National Park Service Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska U.S. Department of the Interior Official newspaper Summer 2017 Alpenglow HAPPY BIRTHDA Y FEB 26, 1917 DENALI NATIONAL PARK EST. 1917 ™ Wild, Wonderful, Waiting for You Discover the Next 100 PHOTO COURTESY SIERRA WILLOUGHBY Make the most of your time in Denali Two hours Four hours More than a day • Check out all of the cool off erings and • Ride a free shuttle to Savage River at • Reserve a spot on a once-in-a­ exhibits at the Denali Visitor Center, Mile 15. Schedules are posted lifetime, ranger-led backcountry 8 am to 6 pm. The park movie plays at bus stops. Discovery Hike. Check fli ers for trip each half hour. descriptions and difficu lty ratings. • Hike trails throughout the entrance Sign up at the Denali Visitor Center, • Drive to Mountain Vista Trailhead at area. See maps and descriptions on then buy a bus ticket for an 8 am Stay Connected Mile 13 for a possible firs t glimpse pages 10-11. departure from the Wilderness of Denali. Access Center. http://twitter.com/DenaliNPS • Join a ranger-led walk or talk off ered www.facebook.com/DenaliNPS • Enjoy a picnic and family play space at every few hours at the Denali Visitor • Reserve a tent or RV site at the Riley www.instagram.com/DenaliNPS the Riley Creek Day Use Area. Center. Check fli ers for listings. Creek Mercantile for one of six www.flickr.com/photos/DenaliNPS campgrounds throughout the park. www.youtube.com/user/DenaliNPS • Attend a noontime naturalist talk at the Murie Science and Full day • If you plan to bike or backpack Learning Center. overnight in the backcountry, be • Visit the Eielson Visitor Center at sure to pick up a free permit at the Ranger ProgramsPrograms ...................... Page 3 • Visit the historic Park Kennels for Mile 66. Bus tickets and departures Backcountry Information Center. a Sled Dog Demonstration. During are available at the Wilderness This orientation, safety, and planning Family Offerings ....................... Page 4 peak season, free shuttles depart the Access Center. process usually takes about an hour. Special Events ........................... Page 5 Denali Visitor Center bus depot at Tour and Transit Buses ............. Page 6 9:20 am, 1:20 pm, and 3:20 pm. You'll • Take a day hike in the backcountry. As your travels continue, please visit be back about 90 minutes later. Jump off a transit bus, explore, the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Entrance Area TTrailsrails ............... Page 10 then wave down another green bus Station, on B Street in Talkeetna, and Artist-in-Residence ................... Page 18 • Attend a ranger presentation at heading your direction. Alaska Public Lands Information Bear Safety Advisories ........... Page 19 7:30 pm at several park campgrounds. Centers in Fairbanks at 101 Dunkel St., Park Regulations ..................... Page 20 Check posted fli ers for topics. and in Anchorage at 605 W 4th Ave. Happy 100th Birthday, Denali National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior We are so proud to be stewards for one of your crown jewels Denali National Park and Preserve by Don Striker for appropriate development and public use with the need for P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755 Superintendent long-term, sustainable conservation of increasingly fragile resources. E-mail During such times, we [email protected] are apt to remember I believe we will be successful, because we will work together the lessons of the and overcome differences of opinion to solve our challenges. Website past. Upon reflection, I've always taken solace in President Abraham Lincoln’s www.nps.gov/dena it took many diverse words, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." The partners to fulfill a Phone same spirit of cooperation from federal and local vision for setting Denali 907 683-9532 governments, private and public stakeholders, and motivated apart for the public. These partners include visionaries like visitors like yourself is at work as you read these words, and Charles Sheldon, members of the Boone and Crockett Club Bus and campsite reservations WE ARE COMMITTED, TOGETHER, to make Denali as well as experts who had "been there, done that" like Harry 800 622-7275 Nationwide better and more sustainable. Karstens and, of course Belmore Brown and his Campfire 907 272-7275 International Club. But there also was support from the private sector like www.reservedenali.com I tend to be long-winded. But protecting Denali for your that of America's railroads, hoteliers and tourism proponents; grandchildren's grandchildren is a task that lends itself to Tip Line to Report Crime conservationists attuned to the need to preserve special long windedness. Enjoy your stay! I invite you to enjoy the 800 478-2724 places; and our government officials, like then Utah Senator grandeur that is Denali, and I hope that she nourishes you as Reed Smoot, who sponsored the