mountain views, mushrooms, fireweed, lichen polygon patterns on rock, wild geranium, heart shaped avalanche, meandering rivers, RV map route for South-Central Alaska.

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  • Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) rises to 20,310 feet elevation (6191 m) along Denali National Park Road near Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska, USA. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Denali is only visible 1 out of 3 days. Rain falls as light showers or drizzle for half of summer days. The earliest shuttle bus doesn’t reach Denali views until mid morning. The least cloudy time is early morning, which suggests overnight tenting at Wonder Lake to best see the mountain. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it. The native Athabaskan name "Denali" replaced "Mount McKinley" in 2015. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A colorful rainbow arches over Alaska Railroad train engines. The Alaska Railroad carries both freight and passengers from Whittier and Seward to Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base, and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, USA. The railroad is connected to the lower 48 via three rail barges that sail between the Port of Whittier and Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington.
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  • See Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) from Kesugi Ridge Trail in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    06AK_5041-43pan_Denali_Mt-McKinley.jpg
  • The northern lights glow after midnight in late August at Teklanika Campground, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. In 1621, Pierre Gassendi named the aurora borealis after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • An orange and green leaf rests on polygons of orange and gray lichen in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    06AK_5070-lichen-pattern-orange.jpg
  • Granite cliffs soar a mile above the mile-wide Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. Flightsee over a vast wilderness of glaciers and icy peaks in the Alaska Range. Ruth Glacier was 3800 feet thick in 1983 and flows 3 feet a day from Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley), the highest mountain peak in North America. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_6015-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Leaves turn red, orange, and yellow in late August in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_5002-leaf-color-pattern.jpg
  • Ice collected in the Ruth Amphitheatre funnels through the mile wide Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier between mile high granite cliffs in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. Flightsee over a vast wilderness of glaciers and icy peaks in the Alaska Range. Ruth Glacier was 3800 feet thick in 1983 and flows 3 feet  a day from Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley), the highest mountain peak in North America. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it. Photo by Carol Dempsey. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Bull moose, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Fly over Tokositna Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range around Mount McKinley / Denali.
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  • Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) seed heads form chevron patterns in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • A curious line scores a pattern in a yellow aspen leaf lying on an orange mushroom in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_5011-mushroom-pattern-leaf.jpg
  • In Denali National Park and Preserve  the only national park in America with a working kennel  sled dogs perform essential wintertime duties in a vast expanse of designated Wilderness area. Visit Denali's Alaskan huskies in the park kennels where rangers and dogs demonstrate a traditional Alaskan mode of travel. Sled dogs are important for patrols because snowmobiles are prohibited within the boundaries of the former Mount McKinley National Park. Alaskan huskies (sled dogs) are not a particular breed nor are they crosses of purebred dogs. They are the product of hundreds of years of breeding dogs for running and pulling sleds in cold weather. Alaskan huskies have a strong desire to run and pull, have a thick two-layer coat of fur, a bushy tail, long legs, and great demeanor. Bred for performance rather than looks, huskies vary widely in appearance.
    06AK_4230-husky-dogs-sled-team-demo.jpg
  • See Mount Hunter and Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Paddle a rubber raft. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5149-Mts-Hunter-McKinley-p$1.jpg
  • A wild northern geranium (Geranium erianthum) leaf turns orange in early September in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_5090-fall-leaf-color.jpg
  • See Mount Foraker, Mount Hunter, and Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • The Alaska Range rises above tundra and the braided East Fork Toklat River seen from Polychrome Overlook, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Over Tokositna Glacier, fly towards Mounts Foraker, Hunter, and McKinley/Denali in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5204-fly-Denali.jpg
  • A fungus fruits with an orange mushroom in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Glacier crevasses form a pattern in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park and Preserve, USA.
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  • The Alaska Range rises above tundra and a braided river seen from near Polychrome Overlook, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_4129-Polychrome-Denali-NP.jpg
  • An exciting landing on Eldridge Glacier culminates a flightseeing tour in a small airplane over Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • See the Alaska Range from Sable Pass on the Park Road in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • A sinkhole penitrates a forest covered glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, USA.
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  • Heart shaped avalanche debris rides a glacier in the Alaska Range, USA. Flightsee over Denali National Park and Preserve to see a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges.
    06AK_6021-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Denali rises to 20,310 feet elevation (6191 m, aka Mount McKinley) along Denali National Park Road near Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska, USA. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Denali is only visible 1 out of 3 days. Rain falls as light showers or drizzle for half of summer days. The earliest shuttle bus doesnt reach Denali views until mid morning. The least cloudy time is early morning, which suggests overnight tenting at Wonder Lake to best see the mountain. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    06AK_4062-63pan_Denali_Mt-McKinley_S...jpg
  • A colorful rainbow arches over Alaska Railroad train engines. The Alaska Railroad carries both freight and passengers from Whittier and Seward to Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base, and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, USA. The railroad is connected to the lower 48 via three rail barges that sail between the Port of Whittier and Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington.
