July 28 – Denali National Park

Our second night of camping went well as we get accustomed to life in a tiny tent. In the morning head 110 back north to Denali National Park. With the cloudy weather we didn’t expect to get views of Denali but we’ve seen it when we were here last in 2018. Personal cars are allowed in 14 miles on the access road into the Park. To venture further out the 90 mile road one is required to take a Park bus or have a reservation at a campground beyond the 14 mile barrier. One can bicycle further into the Park after watching a bear safety video. We are kicking ourselves that we left the bicycles back at the campground. We travel the 14 miles and do a short hike from there. Our only wildlife sighting in the Park Dall Sheep way high up on the cliffs above. Denali National Park was created specifically to save the Dall Sheep.

On our return trip south to our campground we spot a couple of moose in the distances.