Third day of discovery still hiking. That time, we leaved the bus at Toklat River to climb Polychrom Mountain.
 
 
1. New encounter in the morning!
 

 
 
2. He is also ready for a hibernating winter!
 

 
 
3. Starting to climb above the Toklat River.
 

 
 
4. From above, the view is fantastic!
 

 
 
5. As we climb a cliff, we see the same dall sheep with a broken horn than two days earlier.
 

 
 
6. In the morning, we enjoy an unobstructed view of the Giant, “Denali” or “the High One”.
 

 
 
7. Higher in the scree, caribous appear on a ridge.
 

 
 
8. I approached slowly trying to be as quiet as possible…
 

 
 
9. I am now only a dozen yards and when I get up, I discover a two heads caribou! 😀
 

 
 
10. This is a male and a female.
 

 
 
11. Meanwhile, Mino contemplates the landscape…
 

 
 
12. I must say that everything is so beautiful here…
 

 
 
13. These screes bewitch me…
 

 
 
14. I could shoot dozens of times.
 

 
 
15. Clouds are back over the Alaska Range…
 

 
 
16. … but we still have sun here.
 

 
 
17. From there, the rivers form beautiful designs…
 

 
 
18. Scabrous descent into a steep scree!
 

 
 
19. We continue our journey across the alpine tundra…
 

 
 
20. … dotted with small puddles and swamps.
 

 
 
21. Colors are awesome.
 

 
 
22. It is almost 6 PM but we don’t want to leave.
 

 
 
23. Tundra, I love you…
 

 
 
24. The day ends, we must resolve to take the bus back to Teklanika.
 

 
 
25. Last encounter of the day hiking down the Teklanika River to reach the campground…
 

 
 
26. Contrasts…
 

 
 
27. End of a great day for my birthday eve..! 😉
 

 
 
That’s it for our brief stay in this beautiful park. Following of the discovery of VivaLaVida to come in a few days…