After spending the night at the Princess Denali Lodge, we woke up at 5:00am on Saturday June 21, 2003 (Summer Solstice) to start our Tundra Wildlife Search of Denali National Park. It lasted approximately 9 hours and took us approximately 65 miles into the park. Here are some photos of some of the spectacular sights:

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A beautiful view

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A glimpse of Mt. McKinley (tallest mountain in North America at 20,320 feet) from behind the clouds

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A Moose lumbering through the Tundra

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Another Moose shot...

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Permafrost- Permenantly frozen soil

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A ground squirrel

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Beautiful Mountains...

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More breath-taking scenery

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A grizzly bear and her cub (small dot to left)

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A Caribou

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A Dall Sheep on a mountain side

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A Willow Ptarmigan (the Alaskan State Bird)

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The clouds breaking away to reveal the peaks of Mt. McKinley

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Lisa and Matt in Denali National Park

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More beautiful scenery....

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and even more...

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The Alaskan Mountain Range

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A Moose that was walking along the roadside...Park Rangers were directing traffic around it!!

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