We walked to the main lodge for breakfast with snow gently falling on us. There wasn't enough to settle on the ground but our coats were covered. Today was the last day the park was open. Everything closes up tomorrow and Saturday until 1st May next year. Even the traffic light gets turned off. As it was the last day, there was only one tour into the park. You are not allowed to drive private cars past mile 15. In the summer, there are shuttles you can catch ar...

We picked up a car at Fairbanks airport this morning and drove 120 miles south to Denali. It was absolutely freezing when we arrived. It was lunchtime but we weren't able to check in until 3pm. Across the road from the lodge was a strip of gift shops, restaurants and tour places. We went over and wandered through the shops that were open. The official close of the summer season is Friday but some places had already closed, including the ice cream shop. b*****! T...

Our bear viewing adventure day was a real adventure! We started with a hairy 1.5hr flight on an 8 seater plane, followed by 30mins on a float plane. Once we landed at Brooks Camp we had to go to bear school. Once we were familiar with the bear viewing rules & bear safety, we were free to explore. We headed down to the river where this is a floating bridge. At the other end of the bridge there was a viewing platform and the trail to go to the falls. We got st...