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Dall Sheep in Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska.

This is the same ram in nearly the same place as my last Dall Sheep post, but the following morning – fortunately he hadn’t moved out of that wonderful patch of foliage!

Bull moose in front of Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska.

It is always a treat to see Denali.  It is also a treat to see a bull moose up close!  But, to see both at together at the same time – awesome!

Mt McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska.

This was my first full morning from my recent trip to Denali National Park – one of my most productive trips in awhile!

Wild lynx, Denali National Park, Alaska.

This was the same day as the sunset I posted yesterday, and of the sheep image I posted a couple of days ago – funny how some days everything just comes together!

This guy really scared us – as we were hiking around through the forest, he burst out of some trees just a few feet from us!  Fortunately, he only went about 20 feet and stopped which is when I captured this photo.  After that, he went to hunting and we were able to watch him for a good twenty minutes.  What a treat!

From what I have read, the lynx population lags the snowshoe hare population by about a year.  The last few years, there have been hares everywhere.  This year, there were very few.  So, I have a feeling that the days of spotting lynx in Denali are about over.  Seems like on my trips to Denali over the last couple of years that I have seen at least one lynx on each trip – but in the years before that, I rarely saw a lynx there.  If the lynx population does crash as expected, I’m going to miss these wonderful encounters.

Sable Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska.

It is rare that a photo captured with a dull color space like AdobeRGB doesn’t need saturation – but this one didn’t!  Between the rich colors and the incredible glow coming off the beautiful sunset sky, it was warm colors illuminating warm colors.  In a way, not unlike what you see in a slot canyon.

Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska.

I Spent the better part of two days following and watching this guy move about the park as I waited for the light, weather, and for him to stop in a patch of fall foliage like this!

Mt. Mc Kinley, Denali National Park, Alaska.

I’m back from a wonderful week and a half in Denali National Park.  At first, I thought I had missed the peak fall colors, and I might have in a couple of areas of the park, but for the most part, the colors were amazing.  I can’t believe how that countryside is transformed in the autumn!

This was from my first night – one of many in which I had amazing light to go with the wonderful scenery.

Besides the color, I spent a lot of time pursuing the wildlife.  The wildlife wasn’t as plentiful as it has been in the past, but I still was able to photograph wolves, lynx, fox, a huge caribou and numerous moose.  I’m definitely worn out – but that is a good thing!