{"id":3964,"date":"2014-08-30T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/?p=3964"},"modified":"2014-08-30T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T10:00:32","slug":"denali-national-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/denali-national-park-2\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Denali National Park (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took a bus the next morning that dropped us near Highpass, the highest point of the road. So we walked over seven hours in wildnature, first under the sun before rain in the afternoon. There are no trails, so we progress in the tundra and freely choose our way.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. Sometimes, willows are several feet high. Progressing is not always easy but Mino keep smiling! \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1654b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1654b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1654b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1654b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1654b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1654b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. clouds growing rapidely&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1666b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1666b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1666b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1666b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1666b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1666b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Berries are everywhere at that time of year, including blueberries that we gather throughout our journey.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1656b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1656b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1656b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1656b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1656b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1656b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. Oh greedy!! \ud83d\ude09  (Well, I confess, me too! \ud83d\ude00 )<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1658b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1658b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1658b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1658b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1658b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1658b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. They are many ground squirrels that signal our arrival by their characteristic cry.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1668b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1668b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1668b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1668b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1668b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1668b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. This powerful nature is just beautiful!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1675b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1675b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1675b\" width=\"650\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1675b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1675b-147x100.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1675b-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. Atmospheres constantly change with the passing clouds&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1674b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1674b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1674b\" width=\"650\" height=\"453\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1674b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1674b-143x100.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1674b-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. Some flowers remain on the tundra in the late summer.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1951b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1951b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1951b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1951b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1951b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1951b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. Rivers have formed large gravel bars by getting silt away from the glacier they flow from&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1686b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1686b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1686b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1686b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1686b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1686b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. Meanders games&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1923b\" width=\"477\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1923b-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. The top of the mountains is mostly made from large colorful screes.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1795b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1795b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1795b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1795b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1795b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1795b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. Plunging perspective&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1815b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1815b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1815b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1815b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1815b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1815b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13. Afternoon showers start again&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1822b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1822b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1822b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1822b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1822b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1822b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. &#8230; and a beautiful rainbow emerges a few moments.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1825b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1825b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1825b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1825b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1825b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1825b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. Fortunately, our rain suits protect us well!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1833b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1833b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1833b\" width=\"650\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1833b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1833b-139x100.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1833b-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n16. While we join Teklanika by bus, we see this female moose.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1697b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1697b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1697b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1697b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1697b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1697b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n17. Off the bus a few miles before the campground, we enjoyed the last sun rays going down the bed of Teklanika River.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1701b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1701b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1701b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1701b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1701b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC1701b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSo much for the second day. To be followed soon.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a bus the next morning that dropped us near Highpass, the highest point of the road. So we walked over seven hours in wildnature, first under the sun before rain in the afternoon. There are no trails, so we progress in the tundra and freely choose our way.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/denali-national-park-2\/?lang=en\" class=\"read-more\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[492],"tags":[1019,555,556,487],"class_list":["post-3964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alaska-en","tag-alaska-en","tag-denali-np-en","tag-grizzly-en","tag-tundra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3964\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}