bill that led to the creation she nourishes the public servants who care for her cultural Emergency of the National Park Service in 1916. and natural resources. May she inspire in you a desire to Dial 911 experience more and protect the opportunity for those who This is YOUR park – your special place. As your will visit 100 years from now. steward-in-chief, I can tell you that we face many challenges in the next 100 years. We need to ensure our relevancy Happy Birthday, Denali, and thanks to those past who made to an increasingly diverse American public and ever larger her possible, and those who will step forward to make world economy. Additionally, we have to balance the need her a "forever place." Entrance Fees Don't Go Hungry or Thirsty There is no food and limited water available beyond the park Seven-Day Pass: } Individual (age 16 and older), $10 entrance area. Please be sure to pack well for your travels. Denali NPP Annual Pass: $40 Morino Grill America the Beautiful Interagency Passes: The only restaurant in the park, adjacent to the Denali Visitor Center, Annual, $80 also features a coffee bar and box lunches to go. Open 8 am to 6 pm with Senior, $10 reduced hours in May and September. Access, Free NPS PHOTO / KENT MILLER Annual Military Pass, Free Wilderness Access Center Bookstores A coffee cart and snacks are available 5 am to 7 pm daily. Alaska Geographic operates three bookstores About 80 percent of fee dollars collected in the park, 8 am to 6 pm, including the main in the park return to Denali to pay for Riley Creek Mercantile Denali Visitor Center campus, the Toklat Rest Area, projects that have an impact on visitor Bottled drinks, sandwiches, and a variety of packaged snacks and and the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. Sales experience, such as campground convenience groceries are available in the Riley Creek Campground. help fund park educational and interpretive programs. improvements, trail erosion mitigation, Open 7 am to 11 pm daily with reduced hours in May and September. and the Artist-in-Residence program. More at www.alaskageographic.org/store Wilderness Access Center Backcountry Information Train Depot Denali Visitor Center Eielson Visitor Center Walter Harper Talkeetna Mile 0.75 Park Road Center Mile 1.4 Park Road Mile 1.5 Park Road Mile 66 Park Road Ranger Station Open 5 am to 7 pm daily for Mile 0.75 Park Road, Offers bus stop, railroad depot, Open 8 am to 6 pm daily. Open 9 am to 7 pm daily. B Street in Talkeetna rest rooms, coffee, bus depot. adjacent to the baggage check, Morino Grill, Offers general information, Offers general information, Open 8 am to 5:30 pm daily. Reservation desk opens 7 am. Wilderness Access Center. Alaska Geographic Bookstore, exhibits, interpretive programs, exhibits, interpretive programs, Offers mountaineering Information 7 am to 7 pm. Open 9 am to 6 pm daily. and Lost and Found. ranger-guided walks, ranger-guided walks, information for the Alaska Hours may vary during Offers backcountry information 907 683-9275 Artist-in-Residence installation. Artist-in-Residence installation. Range, general information, shoulder seasons. and permits, bear-resistant Film: Heartbeats of Denali Film: Climbing Mount McKinley exhibits, Alaska Geographic Offers bus tickets and food containers, maps. Murie Science and http://go.nps.gov/ http://go.nps.gov/ Bookstore. 907 733-2231 campground information, 907 683-9590 Learning Center DenaliDVC DenaliEVC coffee cart, "Grab & Go" food, Mile 1.4 Park Road 907 683-9532 retail sales. Film: Across Time Riley Creek Mercantile Open 9 am to 4:30 pm daily. and Tundra. 907 683-9274 Mile 0.4 Park Road Offers general information, Toklat Rest Stop Water sources are limited beyond the park entrance exhibits, presentations, http://go.nps.gov/ Full-service check-in for Mile 53 Park Road 7 area. You can save money and reduce use of disposable half-day classes, multi-day DenaliWAC campgrounds, bus tickets, Open 9 am to 7 pm daily. plastic drink containers by refilling your bottle with free, fresh seminars, teacher trainings, convenience groceries, Offers general information, water from filtered dispensers at six park locations (from east to and youth camps. More at firewood, showers, laundry, exhibits, Alaska Geographic west): Riley Creek Mercantile, Wilderness Access Center, www.nps.gov/rlc/murie and dump station. Open 7 am Bookstore. Murie Science and Learning Center, Denali Visitor Center, 907 683-6432 to 11 pm daily, with reduced and Eielson Visitor Center. hours in May and September. Wilderness Access Center Visitor Center Campus Eielson Visitor Center Murie Science and Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station Learning Center NPS PHOTOS / KENT MILLER 2 Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska NPS PHOTO / SEAN PROCTOR A ranger at the Toklat Contact Station uses American Sign Language to discuss listings in the park newpaper with visitors who have hearing impairments.