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DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE (Images of America)

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Denali means “The High One” in Athabascan. Standing at 20,237 feet, Denali is the tallest mountain in North The united states and has more or less 14,000 feet of vertical relief from base camp to summit―more even than Mount Everest. Whilst native populations had lived within the boundaries of As of late’s Denali National Park and Preserve for over 7,000 years, white settlers only arrived en masse starting in the 1890s. When they did arrive, it used to be to chase after Denali’s abundant game supply and placer gold in the Kantishna mining area. Only a handful of renegades made attempts at the peak at the turn of the century. Setting off with two thermoses of hot chocolate and six donuts―and a 14-foot spruce pole to set at the summit―the “Sourdough Expedition” reached the mountain’s north peak in 1910. As of late, Denali draws over a thousand climbers each and every year, and the park provides a secure haven for flora and fauna and a beautiful natural playground for other backpackers and explorers.

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