Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 12:53 AM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> I've been to Katmai, but to catch the height of the action you need to time
> your trip with the peak of the salmon otherwise you'll just get pictures of
> the falls with maybe no salmo/bears.

True.  Katmai is still less spoiled by tourist mobs than Denali. and
beautiful in any season.

Great fishing as well.

"If you're going to use a car to get around, a copy of the 'Milepost'
is a great resource,"

That publication is a true gem.


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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[knarf]

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
them again.

Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  wrote:
>I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
>to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
>Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
>have made the trip and have any words of advice.
>
>My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
>different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
>drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
>leave from Anchorage.
>
>I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
>Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
>just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
>the cost ... hiking options, etc.

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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[ann sanfedele]

Um, I did notice you didn't buy a calendar..:-)

Ken is another resource.
The Denali Highway isnt a highway mostly a gravel road... and it goes 
east to west

It may have more paving now- havent been there since 1992.  IN 1989
we did it at the time you are thinking of, and in 1987 Richard did it alone
We never saw the top of Denali.  In May of 1992 , it was "out" a lot.

You arent permitted to drive the whole park road unless you aregoing
to stay at that special lodge at the end of it... or camp there. You would
probably need reservationswell in advance.

If you are flying, instead of driving up, go into Anchorage... a much nicer
city... It isn't that far from Anchorage to the park - . I'd say skip 
Fairbanks altogether


Get "The MilePost"  - invaluable  to anyone on the road up there 
detailed , etc.


a start for your research anyway..

envious...

ann



On 11/15/2015 9:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.




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OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Darren Addy]

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.

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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Darren Addy]

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:
> Ken has taken spectacular photos there.
>
> When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
> them again.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
>
> frank
>
> On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  
> wrote:
>>I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
>>to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
>>Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
>>have made the trip and have any words of advice.
>>
>>My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
>>different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
>>drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
>>leave from Anchorage.
>>
>>I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
>>Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
>>just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
>>the cost ... hiking options, etc.
>
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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Stanley Halpin]

We’ll be there next summer.  29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives from a 
few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan when I 
asked a similar question.
Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of The 
Park. But from the research I’ve done, it seems that you do have options.

1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. One itinerary I was looking at 
did a clockwise loop from Fairbanks down to the coast, by ferry over to Seward 
or Whittier, up to Anchorage, back to Fairbanks…
2. You can ride the shuttle buses into the Park, hike, camp, go back to the 
road, catch another shuttle, drop off again, hike camp etc.
3. You can stay at one of 5 (IIRC) different lodges/resorts that are at the end 
of the park road, 85± miles in. Megabucks, minimum stay of 3 or 4 nights. But 
it is an option (the option I went with).
4. You can stay outside the park and take day trips in on the shuttles, getting 
off different places different days. Note that the hotels near the entrance are 
super expensive, the town a few miles north toward Fairbanks has more 
reasonable prices.
5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch the 
bear/salmon interaction…
6. Note that you can easily find RV rentals and not have to worry so much about 
where to stay...

One resource I used which you might find useful is TravelAlaska.com  The 
outfits which advertise there (e.g., tour companies, RV Rentals, etc.) have 
suggested itineraries, lists of “what to do in x days” etc. 

stan

> On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> 
> I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
> can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
> buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
> particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.
> 
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:
>> Ken has taken spectacular photos there.
>> 
>> When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
>> them again.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> frank
>> 
>> On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  
>> wrote:
>>> I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
>>> to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
>>> Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
>>> have made the trip and have any words of advice.
>>> 
>>> My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
>>> different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
>>> drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
>>> leave from Anchorage.
>>> 
>>> I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
>>> Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
>>> just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
>>> the cost ... hiking options, etc.
>> 
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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[ann sanfedele]

Of course you should take that bus ride... but if you drove the "Denali 
Highway"
between Cantwell and Paxton you'd be out in the wild for photography 
sufficiently

without the difficulties and dangers of doing any serious hiking there...
There are other roads to wander in a bit but one has to make sure onehas 
the fuel.


ann

On 11/15/2015 10:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
them again.

Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.

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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[John]

Check out the road lottery. You might get lucky and win the chance to
buy a one-day permit to drive as much of the park as you can see weather
permitting.

http://www.nps.gov/dena/planyourvisit/road-lottery.htm

On 11/15/2015 10:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
them again.

Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.


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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I've been to Denali, although in mid summer.  It was an incredible
place to visit at that time, but crowded with tourists.  It should be
magnificent in the late summer or early fall, after the height of the
tourist season.

