Exciting trip

Thursday night we gather our cameras and headed out back again in hopes of seeing some moose. The sun was out and it was beautiful. It is now their rutting season and they will come up front from the backcountry and gather. We can usually see 2 or 3 moose and never together. You might see one here and there. We got a very thrilling experience. We seen a total of 11 moose, 4 males, 6 females, and 1 calf. The most thrilling part was seeing this guy. This is one of the biggest racks we have seen and he was right by the road eating. He was grunting and snorting and we were close enough to hear him. This guy was all by himself but in one other spot we seen 2 females, a calf, and a bull and in another spot still we seen a bull and 2 females. FYI on Friday we drove out back again and seen 4 females and 2 calves but no bulls. Of course it was raining again on Friday.

Coyote

Went for a ride outback to see if we could spot any moose (and to try Dennis new lens) when we spotted this coyote. Now being from Texas we seen coyotes but this is the first one in Denali National Park. They stay hidden, but this one was hunting. He was moving fast and jumping in the air and pounceing on something. Sorry the pictures not that good as it was getting dark but atleast you can see him. We also seen a bull moose side the road with two cow with him eating willows. It was a very good trip.

Moose

Drove out back tonight and seen this bull moose. He was standing side the road eating and was not paying much attention to anyone. Then he crossed in front of this bus and stopped and seem to look right at the driver. This is a good size bull but we have seen bigger.

1915 Model

This is a 1915 Model T Speedster. This couple brought it to Alaska on the boat from Washington. They are going to tour Alaska and then drive it back to Washington. They are spending a couple of days in Riley Creek and we sure did enjoy seeing it.

Winter on the way

The temperature dropped the other day therefore it snowed on the mountain tops. We have less then 30 days to go and then we can head south. This season has gone fast and am really looking forward to heading south.

Moose

Went for a ride out to Savage River and seen this female moose. We were looking for the male moose but only saw her.

Afraid of bears

This guest came and stayed at Riley Creek campground and was worried that there was bears in the campground, so he put up this fence to protect his tent and him while he slept. It is electrified and runs on batteries.