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Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
(and Professional Travelers)
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Mount McKinley - also known as Denali |
| Mount McKinley or Denali ("The Great
One") in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a
height of approximately 20,320 feet above sea level. It is the centerpiece
of Denali National Park. Mount McKinley has a larger bulk and rise than
Mount Everest, although the summit of Everest is higher measured from sea
level 29,028 feet. Everest's base sits on the Tibetan Plateau at about 17,000
feet, giving it a real vertical rise of a little more than 12,000 feet.
The base of Mount McKinley is roughly a 2,000-foot plateau, giving it an
actual rise of 18,000 feet.
The mountain is also characterized by extremely cold weather. Temperatures as low as -75.5 °F and windchills as low as -118.1 °F have been recorded by an automated weather station located at 18,700 feet. |
| The natives say that only 30% of visitors see Mount McKinley (also known as Denali) as clear as the below photos. But guess what - to be shown in future pages, the two RV Gypsies got photos of Mount McKinley completely without clouds. | |
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Mt McKinley (Denali) with
few clouds - 30% chance of such a photo - taken from the beach at Talkeetna,
Alaska |
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Mt McKinley as seen from
the air of a float plane (seaplane) |
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The two RV Gypsies captured
much better photos of Mt. McKinley - follow the arrow below - cloudless
photos WOW! But the best photos will not be published - Karen is looking
for a photo contest to enter. |
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