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  • Clouds rise over the Alaska Range in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Leaves turn red and yellow in late August in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Bunchberry (cornus canadensis, or Dwarf Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel, or Crackerberry) foliage turns red and yellow and produces edible red berries in late August in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Alpine tundra plants are dwarfed by harsh climate at Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Fungi fruits with a white mushroom.
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  • Alpine tundra plant leaves turn red in late August at Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • A side canyon with yellowish rock meets Tokat River gravel, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • A Denali National Park Green Shuttle Bus drives the Park Road through yellow mountains near Polychrome Overlook, Alaska, USA. Since 1972, traffic on the 92-mile-long Denali Park Road has been limited mostly to buses, thereby protecting wildlife, air quality, and wilderness aesthetics.
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  • The Alaska Range rises above tundra and a braided river seen from near Polychrome Overlook, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_4128-Polychrome-Denali-NP.jpg
  • The northern lights glow after midnight in late August at Teklanika Campground, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. In 1621, Pierre Gassendi named the aurora borealis after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas.
    06AK_4170-Northern-Lights_Denali-NP.jpg
  • The northern lights glow after midnight in late August at Teklanika Campground, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. In 1621, Pierre Gassendi named the aurora borealis after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas.
    06AK_4173-Northern-Lights_Denali-NP.jpg
  • In Denali National Park and Preserve  the only national park in America with a working kennel  sled dogs perform essential wintertime duties in a vast expanse of designated Wilderness area. Visit Denali's Alaskan huskies in the park kennels where rangers and dogs demonstrate a traditional Alaskan mode of travel. Sled dogs are important for patrols because snowmobiles are prohibited within the boundaries of the former Mount McKinley National Park. Alaskan huskies (sled dogs) are not a particular breed nor are they crosses of purebred dogs. They are the product of hundreds of years of breeding dogs for running and pulling sleds in cold weather. Alaskan huskies have a strong desire to run and pull, have a thick two-layer coat of fur, a bushy tail, long legs, and great demeanor. Bred for performance rather than looks, huskies vary widely in appearance.
    06AK_4219-husky-dogs-sled-team-demo.jpg
  • In Denali National Park and Preserve  the only national park in America with a working kennel  sled dogs perform essential wintertime duties in a vast expanse of designated Wilderness area. Visit Denali's Alaskan huskies in the park kennels where rangers and dogs demonstrate a traditional Alaskan mode of travel. Sled dogs are important for patrols because snowmobiles are prohibited within the boundaries of the former Mount McKinley National Park. Alaskan huskies (sled dogs) are not a particular breed nor are they crosses of purebred dogs. They are the product of hundreds of years of breeding dogs for running and pulling sleds in cold weather. Alaskan huskies have a strong desire to run and pull, have a thick two-layer coat of fur, a bushy tail, long legs, and great demeanor. Bred for performance rather than looks, huskies vary widely in appearance.
    06AK_4225-husky-dogs-sled-team-demo.jpg
  • Aspen leaves turn yellow in late August in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
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  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) leaves turn red and yellow in late August in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) leaves turn red in late August in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Dwarf rhododendron leaves grow in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
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  • A curious line scores a pattern in a yellow aspen leaf lying on an orange mushroom in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_5010-mushroom-pattern-leaf.jpg
  • Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis, or Dwarf Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel, or Crackerberry) foliage turns red and produces edible red berries in early September in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
    06AK_5018-fall-leaf-color.jpg
  • See Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) from Kesugi Ridge Trail in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5030-32pan_Denali_Mt-McKinley.jpg
  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) leaves turn red in early September in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) leaves turn purple and red in early September in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • An orange, yellow, green leaf rests on polygons of orange and gray lichen on a rock in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • An orange, yellow, green leaf rests on polygons of orange and gray lichen on a rock in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Orange and gray lichen grows in polygons in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA
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  • A fungus fruits with an orange mushroom in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • See the sharp peak of Grand Tokosha from Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Sightsee by jet boat or rubber raft on the McKinley Queen. See Mount Foraker, Mount Hunter, and Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5147-Mts-Foraker-Hunter-McKinle...jpg
  • See Mount Foraker, Mount Hunter, and Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Paddle a rubber raft. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America, and measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5154-Mts-Foraker-Hunter-McKinle...jpg
  • See Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5157-Mt-McKinley.jpg
  • At sunset, see Mount McKinley from the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers at Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Paddle in a sightseeing raft. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the somewhat softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5175-McKinley.jpg
  • Fly over Ruth Glacier and the Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5200-fly-Denali_Ruth-Glacier.jpg
  • Fly over Ruth Glacier and the Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges. Mount Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5202-fly-Denali_Ruth-Glacier.jpg
  • Over Tokositna Glacier, fly towards Mount McKinley/Denali in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5205-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Over Tokositna Glacier, fly towards the huge mountain of Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5209-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Over Tokositna Glacier, fly towards the huge mountain of Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range. Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is earth's tallest mountain on land. Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_5210-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Flightsee over the Alaska Range and Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges.
