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As we planned for our trip of a lifetime, I imagined several days in heart of Denali National Park taking pictures of mountains and wildlife. Melissa
dreamed of a cruise. We compromised and decided to do both. As we began the second half of our great adventure (see Cruise West
for the first half), we boarded our bus after lunch for the 90 mile, 6 1/2 hour trip to Camp Denali (15 miles paved, the rest over dirt mountain roads with some high passes). We stopped a number of times along the way to take pictures, and had a longer stop for an afternoon picnic dinner featuring baked salmon and other assorted goodies. We arrived in the evening to a dessert reception, orientation, and in time to photograph the evening light on Mt. McKinley (Denali).
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Located near the end of the park road and 1/2 mile up the side of a mountain, Camp Denali has a wonderful view of Denali (Mt. McKinley) to the south. Guest
cabins are spaced along the road with the Lodge (our collective living room), Potlatch (the dining room), hot showers, and other facilities at the top of the road. Each cabin has its own private outhouse
with a heart in the door that faces Denali. Each cabin has a wood burning stove for heat, propane lanterns for light, a sink, and propane hot plate for fixing hot tea, coffee, or chocolate. There is a water source near
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