Denali National Park
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2021
- We’re in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska - one of our all-time bucket list destinations. Denali is a rugged sub-arctic wilderness where everything is super-sized from the glaciers that cover the mountainsides to the peaks themselves. We're exploring the wilds of Alaska where massive wildlife roam the wilderness.
Denali is massive - over 6 million acres which is slightly larger than the state of Massachusetts. The park sprawls across Alaska’s range about 240 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. Denali itself is North America’s highest mountain peak at more than 20,000 feet above sea-level.
For more than 100 years, the mountain was named after president William McKinley. To the native Athabascan Indians, it has always been known as Denali meaning - The Great One - so in 2015, the name was officially changed. Many climbers, including ourselves, test their mountaineering and wilderness skills here. On our previous visit, we learned how to rescue ourselves should we fall into one of the hundreds of deep crevasses hidden beneath the snow.
We check out a great introductory hike that starts near the visitors’ center. This is a great starter trail, but at the same time, it gains 1700 feet of elevation. Most people opt to maintain on the main trail to get a good view of Denali.
We then head on our way to meet the Denali sled dogs. Sled dogs are a big part of the history and tradition of Denali. They go across the harsh wilderness and snow and bring goods and people into the backcountry areas in the middle of winter. Alaskan Huskies have been bred and trained to pull sleds and want to run more than anything else for thousands of years.
After hanging out with sled dogs, we go on an off-trail mountain hike up to Primrose Ridge. For a park this big, there’s only a handful of maintained trails. In Denali National Park, visitors are encouraged to get off the beaten path as long as everyone spreads out so as not to create new trails. Primrose Ridge rises about 1500 feet above the park. We’re climbing in alpine tundra which means trees don’t grow here because of the extreme cold and high elevation.
Rock the Park is an Emmy award-winning adventure series seen every Saturday on ABC featuring our national parks and other public lands across America and the world. Now in its 6th season, Jack Steward and Colton Smith go off the beaten path to explore magnificent landscapes, incredible wildlife and all the exciting ways to immerse yourself in and around nature. Whether it’s swimming with sea turtles, climbing to the top of a volcano or repelling into a glacier, Jack and Colton are living life to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same.
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Just got back from Denali and was happy to be one of the 10 % to see the entire mountain range of Mt. Foraker, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Denali. It was absolutely breathtaking.
I fulfilled my dream this year! I'm from Chile and I went to Denali!
Another aspect of this video that I'm extremely heartened with - friendship from childhood that's still going strong. No less inspiring than this national park. It's "relationships" that are among the most essential in life.
-- Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
You are my favorite CZcamsr ever
Thank you Erin! You're the best!
The absolute best! Cannot wait to get back to Denali.
Same here, Marsha! Same here..
As usual great show. I’m glad these are on CZcams since we can’t find the over the air. Our family loves your show.
Glad you enjoy it!
I love this CZcams Channel!!!!!
That Sheep looks like the cross between a Bighorn and Rocky Mountain Goat. Has the white coat like the Goat and horn like the Bighorn. The Rocky Mtn Goat is one of favorite critters along with the Moose. The mountains look incredible.
I love Denali!!! Thank you.
Thanks really enjoyed watching guys. Great trip. 👍👍‼️‼️
Stephen Farms, thank you a ton!!!!
Thanks for very informative contents. We are planning for our trip this summer. Love to play with those Alaskan puppies
Did you go?
Just came across your videos! I'm driving from PA to AK (moving) in May and am hitting as many National parks as I can that are open 😄 definitely going to binge all your videos haha
Awesome! Glad we could help. Sounds like an epic road trip. Be safe and have a blast!
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Best regards from Berlin, Germany
Very Beautiful!!!
Hermoso Alaska!!!naturaleza virgen pura!!!Un paraíso terrenal!!!
Bello video"...saludos🇨🇱🗻...
I've been there and Yukon. There is nothing like it.
I want a Denali puppy party!!
my parents named me after this mountain 😊
If you're looking for Alaska sled dogs the pound in Fairbanks usually has a few.
As an longtime Alaskan resident, I still say the southern coast of Alaska is the best. Simple!😉
6:00 “that right there is the tallest peak in North America”….yeah, but, an unknown fact about Denali is that it’s actually the tallest mountain in the WORLD when measured from true base to summit….Mt. Everest is tiny compared to this mountain….Denali is the biggest mountain on the planet and as an Alaskan I’m happy to see it (mostly in winter) often!
I heard that some geography classes in certain other countries teach people that Aconcagua & Denali are on the same continent.
Wow so cool 😎 #ParksExplorer
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Great video just discovered your channel will have to subscribe and watch more videos
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I know this is a question that is hard to answer, but between Wranger St. elias and Denali national park, which one do you guys like more?
Thanks for very informative content!!
Will u please guide me how to get national park permit for climbing mount denali
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Why does this seam like a Disney channel tv show
My teacher put this on in class so I thought I would comment just to be funny
Is just ran the numbers for my fuel allowance $6666.00 for my gas to Anchorage, Alaska from Orlando, Florida. Thanks Joe.
Yo, Massachusetts is 6.8 million acres.
Did I spy a Loras sports camp hat??
F Brooke Merrell saying crews can’t fly the American flag 🇺🇸 where does she think we are? And for the people that made the complaint are just mental. If you aren’t American and the AMERICAN FLAG bothers you then don’t visit America. All Americans should be proud of our flag and what it stands for. 😢
The dogs are cute but the abuse they take and their injuries and deaths from pulling heavy loads in Alaska is not so cute
Learn the definition of insane. You keep misusing the word. Also, although you mentioned the massacre of wolves outside the park, I don’t think you made a big enough deal about it. It’s depressing and disgusting.