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  • Flightsee over the Alaska Range and Denali National Park and Preserve, in Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges.
    06AK_5223-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Flightsee over Mount Foraker (17,400 feet or 5304 m elevation) in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range.
    06AK_5227-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Flightsee over Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range.
    06AK_5234-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Flightsee over Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. See a vast wilderness of glaciers, icy peaks, and mile deep granite gorges in the Alaska Range.
    06AK_5236-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Granite cliffs soar a mile above the mile-wide Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. Flightsee over a vast wilderness of glaciers and icy peaks in the Alaska Range. Ruth Glacier was 3800 feet thick in 1983 and flows 3 feet  a day from Denali (20,310 feet or 6191 meters, aka Mount McKinley), the highest mountain peak in North America. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer sedimentary rock above and around it.
    06AK_6016-fly-Denali.jpg
  • Seen from above, a river meanders through forest in Alaska, USA.
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  • Seen from above, a river meanders through forest in Alaska, USA.
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  • South Central Alaska map, USA, 24 days by RV (Recreational Vehicle) including Anchorage, Denali National Park and Preserve Park Road, Mount McKinley flightseeing from Talkeetna, Parks Highway, Kenai Peninsula, Sterling Highway, College & Harriman Fjords cruise from Whittier, Seward, Homer, Glenn Highway, Richardson Highway, Valdez, McCarthy, Wrangell Mountains, Fairbanks, North Pole.
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  • Rain shower over the Alaska Range. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Sanctuary River, Alaska Range. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Run by concessionaire Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the non-narrated transit buses are green in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Dryas octopetala (also known as mountain avens, white dryas, or white dryad) is an Arctic–alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. Photographed in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This small prostrate evergreen subshrub forms large colonies. Its name octopetala derives from the Greek octo (eight) and petalon (petal). Its eight petals are an unusual number in the Rosaceae family, where five is normal, though flowers with up to 16 petals also occur naturally.
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  • Views of the Alaska Range from Polychrome Overlook. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Views from Eielson Visitor Center, deep inside Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Views from Eielson Visitor Center, deep inside Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Silene acaulis / moss campion. Eielson Visitor Center, deep inside Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Views from Teklanika Rest Stop, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Views from Teklanika Rest Stop, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • The moose (Alces alces) is the largest species of the deer family. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • The moose (Alces alces) is the largest species of the deer family. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • The moose (Alces alces) is the largest species of the deer family. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Views of a braided river from Polychrome Overlook. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Views of the Alaska Range from Polychrome Overlook. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Views of the Alaska Range from Polychrome Overlook. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Dall sheep (Ovis dalli, or thinhorn sheep) are native to northwestern North America. They are white to slate brown in color and have curved, yellowish-brown horns. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Caribou are large, wild, elk-like animals which live on lichen and vegetation above tree-line in arctic North America and Greenland. Photographed in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Reindeer and caribou look different, but they are probably the same species of deer (Rangifer tarandus) which are well adapted to Arctic and Subarctic regions. Both sexes grow antlers, which are typically larger in males. Reindeer are well known from the Christmas myth where flying reindeer pull Santa Claus's sleigh, as popularized since the early 1800s in America. Reindeer are slightly smaller and were domesticated in northern Eurasia about 2000 years ago. Today, reindeer are herded by many Arctic peoples in Europe and Asia including the Sami in Scandinavia and the Nenets, Chukchi, and others in Russia. Reindeer and caribou have unique hairs which trap air for excellent insulation and flotation for swimming cold rivers.
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  • At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Views of the Alaska Range seen from Eielson Visitor Center, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Views of the Alaska Range through moose antlers on the turf roof of Eielson Visitor Center, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii). Eielson Visitor Center, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • The Alaska Range rises high above the gravel road to Reflection Pond and Kantishna, in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Reflection Pond reflects the flanks of Denali in the Alaska Range. Reflection Pond is a kettle hole left where an ancient block of glacial ice melted. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. At 20,310 feet elevation or 6191 m, the peak of Denali (previously known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. When measured from its base, it is earth's tallest (most prominent) mountain on land. Denali is a granitic pluton uplifted by tectonic pressure while erosion has simultaneously stripped away the softer surrounding sedimentary rock.
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  • Run by concessionaire Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the non-narrated transit buses are green in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
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  • Views from Eielson Visitor Center trails, deep inside Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos, or North American brown bear) in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
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