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stay until they erupt out through the skin as new flies and start over again on the poor fel-
low.
Didn't you want to know all that?
We stayed at Denali National Park several days. There is plenty here to do for outdoor en-
thusiasts. You can actually hike and camp through backcountry sections of the park if you
choose. The Wilderness Access Centre provides permits for access to specific sectors of
the park. Because preserving the ecosystem and keeping the wildlife wild is their number
one priority, rangers limit how many people can be in any one area at a time. The photo
below shows the road leading into/through the park.
While I was waiting for a bus one day I watched the backcountry camping video with a
room full of earnest young backpackers. After watching all the things you have to do with
yourself and your food to minimize the potential of a grizzly bear attack; let's just say I'll
stick to sleeping in my hard-sided van.
The dog kennels are an interesting place. Denali is one of the few (maybe only) parks in the
world that actively uses sled dogs as a tool to manage the park. They claim that in winter
it is the only reliable way to patrol and re-supply the outposts of the park. Visitors are wel-
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