There is, however, a ,much better place to visit, both for the
experience of Alaska and for photo opportunities:  Katmai National
Park:

.
http://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/katm/planyourvisit/bear-watching.htm

Almost every image you have ever seen of grizzlies catching salmon at
a waterfall was taken at Katmai.  It is wilder than Denali, and
further south and  more maritime, so the light and the good weather
last longer into the year.

A large bonus is the magnificent volcanic site, , "The Valley of 10,000 Smokes":

http://www.nps.gov/katm/planyourvisit/exploring-the-valley-of-ten-thousand-smokes.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Ten_Thousand_Smokes

I recommend Katmai NP most highly.  IMO, only Yosemite can compete
with it for a unique and unforgettable experience.

One must book well in advance.  It may already be to late to book a
cabin in the park for 2016, but one can always stay in King Salmon, as
we did, and take a float plane into the park every morning.

Dan
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On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
> to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
> Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
> have made the trip and have any words of advice.
>
> My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
> different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
> drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
> leave from Anchorage.
>
> I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
> Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
> just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
> the cost ... hiking options, etc.
>
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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin
 wrote:
>
>
> 1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park.


Yes, indeed, there is.

One of the most interesting places we visited is Kotzebue, on the
Northwest coast.  It sits on a spit of land jutting into an arm of the
Bering Sea.  The tundra stretches as far as one can see, with
permafrost just a few inches under the surface.  Native Alaskan
culture is presented by the Inupiat tribal elders and youth of this
remote village governed by  native Alaskan corporation.  Totally
different from anything one will see on a shore excursion from a
cruise ship.


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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Ken Waller]

I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.


Most 'Golden hour photos' that I've seen from Denali were taken deep in the 
Park around the WOnder Lake area, although there are a few bodies of water 
along the road.


Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Darren Addy" <pixelsmi...@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?



I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can 
enjoy them again.


Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.



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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Ken Waller]

I don't have many Denali images on line but there are a few here -

Some mammals -  http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1068252 only 4 of 
the last 5 were taken in Denali late August/early September.


Kenneth Waller
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From: "knarf" <knarftheria...@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?



Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can 
enjoy them again.


Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.



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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Ken Waller]

You arent permitted to drive the whole park road unless you aregoing
to stay at that special lodge at the end of it


Camp Denali had a separate cabin, away from the rest that was available for 
rental - that is the only accomodation in the park that can be driven to by 
the renters - and then your vehicle was not authorized to travel up and down 
the park road except to get to/from the cabin - everyone else takes lodge 
busses into and out of the park.


Kenneth Waller
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From: "ann sanfedele" <ann...@nyc.rr.com>

Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?



Um, I did notice you didn't buy a calendar..:-)

Ken is another resource.
The Denali Highway isnt a highway mostly a gravel road... and it goes east 
to west

It may have more paving now- havent been there since 1992.  IN 1989
we did it at the time you are thinking of, and in 1987 Richard did it 
alone

We never saw the top of Denali.  In May of 1992 , it was "out" a lot.

You arent permitted to drive the whole park road unless you aregoing
to stay at that special lodge at the end of it... or camp there. You would
probably need reservationswell in advance.

If you are flying, instead of driving up, go into Anchorage... a much 
nicer
city... It isn't that far from Anchorage to the park - . I'd say skip 
Fairbanks altogether


Get "The MilePost"  - invaluable  to anyone on the road up there detailed 
, etc.


a start for your research anyway..

envious...

ann



On 11/15/2015 9:41 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.



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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Ken Waller]

5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch 
the bear/salmon interaction…


I've been to Katmai, but to catch the height of the action you need to time 
your trip with the peak of the salmon otherwise you'll just get pictures of 
the falls with maybe no salmo/bears.


If you're going to use a car to get around, a copy of the 'Milepost' is a 
great resource,


Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: "Stanley Halpin" <s...@stans-photography.info>

Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?


We’ll be there next summer.  29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives 
from a few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan 
when I asked a similar question.
Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of 
The Park. But from the research I’ve done, it seems that you do have 
options.


