Alaska Drive to Denali

[jvett77]

My summer western road trip this year takes me to Alaska to get some photos of Denali. Almost four days from Montana. Much road work on the Alaska highway because of the ground shifting. Hope to get more photos as the clouds and rain clear.

 

[eaglesnut]

Nice, we drove to Yellowstone a couple years ago. The drive through Montana on the way back was awesome through the Sawtooth mountains.

Always fly to Alaska though. Saw Denali from the ground. Could see it half the way from Fairbanks. What a beast of a mountain.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

did you feel the earthquake that hit alaska a few days back?

 

[jvett77]

did you feel the earthquake that hit alaska a few days back?

No quakes although some roads like routes 1 and 2 are so bad that with my car bouncing around I couldn’t tell the difference.

 

[jvett77]

Better shot of Denali after few days of rain.

 

[jvett77]

Finally, saw a grizzly the other day near Whitehorse. Camera wasn’t ready. Reached Fort Nelson after 1,400 miles in 3 days. All downhill from here.

 

[jvett77]

Some highs from this years' 10,000 mile western road trip to Alaska and back. Lucked out with excellent weather on the first day in each park.

Denali View South, 40 miles, Peak 20,000 feet


Banff National Park, Aberta, Lake Louise


Jasper National Park, Aberta, Columbia Icefield


Glacier National Park, Montana


Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming

 

[jvett77]

For anyone headed to Alaska next year, full bus service across the length of the 92-mile Denali Park Road is scheduled to resume in 2027 after a major landslide at mile 45 caused long-term closures near Polychrome Pass. Looking forward to seeing the view from Wonder Lake campground.

Construction of the new bridge spanning the Pretty Rocks Landslide as of August 2025.