Most visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve limit their visit to the developed and congested Park entrance. The more adventurous travel to Kantishna at the end of one of the grandest drives on earth, the Denali Park Road. Winding through the Alaska Range, deep into the center of the Park, this exciting Denali backcountry adventure offers you the best chance to see the wildlife which makes the Denali area so unforgettable. Grizzlies, moose, caribou, sheep, wolves, fox, golden eagles, and a vast array of other bird life may all be sighted on the way to Kantishna. And, should the weather smile on you, above it all towers "The High One," Denali itself, the tallest mountain in North America.
While traveling the restricted Denali Park Road as part of a private lodge bus tour, it is not uncommon to witness astounding natural displays. During the trip, an experienced guide shares their knowledge of the Park and offers wildlife searching tips to help locate the Park's animals and birds. Whether through binoculars or with the naked eye one may be fortunate enough to see a grizzly sow nursing her first-year cubs, a band of bull caribou with huge antlers browsing along the tundra, or Dall sheep on the high mountain ridges, playing and frolicking as if they knew they were being observed.
Travel along the Denali Parks Road is a spirited and suspenseful event, loaded with anticipation. Although Denali National Park is a wilderness - and wildlife events don't occur on a schedule - the scenery is always superlative, and it's rare that a trip doesn't produce numerous wildlife sightings.
It's a leisurely journey of about six hours from the park entrance to reach the lodge but well worth it as guests are encouraged to explore the natural communities central to Denali - to understand how this unique and fragile environment flourishes in spite of the harsh sub-arctic climate.
While a trip into Denali National Park is considered by most the highlight of any Alaska vacation, actually staying in Denali can be a problem if you're schedule is tight. That said, if you have time, a trip to the end of the Denali Park Road is a trip you won't soon forget.
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