1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. One itinerary I was 
looking at did a clockwise loop from Fairbanks down to the coast, by ferry 
over to Seward or Whittier, up to Anchorage, back to Fairbanks…
2. You can ride the shuttle buses into the Park, hike, camp, go back to 
the road, catch another shuttle, drop off again, hike camp etc.
3. You can stay at one of 5 (IIRC) different lodges/resorts that are at 
the end of the park road, 85± miles in. Megabucks, minimum stay of 3 or 4 
nights. But it is an option (the option I went with).
4. You can stay outside the park and take day trips in on the shuttles, 
getting off different places different days. Note that the hotels near the 
entrance are super expensive, the town a few miles north toward Fairbanks 
has more reasonable prices.
5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch 
the bear/salmon interaction…
6. Note that you can easily find RV rentals and not have to worry so much 
about where to stay...


One resource I used which you might find useful is TravelAlaska.com  The 
outfits which advertise there (e.g., tour companies, RV Rentals, etc.) 
have suggested itineraries, lists of “what to do in x days” etc.


stan


On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can 
enjoy them again.


Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> 
wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.



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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[ann sanfedele]

On 11/15/2015 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote:

We’ll be there next summer.  29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives from a 
few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan when I 
asked a similar question.
Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of The 
Park. But from the research I’ve done, it seems that you do have options.

1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. One itinerary I was looking at 
did a clockwise loop from Fairbanks down to the coast, by ferry over to Seward 
or Whittier, up to Anchorage, back to Fairbanks…
2. You can ride the shuttle buses into the Park, hike, camp, go back to the 
road, catch another shuttle, drop off again, hike camp etc.
3. You can stay at one of 5 (IIRC) different lodges/resorts that are at the end 
of the park road, 85± miles in. Megabucks, minimum stay of 3 or 4 nights. But 
it is an option (the option I went with).
4. You can stay outside the park and take day trips in on the shuttles, getting 
off different places different days. Note that the hotels near the entrance are 
super expensive, the town a few miles north toward Fairbanks has more 
reasonable prices.
5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch the 
bear/salmon interaction…
6. Note that you can easily find RV rentals and not have to worry so much about 
where to stay...

One resource I used which you might find useful is TravelAlaska.com  The 
outfits which advertise there (e.g., tour companies, RV Rentals, etc.) have 
suggested itineraries, lists of “what to do in x days” etc.

stan


On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:

I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:

Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can enjoy 
them again.

Thanks!

Cheers,

frank

On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy  wrote:

I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
have made the trip and have any words of advice.

My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
leave from Anchorage.

I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
the cost ... hiking options, etc.

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Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?

[Darren Addy]

thanks to ken and ann for the advice. i will look up ken's former
threads, but won't be able to do so until late this afternoon.
appreciate hearing about the milepost.

ps... for those who think i've just become a hipster, this keyboard
seems no longer capable of typing capital letters. ;\

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>
>
> On 11/15/2015 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote:
>>
>> We’ll be there next summer.  29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives
>> from a few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan
>> when I asked a similar question.
>> Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of
>> The Park. But from the research I’ve done, it seems that you do have
>> options.
>>
>> 1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. One itinerary I was
>> looking at did a clockwise loop from Fairbanks down to the coast, by ferry
>> over to Seward or Whittier, up to Anchorage, back to Fairbanks…
>> 2. You can ride the shuttle buses into the Park, hike, camp, go back to
>> the road, catch another shuttle, drop off again, hike camp etc.
>> 3. You can stay at one of 5 (IIRC) different lodges/resorts that are at
>> the end of the park road, 85± miles in. Megabucks, minimum stay of 3 or 4
>> nights. But it is an option (the option I went with).
>> 4. You can stay outside the park and take day trips in on the shuttles,
>> getting off different places different days. Note that the hotels near the
>> entrance are super expensive, the town a few miles north toward Fairbanks
>> has more reasonable prices.
>> 5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch
>> the bear/salmon interaction…
>> 6. Note that you can easily find RV rentals and not have to worry so much
>> about where to stay...
>>
>> One resource I used which you might find useful is TravelAlaska.com  The
>> outfits which advertise there (e.g., tour companies, RV Rentals, etc.) have
>> suggested itineraries, lists of “what to do in x days” etc.
>>
>> stan
>>
>>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you
>>> can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take
>>> buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing -
>>> particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf  wrote:

 Ken has taken spectacular photos there.

 When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can
 enjoy them again.

 Thanks!

 Cheers,

 frank

 On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy 
 wrote:
>
> I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer,
> to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some
> Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers
> have made the trip and have any words of advice.
>
> My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a
> different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and
> drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then
> leave from Anchorage.
>
> I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the
> Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm
> just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating
> the cost ... hiking options, etc.

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