The Wildlife can get pretty "wild" as this bear-mangled sign can attest. Rangers have put large nails in the bottom of it to keep the bears from destroying it.
This was the most nerve-wracking section of the road in Denali National Park. At one point, the road makes such a sharp curve, the driver had to stop in mid-curve and back up! Seeing the sheer drop-offs made many riders so nervous they shifted to the other side of the bus. It didn't bother me though! It was near this section that we saw the second grizzly bear sow and her 2 cubs.
. Unfortunately, while we were in the park, wildfires burning near Fairbanks filled the valley with thick smoke. We could not see more than 1/4th-mile 3 of the 4 days we were in Denali. An 11-hour trip would have taken us to Wonder Lake with a fabulous view of Denali (Mt. McKinley), however, we would not have seen it on our trip.
