Friday, March 23, 2012

Across the Arctic in Alaska National Park

Denari National Park and preserveDenari National Park and preserve

Denari National Park and preserve Denali National Park & Preserve

Denari National Park is located in Alaska center area, highway and railway direct from the anchorage and Fairbanks, is the most visitors in Alaska national park. It covers an area of about about 6000000 hectares, 6194 meters above sea level of America's highest mountain mount Mckinley is located in the park. The park has a vast territory, the magnificent snow-capped mountains, glaciers, lakes, tundra, and granite formed a unique natural landscape, is a wild animal paradise.

ReindeerReindeer

The park has 39 kinds of mammals, 169 birds and 14 species of fish, brown, bighorn sheep, caribou, elk, wolves and foxes mainly large mammals, summer Denali rich color, gray green coniferous forest, tundra in full bloom on a brightly colored flowers, white snow and fog shrouded hills in the blue sky, full of vigour. In order to protect wild animal,Self-drivingThe car park can only reach 15 kilometers, the rest of the more than 140 km can take bus hill park, in the park to see the king, see animal, it is best to bring the camera and telescope. At present, in addition to watch wild animal, park and rafting and hiking and other outdoor activities.

Gates of the Arctic National ParkGates of the Arctic National Park

Gates of the Arctic National Park Gate of Arctic National Park and Preserve

Gates of the Arctic National Parks within the Arctic Circle is located in the northern Alaska mountains of Brooks (Brooks Range), according to historical records, the human life here has been for thirteen thousand years, the Athapaskan and the Inupiat and some non - native Alaska people still regard it as their homes. The park's name can be traced back to 1929, when a man named Bob Marshall (Bob Marshall) in the famous explorer Cook River (Koyukuk River) "the north fork" (North Fork) found two mountains -- "cold cliff" (Frigid Crags) and "mountain" (Boreal Mountain), two mountains are located in both sides of the river. So he will be named "the entrance gates of the Arctic" (Gates of the Arctic). The park has six primitive River, has about 1500 residents, only a road connected with the outside world, kept unchanged original style. Gates of the Arctic National Park in the vast, is the world's second largest park, is alsoThe United States of AmericaThe northernmost National Park, its terrain consists of two different worlds. Cover, the mountains of South Slope of jagged black spruce forest on the north side of a wild profusion of vegetation, mountains is endless, trees not Arctic tundra. The vast land showed distinct strong and beyond all expectations. During the summer, the sun rises above the horizon of 24 hours, the tundra and wild flowers in full bloom, is about to. All over the mountains and plains of grass, sedge into earth weave a beautiful picture. Pretty antler reindeer wander in the tundra, reproduce, and the brown bear, wolf and fox wandering foraging.

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