we stopped at this spot which was super-windy. found this artist kind of tucked behind a rocky place...i am an artist, but not that dedicated that i would haul my stuff up the mountain and make sure my easel was weighted down so it wouldn't fly away, plus so many clothes on...
at this stop, the wind was about 50 mph, and right past the people was a tremendous drop to the valley below. we saw a lot of dall sheep, but not as close as the bears.
We took this shuttle to the 2nd to the last stop on the single road to the mountain...called Eielson. It was an 8 hr. trip, bus was comfortable, stopped every hour for a rest/walk stop.
A shot of Denali, the very top was covered with cloud
another view from Eielson
