Memorial Day 2016 Denali Trip, or Meals on Wheels, pt.2 :)

We drove the motorhome up to Denali for our first visit of 2016, where we spent 4 days inside the park at Teklanika campground.  The original weather forecast was pretty lousy; rain and possible snow for most of the weekend.  Turned out they got it wrong and it was one of the most beautiful weekends we've ever spent in the park.  The Mountain was out the entire time we were there and it was hot!  Not a lot of animal activity because of the high temps, but we had another bear encounter our first day up in Sable Pass while on our mountain bikes and had to jump on a shuttle bus when boo-boo decided to come investigate us.  Click on the photos for full size and captions that tell the story!   It's still our favorite place on earth.

Mom's back!

Sometimes you just get lucky.  Coming home from the grocery store I see Mama moose and her brand new twins heading into our driveway!  The twins acted like they'd never been on gravel before, high-stepping across.  They headed for the bog below the house, where I could hear the twins splashing around.   This is the same cow that hangs out around our house for a couple weeks every year after she gives birth, so I think she's comfortable with me and my camera.  I gave them plenty of space and got to watch them for about 10 minutes before they headed deeper into the bog.  What a treat.  You can still see part of the umbilical cord hanging from the calf in the water, so they can't be more than a couple of days old.

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