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Denali national park(2)
- 1. Denali National Park Denali national park is the most scenic place in Alaska. It has so many animals that if you look one way you might see a bear or a moose. Denali national park was established in 1917. But it's name was Mt. McKinley national park. In 1980 the park was renamed , and its park name was Denali national park. It was established partly to preserve animals. There is 8,899 square miles of wild life. Some history of the park is that Denali is the indian name for McKinley. Another piece of history is that mt. McKinley was named after a person. On a clear day you can see Mt. McKinley from 150 miles away! Some of the animals that are there are bears, fox, wolves, and the white weasel and alot more animals. There are tons of plants some are the red warf fire weed and pink and white forms. Vegetation can survive 3,400 feet up. There is also 25,000 resident animals. Some more history of the park is that they expanded the park in 1980.It was expanded 2,426,000 acres.Also when people gold mined gold was never found in paying amounts. Denali is also full of cultural and historical treasures. There is lots of challenges that Denali faces one of them is that there is 144 known sites but they only can afford to keep 20 of them in good condition. That means that they don't have as much money as they need to keep the park in good shape. If you go to Denali National park You'll know that there is tons to do, and that you can go on many tours by bus, car, and bike. You should also bring a camera to take pictures of all the animals and mountains you see while you are there.