Saturday, June 18

Denali Park is our destination today.  Steve and I are scheduled for the 62 mile (124 mile roundtrip) Tundra Wildness Tour.  We are hoping to see the "Big 4" (Moose, Grizzly, Dall Sheep, and Caribo).

We were not disappointed.  We saw 6 Moose, 4 Grizzly, 12 Caribo and 9 Dall Sheep.  It was a very good tour.  The Grizzly were quite a ways from us, so we only saw them up close and personal through our binoculars.  There was a Mama laying down for a nap with her 2 very active and playful cubs.  She kept swatting at the cubs so they would leave her alone.  The other grizzly that we saw was by itself out in an open area just lumbering along.

It was too cloudy to see the entire mountain, but the wildlife made up for it.

Our tour was about 7 hours long and we were ready to get off the bus for the night.  Our accommodations in Denali were marginal at best and the restaurant service was slow and the price was way expensive.  We were ready to head back to Anchorage the next day.

Moose in Denali