When we arrived at Denali National Park most of the views were obscured by smoke from wildfires in Fairbanks. Over 1 million acres were on fire, much of the smoke had drifted south. For 3-1/2 of the 4 days we were in the park, the visibility was 1/4th to 1 mile. :(
I found these blooming in the yard of our bed and breakfast in Healy, just outside of Denali. The host family had planted some interesting wildflowers along the roadside.
Kenny donned his Mosquito net during one of our hikes in Denali. For such a cold place, Alaska has some really BIG mosquitoes. We were still a bit too early for the Black Fly season, so we didn't get the "pleasure" of experiencing them too!
