In the almost 3 years we lived in Anchorage, we had the opportunity of visiting Denali twice. The drive there was around four hours, with great views along the way, but specially as we got closer to Denali.

We never took a bus tour or camped right in the park, mostly because we had a tiny human. For our first visit we decided to stay in a cabin at Carlo Creek Lodge, which was recommended to us by a friend from Fairbanks.

We greatly enjoyed hiking and admiring the beautiful natural surroundings that make this such a wonderful park.

We had the opportunity of seeing caribou, brown (grizzly) bears, ptarmigans (this one was roaming right outside our cabin one day), and arctic ground squirrels.

Our second visit to Denali was part of a longer camping trip with friends. We drove our truck camper and our friends rented an RV. They didn’t get to see much of the wild life that time, except for this couple on the road:

Another wonderful set of memories from our time in Alaska. We look forward to going back when our little guy is older to show him around!