Alaska Day 4 - KIAM

Today we took a Denali Natural History Tour.  After a short film about the early history of Denali National Park we boarded a bus and stopped at various incredibly scenic spots.  The driver wore a headset microphone and broadcast interesting things along the way.  

For perspective, the mountains in the foreground are about 12 miles away while the massive, snowcovered Denali (formerly called Mount McKinley) is 75 miles away.  Apparently getting a good view of Denali is kind of rare as it is often covered with clouds or even smoke from various wildfires.  We got lucky as our view was clear and we could see it all.  It almost didn't even look real but more like a painting off in the distance. 

Later we visited Denali's sled dogs and got a demonstration of their abilities.  They get VERY excited to run!  That night we took a very interesting guided hike including a bit "off trail" and on to the spongy permafrost.  We walked until past 11 PM but the sun was still bright as it is this time of year in Alaska.

KIAM, KYKD and KAGV are co-owned Religious stations spread across the state on their main signals as well as multiple translators.