MCKINLEY IN THE MORNING

THE BEST VIEWS OF MT MCKINLEY TURNED OUT TO BE ON THE WAY TO DENALI PARK RATHER THAN IN THE PARK. IT IS RARE TO FIND THE MOUNTAIN NOT COVERED WITH CLOUDS IN THE SUMMER, AND WE WERE REALLY LUCKY TO BE LEAVING FOR THE PARK VERY EARLY WHEN IT WAS CLEAR AND IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR MOST OF THE MORNING. THE FIREWEED ALONG THE HIGHWAY SEEMED TO STRETCH FOR A HUNDRED MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IN SOME PLACES THE BLOOMS WERE OVER MY HEAD. AFTER GETTING GOOD PICTURES OF THIS MOUNTAIN, IT'S HARDER TO THINK ABOUT TAKING SHOTS OF OTHER MOUNTAINS.