We took the "old" Denali Highway across to the National Park area - a long gravel road mostly above treeline. The next day we drove by the park again and tried to get a view of Denali (Mt. McKinley).
Denali Highway route
last sight of Wrangells from beginning of the Denali Highway
Denali Hwy topo map
Amphitheater Mountains from the beginning of the Denali Highway
Amphitheater Mountains and Glacier Gap Lake from Denali Hwy
Clearwater Mountains from Denali Highway
Clearwater Mountains from Denali Highway
Clearwater Mountains from Susitna River bridge
Looking north to West Fork Glacier from Susitna River bridge
Totem Inn Motel, near Denali NP
Looking for Denali from the highway, in vain
Supposed to look like this
Denali Hwy near Cantwell
Denali Highway near Cantwell
Denali Highway near Cantwell
Denali Highway near Cantwell
Broad Pass, looking north to Cantwell
Getting rugged near Denali - stitched panorama
What we're supposed to see at the Denali overlook
What we see (a composite of many photos)
There's the mountain!
See it now?
Arrow marks the mountaintop
close-up of Ruth Glacier at the foot of the mountain