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Jul 15, 2024 23:16:10 GMT -5
Post by tallguy on Jul 15, 2024 23:16:10 GMT -5
Has anyone been to Denali and actually SEEN Denali? GF and I just got back from a cruise/land tour. She had done an Alaska cruise years ago but agreed to go with me if we included a land package to the mountain. Had really good weather for most of our cruise days, which was nice. Got to Denali though and could not see it at all because of clouds. One of the other people we got to know a little bit said it was his fifth time there and had only seen the mountain twice. We did see the top from the plane home, since it was above the clouds, but not the same.
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Jul 16, 2024 8:08:52 GMT -5
Post by Opti on Jul 16, 2024 8:08:52 GMT -5
No. But its a name of a vehicle as well, right? Some places have lots of fog, like Scotland. Maybe its just a feature not a bug.
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Jul 16, 2024 14:16:27 GMT -5
Post by Artemis Windsong on Jul 16, 2024 14:16:27 GMT -5
You saw above the clouds. Much better than the ground from my view.
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Jul 16, 2024 16:13:27 GMT -5
Post by Tennesseer on Jul 16, 2024 16:13:27 GMT -5
What is the visibility of Denali?
The mountain is so tall, that people like to say “it makes its own weather.” Clouds bump up against the peak all summer long, so the mountain is completely visible only around 20% of the time. When you arrive at the airport, see if you can glimpse Denali to the north as you walk out the terminal door. Where To See Denali (Formerly "Mt. McKinley")
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Jul 16, 2024 19:34:08 GMT -5
Post by tallguy on Jul 16, 2024 19:34:08 GMT -5
We took a bus to Denali and the train to Fairbanks. Viewing the top of the mountain from the plane was after leaving Fairbanks to come home. Seeing the top with white snow against white clouds from a long way away was better than nothing, but nowhere near as impressive a sight as we were hoping for. GF almost certainly won't be going back to Alaska, and it is doubtful I will unless things change, so that may have been the only chance. Did get to see some impressive glaciers though, and that has been on my list for a while. Really wanted to do it years ago before they receded so much. Hubbard is still very cool though. Incredible area.
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Denali
Jul 17, 2024 15:12:31 GMT -5
Post by Annie7 on Jul 17, 2024 15:12:31 GMT -5
Yes, I saw it on the land portion of the Alaska cruise. I heard that about 30% of people see it. I had joined a group of friends after they had made the reservations. So, I was on a different tour than them. They only saw it on the bus back to Anchorage. I saw it on the bus trip to the Denali national forest and also on the bus back to Anchorage.
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Jul 17, 2024 17:01:15 GMT -5
Post by Tennesseer on Jul 17, 2024 17:01:15 GMT -5
TG-while not as high as Mount Denali, if you have never been to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming in the summer, you should. First place I ever saw snow on mountain tops in the summer. It is were I want my ashes to be scattered. Must have a good view though where ever the ashes end up.
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Post by tallguy on Jul 17, 2024 17:36:45 GMT -5
TG-while not as high as Mount Denali, if you have never been to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming in the summer, you should. First place I ever saw snow on mountain tops in the summer. It is were I want my ashes to be scattered. Must have a good view though where ever the ashes end up. We did, on our Western National Parks trip before Covid hit. Six and a half weeks, mid-May to late-June. Eleven national parks, two national monuments, several visits with friends of GF. Probably stood in just about that spot, looking at that barn.
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Jul 17, 2024 17:38:27 GMT -5
Post by Tennesseer on Jul 17, 2024 17:38:27 GMT -5
TG-while not as high as Mount Denali, if you have never been to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming in the summer, you should. First place I ever saw snow on mountain tops in the summer. It is were I want my ashes to be scattered. Must have a good view though where ever the ashes end up. We did, on our Western National Parks trip before Covid hit. Six and a half weeks, mid-May to late-June. Eleven national parks, two national monuments, several visits with friends of GF. Probably stood in just about that spot, looking at that barn. Iconic photo.
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