The Last Frontier
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Denali, Mt. McKinley
North to Alaska is where the tundra’s wilderness meets the Alaska Range, boasting Denali, Mt. McKinley, truly ‘the last frontier’.
In early September, Denali National Park is where the most exquisite textural tapestry of nature’s rich, deep, warm fall colours can be found.
Photos can never do justice to this recurring autumnal phenomenon.
One of, if not ‘the’ most ruggedly majestic mountain ranges in the world not only provides the backdrop, but also forms its inner fabric.
“Dramatic and bold”, is the way a seasonal Californian waitress at the lodge described the landscape, and I have not found any other words to match hers.
Beginning with a flight over artistic swirling, frozen rivers of glaciers, ice-blue pools, and snow-topped peaks, continuing through varied travels in this vast land, until departing over this same magnificence, anyone immersed in the breathtaking beauty that is the northwestern most territory in North America, is incredibly blessed.
Only the Arctic North Pole is more northerly, with Russia to the west.
Fifteen hours of daylight in September is the order of the day.
Sunshine accompanied my arrival after a torrential downpour the day before, preceded by weeks of rain and cold, as well as a predicted forecast of much of the same.
What can I say, as my travel experiences since my mother’s death last year have seen mostly sunny days.
Any wildlife not visible in its free habitat was later viewed at the Alaska Zoo.
The majority of animals, from the grizzly to the bald eagle, which call this natural confined environs their home, have a history of orphanage, which brought them here.
Some, such as the Siberian tiger, would never live here ordinarily, yet thrive in this place.
Those who need a good home need look no further!
I would venture the same could be said of the majority of human inhabitants as well.
Most are transplants from the ‘lower 48’ who have lived in Alaska for decades.
The spiritual majesty of tree-covered mountain ranges among wild terrain has a great deal to do with their reasons to call this state home.
It mesmerizes, fascinates, and soothes the soul while simultaneously exciting it.
Provided long, dark, cold winter months can be enjoyed, tolerated, or escaped, then why not call this glorious wilderness home!
Denali Tapestry of Autumnal Tundra Wilderness
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