insidealaska: Professional Photographers and artists can get a special travel permit for Denali National Park. Apply now: http://ow.ly/Pqgf [@alaskaphoto] Read Full Story
AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park: The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other national parks in Alaska. The Discover Denali Research Fellowship is for research in or near Denali, and the Murie Science and Learning Center Fellowship is for research taking place in Denali or... Read Full Story
AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park and Preserve: A rare look at Denali’s prehistoric cultural past came to light when a portion of a prehistoric Athabaskan arrow was discovered by park visitors in mid-May 2009 along the gravel bar of the Teklanika River. The barbed arrow point, made of antler (probably caribou) is significantly worn, but it still has characteristics that indicate it was fashioned by human hands, and what it was used for. The cone-shaped end of the... Read Full Story
AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park and Preserve: Denali National Park and Preserve’s mountaineering rangers are excited to host volunteer mountaineering ranger PhuNuru Sherpa, a member of the Mt. Everest mountain climbing community and an instructor with the Khumbu Climbing School in Phortse Village, Nepal. NPS Ranger Brandon Latham and PhuNuru Sherpa With sponsorship from the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation, 29-year-old PhuNuru is participating in an educational... Read Full Story
AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park: Personnel from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the National Park Service concluded their on-scene investigation of the crash site above the East Fork of the Toklat River in Denali National Park and Preserve at approximately 3:00 p.m. today. All personnel have been airlifted from the scene. The remains of Gordon Haber, 67, of Denali Park, have been removed from the... Read Full Story
Army veteran, candidate for Congress, husband and father. Those are just a few of the roles Doug Heckman takes on each day. With a plethora of family duties and a major congressional campaign under way in the Heckman house, Doug and his 18 year old son Dan needed to take a respite to Alaska. The trip was filled with fun, adventure and plenty of bonding time.
The trip
Doug and Dan left for Alaska on a typically hot Atlanta afternoon. "We gained four hours on a seven and a half hour... Read Full Story
AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park: Come celebrate National Public Lands Day and help Denali National Park and Preserve by volunteering for a one-day project on Saturday, September 26. The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking volunteers to join one of the park’s trail crew leaders in removing light vegetation from trails in the park’s entrance area. Participants will meet at10:00 a.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center, located at Mile 1.2 on the Denali... Read Full Story
Inside Alaska
RT @ PremierAlaska : Denali National Park is open for business! The wildlife are roaming! Park road open 30 miles until the snow melts.
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AAI just received the following email from Denali National Park: James Brown, 48, of Coto de Caza, California died from what appear to be natural causes while participating in a ranger-led Discovery Hike near the Teklanika River on Wednesday, September 9, in spite of the lifesaving efforts by fellow hikers and rangers on scene. The group was hiking east of Igloo Creek Campground near the Teklanika River when Brown suddenly collapsed at 12:45 p.m. After determining that Brown was in cardiac... Read Full Story
