Riding the bus in Denali

Everest and I enjoying the bus ride. He loves buses, so this was very exciting for him.

This reindeer (I think), was walking in the field as the bus approached, it just kept going when the bus stopped and crossed the road right in front of us.

Beautiful view. Not many trees in certain areas. Parts of the park have lots of trees, so thick you can barely see through them. It is a great place for the animals, but very difficult to see any.

Daddy and Leaf on the bus. We did our research and knew we had to have the kids in car seats on the bus. It worked out well, because they could see out the window then. When we got off the bus, we just unhooked them and put the seats by the side of the road.

We saw a Golden Eagle sitting on a ridge less than 100 yards from the bus. This was my favorite thing to see. I loved all the other animals too We were lucky and saw Grizzly, Dall sheep, moose, reindeer and the eagle. The only big animal we did not see was a wolf, but they said there are only 30 (I think) wolves in the entire park, so it is rare to see them. They den further than where we went. I loved seeing the eagle, because you never see one this close. It was huge and majestic looking.

Dall Sheep sitting on the side of the road. I have never seen Dall sheep. It was cool to see them just sitting there, like they were waiting to get picked up. The Dall sheep are the whole reason for Denali National Park. The habitat was protected for them in the beginning.