Denali國家公園遊客中心 Visitor Center Of Denali National Park
遊客中心提供地理地質和動植物的介紹 Visitor center provides useful information about geology and wildlife
遊客中心外moose的頭骨 Moose skull outside visitor center
進入公園的巴士 Entering Denali National Park
映照雲影的小水塘 Small pond at roadside
公路前方的山巒 Approaching our campground
留宿的Teklanika營地 Teklanika Campground
Teklanika River看來水淺,但冰川融化時下游水深且急 Teklanika River may look shallow now, but it may get dangerous when the glacier melts
Fireweed是這裡常見的野花。花蜜則是阿拉斯加的特產 Fireweed is everywhere
公園的交通巴士 Buses are the only means of transportation inside the park
巴士司機通常也兼任解說員 Bus drivers are usually very informative and helpful
巴士停下來觀察路旁的熊(右邊的小棕點) Bus stops to observe a grizzly (the small brown spot at the right)
巴士車窗外廣大的土地 Wilderness outside the bus
風起雲湧 Winds, Clouds and The Mountains
Toklat Rest Area
哇!終於看到棕熊了 Wow! There is a grizzly bear
Golden Eagle
馴鹿 Caribou
跑到路中央的馴鹿 Sometimes caribous share the park road with us
雌性的駝鹿 Cow Moose
雄駝鹿可重達六百多公斤 The average weight of a bull moose is 1400 lbs
路上的郊狼 coyote on the road
大角山羊是Denali國家公園的象徵動物 Dall sheep is the symbol of Denali National Park
大角羊步上了馬路,只好耐心等待牠離開 One dall sheep blocked the road, the bus had to wait patiently
哇!路邊的大角羊不只一隻,而是一群 It is not just one sheep, there is a group of them by the road
大角山羊近景 Close shot of Dall sheep
狐狸看來的確有點奸奸的 This fox looks sly indeed
在這裡騎自行車真是過癮 Biking here is wonderful
晚間營地有Ranger介紹野生動物 Ranger program at campground
Ranger介紹各種鳥類的頭骨、腳爪和唾餘 Ranger talks about birds of prey by showing skulls, claws and pellets of various birds
天氣晴朗時可以看到Mount McKinley的全貌 We are lucky to witness high peaks of Mount McKinley on a cloudless day
Ranger帶領的健行活動 Ranger led 5-hour "strenuous" hike
河床上的頁岩 slate on the river bed
咦,這是什麼動物的腳印? Who can tell what kind of animal track it is?
我們要從這裡沿溪而上 Follow the stream and go up, up, up
這裡的路真的不太好走 Indeed a bit "strenuous" to me
大角羊遠遠在崖上看著我們 Dall sheep watched us while we were hiking
好不容易爬上苔原,休息時間到了 Finally on the top, lunch time.
苔原上有很多地松鼠的洞穴,這是熊為了捕食松鼠挖開的大洞 This hole was dig by a bear trying to catch ground squirrels
這是bearberry, 不用說是熊的最愛了 Bearberries. Bear's favorite but not mine.
岩石上老鷹的糞便與地衣 Eagle dropping and lichens on the rock
才八月中,苔原上已見秋意 Fall color on the tundra in mid-August
苔原上的白色小花 Wildflowers on tundra
蘑菇和秋葉 Mushroom
健行終點需要穿越河床 We got to cross the river at the end of hike
暮色中的河床 River at dusk
廣大的針葉林 Endless taiga
針葉林與遠山 Taiga and the montains
國家公園探測的印記 Some kind of survey mark dated 1965
離開時在公園入口留影 End of our three-day trip in Denali
我確信自己還會再回到這片神奇的土地 Somehow i believe we will come back to this wondrous land