National Park Series 6: Denali National Park
FLYING OVER DENALI Photo taken aboard ERA Alaska by Jax Odena If you are an adventure seeker or had something on your bucket list that you wanted to see, but you don't think you have the physical capability and endurance to accomplish a strenuous activity like hiking or climbing mountains or even a long bus ride, you might want to consider ‘flightseeing’. Flightseeing is an activity of viewing places of interest via an aircraft. Flightseeing, for instance, is a great alternative to experience Denali National Park, which covers million acres of wild land, and home to the highest mountain in North America, Mt. McKinley (Mt. Denali to Alaskans) which towers over 20,300 feet tall. You will fly up close to see views of the Alaskan mountain ranges and valleys. Some flightseeing tours land on Ruth Glacier http://www.nps.gov/dena/naturescience/ruth_glacier.htm where you can take in the scenery and take pictures of the majestic mountains and valleys from a different perspect...