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local businesses near the park
denali dining • denali lodging • denali camping • denali adventure activities
getting to denali • denali services • rest of alaska • denali summer times
local businesses near the park
This is a Willow Ptarmigan.
Photo, Buck Shreck – Buck's Wildlife Photography
Photo, Buck Shreck – Buck's Wildlife Photography
How To Know Where You'll Be Tomorrow
Driving In Alaska
One of the biggest problems Alaskan travelers have is that they underestimate the amount of time it takes to get across Alaska. People find themselves pushing daylight to get to their destination.
We have developed three rules for you when you are planning your trip.
1) Give yourself three times as long to get somewhere (based on distance) as it would take you at home.
2) Stay at least two nights in every place – so you aren't continually packing, unpacking, and registering. This will allow you to get the lay of the land, meet people and have a more spontaneous, in-depth trip – because you aren't worrying about reaching your destination.
3) Pull over when you get tired. It may seem like simple advice, but the long daylight hours in Alaska can make it hard to sleep. Sometimes you'll find yourself up at three in the morning. Add to that the excitement of being in an interesting place, and you'll end up very tired after lunch.
Driving In Alaska
One of the biggest problems Alaskan travelers have is that they underestimate the amount of time it takes to get across Alaska. People find themselves pushing daylight to get to their destination.
We have developed three rules for you when you are planning your trip.
1) Give yourself three times as long to get somewhere (based on distance) as it would take you at home.
2) Stay at least two nights in every place – so you aren't continually packing, unpacking, and registering. This will allow you to get the lay of the land, meet people and have a more spontaneous, in-depth trip – because you aren't worrying about reaching your destination.
3) Pull over when you get tired. It may seem like simple advice, but the long daylight hours in Alaska can make it hard to sleep. Sometimes you'll find yourself up at three in the morning. Add to that the excitement of being in an interesting place, and you'll end up very tired after lunch.