Day 22 (6-22-12 - Denali National Park - Teklanika CG)

We had another gorgeous day today.  We moved to Teklanika CG this morning and will stay here for 3 nights. It is a pretty campground on the Teklanika River.  On our ride in to the campground we saw the peaks of Mt. McKinley.

We took a round trip ride on the bus from the campground to Eielson Visitor Center.  We had a great bus driver named Elton. The views were spectacular. 

We were thoroughly entertained on the bus watching a grizzly get a bath.  The bear laid flat on his back, stretched his back paw out of the water, and splashed around in the mud.  After his bath he shook off the water like a dog, and then he scratched his butt on the underbrush.  Lauren asked Elton if it this was a bear or a park ranger dressed as a bear to entertain us.  It was fun to watch.

When we arrived at Eielson Visitor Center, the clouds covered the top of Mt. McKinley and we could only see the base.  We are going back tomorrow and hopefully we will get a view with no clouds.

Alaska finally has impressed us with their wildlife.  We saw 9 grizzlies (two of these were cubs), 10 caribou, and 4 Dall sheep.

We enjoyed our first elk steaks that we cooked on the campfire grill. We finally are going to bed around midnight and as usual the sun is still bright.

Pictures from today: https://goo.gl/photos/7G5p1YNYYuG6LEs99