The only road through Denali National Park and Preserve is 92 miles long, parallels the Alaskan Range and travels through low valleys and high mountain passes. Private cars can only travel 15 miles into the park to Savage River, beyond that point only bus tours are available for sightseeing. Denali National Park and Preserve is six million acres of wild land. Mt. Denali, also known as Mt. McKinley, its former official name, is the tallest mountain in North America, the peak, 20,310 feet above sea level.

South of Denali, outside the park, hiking and fishing is popular in glacial streams where Silvers and Reds are plentiful swimming against the current during the salmon runs. Otto Lake is often the preferred base for visiting Denali where lodging and camping is available with spectacular views of Mt. Healy and Mt. Dora as a backdrop in Healy, situated 10 miles north of Denali National Park. And, during the autumn, warm days and cold nights, visitors might be able to experience Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, which are collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere.

Documentary Travel Photography: Gail Fisher