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mfurfur: flight to Fairbanks over several glaciers
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mfurfur: pipeline had to be built above the ground because the oil being transported is hot and would melt the permafrost if the pipeline were buried
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mfurfur: the road from the park visitor center stretched 90 miles and was paved only for the first 15 miles
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mfurfur: our favorite view of 20,310 ft tall Mt Denali - formerly known as Mt. McKinley
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mfurfur: the friendly park ranger who greeted us at Savage River trailhead
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mfurfur: ptarmigan
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mfurfur: ptarmigan nest
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mfurfur: snowshoe hare
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mfurfur: caribou resting in the braided riverbed
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mfurfur: moose had chewed the bark off this branch
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mfurfur: our gourmet picnic in the rain
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mfurfur: Camp Denali Lodge
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mfurfur: our room
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mfurfur: view of Denali from the front of the lodge
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mfurfur: trying them on for size
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mfurfur: they look much better on Patty
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mfurfur: Dall sheep
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mfurfur: Dall sheep
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mfurfur: mother bear and her 2 two-year-old cubs
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mfurfur: a red fox outside his den
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mfurfur: golden eagle
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mfurfur: a nurse herd of caribou - many recently born babies
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mfurfur: arctic ground squirrel
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mfurfur: ground squirrel popped out of its burrow in its natural habitat
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mfurfur: grizzly or brown bear
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mfurfur: grazing caribou and one sick or dead one
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mfurfur: reflections