Autumn in Denali National Park...

... is definitely here. We're about 240 miles north of Anchorage and the leaves on the trees have a lovely hue. The colours in the park range from dark green through gold to deep reds - beautiful.

You can only drive to Mile 13 in the park without a permit. so we took a shuttle bus to Mile 66 (only took 4 hours each way) and saw caribou

Dall sheep and Grizzly bears. I was surprised at how blonde some of the bears were

Even though it was a cloudy and very chilly day, the scenery was something to behold

Apparently, 70% of visitors to Denali, including us, see this view of the highest mountain in North America, the spectacular Mount McKinley (at 20,320 ft, 6,193m)

and this is what it's supposed to look like

It can be seen from Fairbanks too, and as that's where we dead tomorrow, fingers crossed for clear skies...