From Polychrome Pass. Denali National Park, Alaska

Judith Jeon-Chapman

Denali, AK

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Polychromed and gilded wood

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Denali National Park

Polychrome Elevations is an artwork by Peter Newman at the South Bank outside the BFI and Hayward Gallery. Basically he's painted all the staircases in primary colours. Reminds me very much of the computer game Mirror's Edge.

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A lovely hike within Denali is to leave the Park Road bus and walk uphill to a ridge to the north to get a closer view of Polychrome Mountain.

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Tour bus driving by the Polychrome Overpass. Scary! Nikon D-40

Denali National Park

Kantishna Road

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Bear Near Polychrome

Polychrome wooden ceiling, San Miniato al Monte (St Minias on the Mountain Basilica), Florence. Italy, 10th-15th century.

Polychrome brownstone 46x40x40cm (2002)

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Multi-hued lavas, intrusive rocks and cemented gravels give the mountain its range of colours. It rises nearly 3000 feet above the surrounding Toklat River valley floor.

While the views of Denali are the most impressive in the park, I think the views from Polychrome Mountain are the prettiest in the park.

The volcanic rock, rhyolite, is rich in iron which turns colors as it oxidizes and gives the area its name.