Our Denali Trip

We have taken two trips to Alaska in RV's and both times it was a memorable experience. On the last trip we traveled the Denali National Park and were able to get some great pictures. This picture is my favorite. People cannot take private vehicles through the park but must ride the guided buses. There are four hour trips and eight hour trips and you never know what you will see. This is a great way to meet people, too. Nice people make great memories. This trip on the bus we stopped many times to look at the wildlife on the hillsides. This momma bear and her cub were having a great time and we stayed several minutes to watch their activities. Nothing seemed to bother them even people snapping pictures and "ooooo"ing and "aaaaahhh"ing over them. Can you imagine looking out the bus window to see this grizzly and cub? What an experience.

At one point there was a rare hawk in her nest and we stopped for that. The name of the hawk escapes me now but it was quite a sight. Moose, elk, ptarmigan, marmots, trout in a stream and lots of eagles are seen everywhere. The bald eagles are spectacular. Texans simply don't see eagles in that quantity in Texas. Many, many birds occupied our days, too. With bird book and binoculars in hand everyday we traveled about and saw a very large variety. The long-tailed Jaeger, red-necked phalarope, sandpiper and sandhill crane. That is just a small sample of what a person can see when you park your rv and get out looking.