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  2. Denali National Park

Mt. Thoro

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  • Valley

    Valley

    From 2014-07-21

  • Uphill

    Uphill

    From 2014-07-21

  • This arctic ground squirrel is not even paying attention to the scenery

    This arctic ground squirrel is not even paying attention to the scenery

    I was kind of amazed at how many of these guys were running around while we hiked the Thoro Ridge Trail in Denali National Park. They're kind of funny to watch, a bit curious about us. That would be Denali in the background if the clouds had ever lifted. That grey streak below the mountain with bits of white poking through is the debris-covered and partially vegetated Muldrow Glacier.

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    From 2014-07-21

  • Arctic Ground Squirrel

    Arctic Ground Squirrel

    The closer we were to the visitor center, the bolder they became. I really wish people would not feed animals here.

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    From 2014-07-21

  • Prancing

    Prancing

    Early on the Thoro Ridge Trail in Denali National Park a caribou came up over the hillside with her calf and trotted across the ridge for a while. blogpost: hiking the Thoro Ridge

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    From 2014-07-21

  • Caribou

    Caribou

    On the Thoro Ridge - Denali National Park

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    From 2014-07-21

  • View from the Thoro Ridge

    View from the Thoro Ridge

    Denali National Park has one of the most varied landscapes of anywhere I've ever been. Scenery changes drastically and quickly almost anywhere you go in the park. You can walk out of a thick boreal forest to find yourself in desert tundra or follow braided rivers onto glaciers and high mountains. This is the view to the north and east from the Thoro Ridge, a bit west of the Alpine Trail near the Eielson Visitor Center.

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    From 2014-07-21

  • A few of the high peaks came in and out of the clouds.

    A few of the high peaks came in and out of the clouds.

    From 2014-07-21

  • All we can see

    All we can see

    Denali was in the clouds. Looking over the Muldrow Glacier.

    From 2014-07-21

  • Thorofare

    Thorofare

    Thick fog remains on the north side of the ridge

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    From 2018-09-07

  • A bit of blue

    A bit of blue

    Blue skies appear over the Thorofare Ridge

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    From 2018-09-07

  • Unveiling

    Unveiling

    Denali over the Muldrow Glacier from the Thorofare Ridge

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    From 2018-09-07

  • Denali

    Denali

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    From 2018-09-07

  • Untitled photo

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Alpine Trail

    Alpine Trail

    The start of the Alpine Trail near Eielson Visitor Center at mile 66 on the Park Road in Denali National Park. Turning left at the ridge follows the Thorofare Ridge slowly back down to the Park Road. This day we turned right to hike to the top of Mt. Thoro.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Untitled photo

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    From 2019-07-09

  • To Mt. Thoro

    To Mt. Thoro

    Cat on the Thorofare Ridge on the approach to Mt. Thoro.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Wyoming Hills

    Wyoming Hills

    Looking north from the Thorofare Ridge are the Wyoming Hills. Very smoky day with all the wildfires burning in the state.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Thoro 5629'

    Thoro 5629'

    There's a social trail that is easy to follow to the saddle before Thoro.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Colorful Trail

    Colorful Trail

    The geology on the Thorofare is impressive. There are many different colors of rock as you travel.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Wyoming Hills

    Wyoming Hills

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Frigid Arnica

    Frigid Arnica

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Smoke

    Smoke

    There are 120 fires burning in Alaska right now. Most of the state is filling with smoke. This was the view looking at the Alaska Range from the Thorofare Ridge in Denali National Park on July 9, 2019.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Alaska Poppy

    Alaska Poppy

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Martian Landscape

    Martian Landscape

    On the ascent up Thoro in Denali National Park. Red landscape with faint tendrils of green where there is vegetation from slowly melting snowpack.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Martian Landscape

    Martian Landscape

    On the ascent up Thoro in Denali National Park. Red landscape with faint tendrils of green where there is vegetation from slowly melting snowpack.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Northern Jacob's Ladder

    Northern Jacob's Ladder

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Moss Campion

    Moss Campion

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Nearing the Summit

    Nearing the Summit

    Nearing Thoro (5629') in Denali National Park. Very unique, red, talus landscape to wander through.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Untitled photo

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    From 2019-07-09

  • A Little Green

    A Little Green

    From the summit of Thoro. Green tendrils from melting snow and a few flowers dot the landscape. Denali National Park

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Moss Campion

    Moss Campion

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Alaska Poppy (Yellow) and Larkspur (Purple)

    Alaska Poppy (Yellow) and Larkspur (Purple)

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Thoro Monuments

    Thoro Monuments

    Two monuments point toward the summit.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Descending Thoro

    Descending Thoro

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Solar Array

    Solar Array

    Station on the top of Thoro

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Descending Thoro

    Descending Thoro

    Wyoming hills in the background obscured by wildfire smoke.

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Alpine Ponds

    Alpine Ponds

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    From 2019-07-09

  • Peeling

    Peeling

    Mud and algae in a small alpine pond near Thoro in Denali National Park.

    alaskadenali national parkhikingmt. thorosmokesummer

    From 2019-07-09

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