Denali National Park and Preserve is a shining gem in America's national park system, largely unchanged by human beings, a subarctic wilderness. Mt McKinley was simply called "Denali" which means “The Great One”.   At 20,320 feet above sea level, it’s the highest peak in North America, about 60% of mountain climbers make it to the summit.The morning is looking promising, for clear skies and sunshine, it’s an early start at 7am.   ...

Our bags are left at the door, for collection this morning, we love this type of tour, so well organised, we just move onto the next lodge, and our bags show up. And we just get to do our own thing every day. Today was a 2.5 hour bus ride to the Denali Princess Lodge, the bus commentary was one of the best transfers I've ever been on, the information about the park, stories that only the locals know and humour kept the commentary alive.   The lodge is on ...