Along the Denali Highway
The Susitna River and some of the Alaskan Range are pictured, visible from the Denali Highway. I drove the full 135 miles of this gravel road, taking countless stops for photos. Before the Parks Highway was completed in the early 1970s, the Denali Highway was the only road access to Denali National Park. I expected the road to be very lightly travelled from what I'd read. However this being the opening of moose & caribou hunting season, pretty much every one of the numerous pullovers were occupied by hunters. The road was actually very busy... Driving the Denali Highway had been on my bucket list ever since my fist visit to Alaska 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did it this time! Despite being mostly gravel, conditions of this road weren't nearly as bad as reviews I'd read on trip forums led me to believe. A few areas had pot holes, but I've been on much more primitive forest roads than this. The views and the Autumn colors were amazing. No wildlife spotting the whole way this day due to the hunting, but the landscapes were spectacular.
Wishing everyone a great Sunday and thanks for the views!
Along the Denali Highway
The Susitna River and some of the Alaskan Range are pictured, visible from the Denali Highway. I drove the full 135 miles of this gravel road, taking countless stops for photos. Before the Parks Highway was completed in the early 1970s, the Denali Highway was the only road access to Denali National Park. I expected the road to be very lightly travelled from what I'd read. However this being the opening of moose & caribou hunting season, pretty much every one of the numerous pullovers were occupied by hunters. The road was actually very busy... Driving the Denali Highway had been on my bucket list ever since my fist visit to Alaska 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did it this time! Despite being mostly gravel, conditions of this road weren't nearly as bad as reviews I'd read on trip forums led me to believe. A few areas had pot holes, but I've been on much more primitive forest roads than this. The views and the Autumn colors were amazing. No wildlife spotting the whole way this day due to the hunting, but the landscapes were spectacular.
Wishing everyone a great Sunday and thanks for the views!