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Denali National Park and Preserve is

Denali National Park and Preserve is home to Mount McKinley the highest peak

home to Mount McKinley the highest peak

home to Mount McKinley the highest peak in North America the mountain the

in North America the mountain the

in North America the mountain the Athabascan Indians call Denali the

Athabascan Indians call Denali the

Athabascan Indians call Denali the highway visitors to the park expect the

highway visitors to the park expect the

highway visitors to the park expect the wildlife to just come up to the side of

wildlife to just come up to the side of

wildlife to just come up to the side of the road but really everyone has to take

the road but really everyone has to take

the road but really everyone has to take buses beyond a certain point and the

buses beyond a certain point and the

buses beyond a certain point and the trick is that Ryan spot the wildlife up

trick is that Ryan spot the wildlife up

trick is that Ryan spot the wildlife up in the mountains Grizzlies wolves moose

in the mountains Grizzlies wolves moose

in the mountains Grizzlies wolves moose dall sheep terrible the Denali big 5

dall sheep terrible the Denali big 5

dall sheep terrible the Denali big 5 Alaska Safari stop look yonder and a

Alaska Safari stop look yonder and a

Alaska Safari stop look yonder and a bear comes into view he is magnificent

bear comes into view he is magnificent

bear comes into view he is magnificent huge thick coat just poking around for

huge thick coat just poking around for

huge thick coat just poking around for breakfast so they’ll spend quite pretty

breakfast so they’ll spend quite pretty

breakfast so they’ll spend quite pretty much all of their day just digging for

much all of their day just digging for

much all of their day just digging for roots eating getting enough fat for the

roots eating getting enough fat for the

roots eating getting enough fat for the winter that’s what most of the grizzly

winter that’s what most of the grizzly

winter that’s what most of the grizzly bears will be doing this time of year is

bears will be doing this time of year is

bears will be doing this time of year is just putting on weight for the winter

just putting on weight for the winter

just putting on weight for the winter months and they can actually pass out

months and they can actually pass out

months and they can actually pass out from eating so much as you head deeper

from eating so much as you head deeper

from eating so much as you head deeper into the park has to lookout point

into the park has to lookout point

into the park has to lookout point called polychrome pass the road is

called polychrome pass the road is

called polychrome pass the road is perilous with a drop-off that could kill

perilous with a drop-off that could kill

perilous with a drop-off that could kill but around one of those killer curves

but around one of those killer curves

but around one of those killer curves the Alaska Range spreads out in front

the Alaska Range spreads out in front

the Alaska Range spreads out in front Mount McKinley or Denali is hiding it’s

Mount McKinley or Denali is hiding it’s

Mount McKinley or Denali is hiding it’s so big that it makes its own weather

so big that it makes its own weather

so big that it makes its own weather the mountain takes a little bit more

the mountain takes a little bit more

the mountain takes a little bit more work

work

work it’s only out twenty percent of the time

it’s only out twenty percent of the time

it’s only out twenty percent of the time so a lot of people that dream of seeing

so a lot of people that dream of seeing

so a lot of people that dream of seeing it just need to come back again did you

it just need to come back again did you

it just need to come back again did you guys see the mother a mother grizzly and

guys see the mother a mother grizzly and

guys see the mother a mother grizzly and two cubs they are hungry and preparing

two cubs they are hungry and preparing

two cubs they are hungry and preparing to hibernate the mother and her two cubs

to hibernate the mother and her two cubs

to hibernate the mother and her two cubs are rooting around eating all the

are rooting around eating all the

are rooting around eating all the vegetation Grizzlies have a reputation

vegetation Grizzlies have a reputation

vegetation Grizzlies have a reputation for being major predators but in fact

for being major predators but in fact

for being major predators but in fact around eighty percent of their diet is

around eighty percent of their diet is

around eighty percent of their diet is vegetation grizzly sometimes come near

vegetation grizzly sometimes come near

vegetation grizzly sometimes come near the road and for visitors the only

the road and for visitors the only

the road and for visitors the only defense is their voice the bear

defense is their voice the bear

defense is their voice the bear recognizes the different tones of human

recognizes the different tones of human

recognizes the different tones of human voice and is frightened by them this

voice and is frightened by them this

voice and is frightened by them this grizzly has a chocolatey brown coat at a

grizzly has a chocolatey brown coat at a

grizzly has a chocolatey brown coat at a ravenous appetite an instinct to fatten

ravenous appetite an instinct to fatten

ravenous appetite an instinct to fatten up and hibernate before the snows come

up and hibernate before the snows come

up and hibernate before the snows come winters never far away in Alaska the

winters never far away in Alaska the

winters never far away in Alaska the locals say when the fireweed blooms all

locals say when the fireweed blooms all

locals say when the fireweed blooms all the way to the top winter’s coming and

the way to the top winter’s coming and

the way to the top winter’s coming and thus ends another magical season in

thus ends another magical season in

thus ends another magical season in Denali