Denali National Park, July 4

Hi folks,  We left in the rain, (what else is new) and drove to Denali.  Thank God it cleared up and we drove to our campsite.  We left for the Park and booked a bus trip for tomorrow morning.  The bus will take us 63 miles into the mountains and wilderness.  We drove 15 miles today but that is as far the park will let you drive.  The rest of the way, which the bus will take us, is a narrow dirt road with no guard rails.  I wish I had some valium!  The park is absolutely beautful!  Denali, the "High One," is the name Athabascan native people gave the massive peak that crowns the 600 mile long Alaska Range.  Denali is also the name of an immense national park and preserve created from the former Mount McKinley National Park.  This park is 6 million acres and is larger than Massachusetts.  Isn't that Amazing?  I will tell you more about it when we finish our trip tomorrow.  Sleep tight, dear ones.  I love you.