Denali National Park

Dear Drew:

On Saturday, March 31st, the Calvin's took me on a trip 120 miles south of North Pole to Denali National Park. Denali is home to Mt. McKinley, North America's tallest mountain. Mt. McKinley is 20,328 feet tall! The picture above is taken from over 100 miles away. Even at that distance, it looks HUGE!

While hiking in the park, we saw a bald eagle soaring high above us. We also saw snow covered mountains and a frozen river.

Before we left, the Calvin's stopped and took my picture with the Denali sign, a park ranger and several other cool things you will see below.

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The Denali National Park sign is at the entrance of the park.

It was 32 degrees at the park!

The National Park Ranger was very friendly!

Grizzly Bears are a frequent site in Denali, but not this time of year.

In the summer, signs are posted around the park warning visitors of bears.

This is a map of Alaska and you can see where Denali is located.

This wolf hide was over six feet long from nose to tail.

This is a moose antler!

Check out these icicles!

Ice sculptures are very popular in Alaska 
because they last for seven months out of the year!

Here I am warming up in the Visitor's Center after a cold hike!

On our hike, we saw this bald eagle soaring high in the sky.

He kept his eye on us as we hiked through the mountains.