{"id":969,"date":"2014-07-13T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roadtrip.meenan.us\/?p=969"},"modified":"2014-07-13T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T15:30:41","slug":"the-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadtrip.meenan.us\/?p=969","title":{"rendered":"The Mountain!"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 12 – Today we did a bus shuttle into Denali National Park. \u00a0We had hoped to go on a tour with a naturalist. \u00a0However, I did not call early enough to get the tickets. \u00a0I should have called a week ahead instead of just three days. \u00a0Our shuttle bus driver, Kim, was fantastic. She was doing the Kantishna Shuttle which totals 12 hours. \u00a0Six hours each way. \u00a0Knowing the kids would never last the whole day, we opted to fly back to an airstrip just outside the entrance. \u00a0We saw four grizzlies, one moose, four Caribou, and one ptarmigan. Brian and I were really hoping for a wolf as there are 12 packs in the park but our luck was gobbled up by stellar views of…(da da dum) THE MOUNTAIN.<\/p>\n

Pat joined us today after flying into Anchorage and driving a rental car up to Denali. \u00a0We at dinner at the Salmon Bake which we highly recommend. \u00a0There is a variety of food. \u00a0Brian loved their burgers and our service was stellar. \u00a0Tomorrow we have a full day planned so we are off to bed early.<\/p>\n

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