Denali Park was much more than expected.We left the hotel at 7 a.m. on the Tundra Wilderness Tour. The bus, driven by a naturalist took us straight into the park. For the first 12 miles we saw very little, just a moose which was too far to see properly.
Then we started to see all of the big furry four. We saw moose, caribou and dall's sheep. All of a sudden we came across two bears together on a river bank. Apparently this is a very unusual event. We had a clear view of the bears.
Then we also saw a fox running along the road in front of us. Amazing!
We also saw many different birds and smaller mammals. The naturalist was extremely knowledgeable. He answered all questions with a smile. We were in the park for eight hours. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Instead of going back to our hotel, we were dropped at the Dinali Visitor center. From there we attended the free demonstration and talk on dog sledding. The dogs were a delight. It was also very interesting.
We returned to the hotel, where we met up with some cruise buddies. Eight of us went to the Perch Restaurant for dinner. What a disaster! Four of the items on the menu were not available. It's a pretty short menu. They totally forgot two of the entrees. The beer was bad and some of the food was cold.
We returned to the hotel where we sat in the lounge outside our rooms. We looked at today's photos and had a Baileys on ice as a nightcap.
A good day was had by all!
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