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Justin Bailey

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Backpacking in Denali (4): BEARS

Day Two: Bears Coming into the glacier path, it wasn't long before we met up with the East Fork of the Toklat river again.  This meant that we would need to do some crossings where the river threaded most thinly. Here is where knee-length or…
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September 20, 2011
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Backpacking in Denali (2): The Mountain

Journal Excerpt: Day One The scenery on the way to Wonder Lake was spectacular.  We saw bears, sheep, caribou and had a phenomenal view of Mount McKinley.  At 20,000 feet, it is the highest peak in North America, and since ground level is only 2,000…
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September 14, 2011