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The South Peak (I think) of Mount McKinley seen from inside of Denali National Park. It's the highest mountain on the North American continent, and the highest (from base to peak) vertical rise mountain in the world. Everest is of course the tallest, but the base starts at a much higher altitude than McKinley. The row of smaller peaks mid-frame are probably between 3,000 and 5,000 feet, just to put the height in perspective.

Caribou

We saw several caribou in Denali. I think they enjoy tense standoffs with tour buses because they always had to walk right in front and stare us down.

There really is a crazy caribou in this one. Click on the picture for a large image you can practice your Where's Waldo skills on.

Fireweed

This is the infamous Alaskan Fireweed. It lines the roads and turns everything a bright purple. There were some places where it covered entire mountainsides. And, according to Jeremy, the all-knowing Denali tour bus driver, it makes good bear fodder!

Sunset Outside Fairbanks

This was taken at about 11:00 P.M. on the Steese Hwy north of Fairbanks. I don't think it set until 1:00 or so.

Moose Hunting

Went moose hunting on my birthday. Shot these two with my Canon.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

800 miles, 1.5 Million barrels a day, and the added benefit of warming Santa's reindeer in the winter!

Sunrise in the West

There are many constants that we all accept as facts of life; gravity, death, taxes, and of course, the sun coming up in the East each morning.

Something that still baffles my brain is watching the sun rise in the West on a late Summer flight from Seattle to Alaska. It was dark when I left Washington, and the sun was well above the horizon when I landed in Fairbanks! I'm a fan of gravity, but if I could cheat death and taxes the same way I cheated the sun, that would be GREAT!