The view from the Lodge deck this morning -- "Misty Morn".
That's a little splash of pink fireweed in the lower left. It is rampant this time of year.And, finally, a little taste of what we would be seeing in clear weather!
Today was kind of a nothing day. Gray, cloudy ride on a bus from the Mt McKinley Princess Lodge to the Denali Princess Lodge. Scenery not very inspiring, but we did see our first Moose of the trip!
And our first glacier, The Buckaroo, along the 2400 foot high Broad Pass road:
The Buckaroo was about 10 miles distant. I moved us close with computer magic so you can see the two branches of the glacier merging and flowing down toward the valley below.
Arrival at Denali was anticlimactic. The 460 room hotel complex on one side of the road and about 25 tourist trap type stores on the other. Another Gatlinburg main street in the making. Too bad......We did find an interesting place for lunch:
Then we shopped in 23 of the 25 tourist traps, went back to the hotel and took naps!
Tomorrow, into the Park.
MMG and DDG
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