The next two days we spent sightseeing in Denali National Park. We were fortunate to have the chance to see Mount McKinley (left) the 2nd tallest mountain in the world. We hiked the trails looking for Moose and watching for Bears but came up empty. We did see lots of Moose droppings! We drove our rental car into Denali N.P. but we were only allowed to drive the first 15 miles and we had the chance to view Caribu that was in a creek bed just off the roadway.
Day 2 brought a day of adventure for us as we took a Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour through the N.P. Service. It started at 6:10 am and lasted 8 hours. We drove 53 miles into the heart of Denali N.P. and saw so much wildlife. We saw 8 Grizzly Bears (3 adult & 5 cubs), lots of Caribu and Dall Sheep (one walked right up to our bus), 1 Moose, and several Golden Eagles and a couple of Bald Eagles. On top of all the wildlife we saw the scenery was just as beautiful. It's a world of it's own and it's completely natural and untouched by humans.
We also visited Fairbanks, Alaska and visited the world famous Alaska Pipeline. 
This was an amazing site not only to personally see but also to learn about as it's made to withstand any element (cold, earthquakes, wildlife, ect). We also attended our first Alaska Salmon Bake (an all you can eat salmon feast) in Fairbanks. I'm not a fan of fish (ok I don't eat fish) but Christa does and wanted to give her the chance to experience the Alaska Feast as she likes Salmon.
If you are wondering the sun shines in Alaska about 20 hours during the summer. So you have all the time to sight see, shop and the best part is that you can drive at night as the sun is shinning bright. Below are a few of the animals that we saw!
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