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  2. Denali National Park

Mt. Thoro

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    Valley

  • Uphill

    Uphill

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Caribou

    Caribou

    On the Thoro Ridge - Denali National Park

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • All we can see

    All we can see

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

  • Thorofare

    Thorofare

    Thick fog remains on the north side of the ridge

  • A bit of blue

    A bit of blue

    Blue skies appear over the Thorofare Ridge

  • Unveiling

    Unveiling

    Denali over the Muldrow Glacier from the Thorofare Ridge

  • Denali

    Denali

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  • 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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  • To Mt. Thoro

    To Mt. Thoro

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

  • 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.

  • Thoro 5629'

    Thoro 5629'

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

  • Colorful Trail

    Colorful Trail

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

  • Wyoming Hills

    Wyoming Hills

  • Snow arnica

    Snow arnica

  • 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.

  • Alaska Poppy

    Alaska Poppy

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