We flew from Sitka to Anchorage, rented a car, and drove north. We drove a back road to a campsite near Denali, couldn't see the mountain for the clouds, and the next day drove on to Chatanika, north of Fairbanks.
Route from Anchorage to Chatanika
There's a sign just like this on Storrow Drive in Boston.
Eagle River Nature Center
Eagle River Nature Center
Tired salmon
Eagle River Nature Center
my first Spruce Grouse
Knik River
Fishhook Creek
Climbing to Hatcher Pass
Hatcher Pass Rd
Climbing to the pass
View east from Hatcher Pass
Our teal Ford Aerostar rental at Hatcher Pass
Colorful vegetation
More fall colors
Hatcher Pass
descending west side of Hatcher Pass
heading towards Willow
Mt Denali overlook - mountain hidden in clouds
Same view 9 days later
Before and after: September 15 and September 24
view from George Parks Highway south of Denali
view from George Parks Highway south of Denali
Looking back south from Tanana River bridge to the Alaska Range