Judy's Photoblog
At the entrance...
Posted by Judy (Brooksville, Florida, United States) on 5 July 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
...to the most fabulous National Park. It's a poor photo, but a wonderful memory.
Charles Sheldon conceived the plan to conserve the region as a national park. Largely due to Sheldon's efforts, Mount McKinley National Park was established in 1917. Its population of Dall sheep and other wildlife were now legislatively protected. The park and massif including North America's highest peak were named for a former senator - later President - William McKinley.
At 6 million acres or 7,370 square miles, the park is larger than Massachusetts. It exemplifies interior Alaska's character as one of the world's last great frontiers for wilderness adventure. It remains largely wild and unspoiled, as the Athabascans knew it. In December 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the bill establishing Denali National Park.
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Krisu from Tampere, Finland
You've traveled a lot with your husband. Great memories, indeed! And I'm glad you are sharing many of them with us.
5 Jul 2009 10:44am
@Krisu: thank you, Krisu ... it's been fun sharing some of our memories.
Barbara from Florida, United States
You could put together a travel guide. I like how you have documented your travels with the main entrance of each place visited. I've heard how magnificent this area is, I'm glad to have a glimpse of it through your image.
5 Jul 2009 1:00pm
@Barbara: Thanks, Barb, and there are a few more Alaska photos coming; it just seemed fitting to share them.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Yes Barbara has a great ideal, you two should co-author a book on the many beautiful places to visit ;) you know how much I love Sunday photos x
5 Jul 2009 1:19pm
@Lorraine: Thank you, Lorraine, but I'd rather play with photos or my camera than to do a book. <grin>
Betty from New Jersey, United States
You have so many wonderful travel memories, Judy. I feel as if I'm traveling with you in your photos!
5 Jul 2009 2:19pm
@Betty: We're only slight more than two months away from our anniversary and then I'll have to get back to 'work' with my camera rather than digging into the archives. *smile*
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
Those National Parks are coming more and more important day after day in our earth.
And a value of this kind of photos is somewhere else than a quality of the photo, we know that :)
Nice new week to you Judy!
(This green layout is so cheerful :)
5 Jul 2009 3:45pm
@Leena: Yes, the parks must be preserved ..... the video you shared is beyond beautiful, and thought-provoking also.
I'm happy you value the memory in this photo. :D
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
thanks for sharing with us the history,love the distant mountains,you;ve really been to places!:)
5 Jul 2009 4:44pm
@tyan: There are more photos coming from this trip. :D
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Good morning Judy. It looks like a most beautiful park with the mountain peaks behind you. Another wonderful memory. You and Mike have a wonderful Sunday together my friend.
5 Jul 2009 5:26pm
@Marion: thank you, Marion ... the mountains of this trip began in your area, you know.
Heard that two cousins connected in Nanaimo today - Sandy from Toronto (& her hubby), with Pam & Bryan. They hadn't seen each other in 50 years (and toasted me for getting them together). :D
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
My last backpacking trip before leaving Alaska was in Denali. We started out with fabulous weather and had great views of the Mountain.
5 Jul 2009 6:14pm
@john4jack: We had great weather too, and saw her on three different days, when some only see her shrouded in cloud cover.
Markela from Athens, Greece
Hello, Judy!! It is nice to be back and to write to you again!! Thanks for sharing such valuable moments, your moments, with us...And thanks for the interesting info, I am glad that people like Sheldon thought of perserving such valuable wildlife 90-some years ago....
5 Jul 2009 7:33pm
@Markela: Thank you, Markela, and I was happy to see your image for today.
We must continue to protect our National Parks!
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
We'll get to see Yosemite, but Denali will remain one of my bucket list items for a while longer. It looks like you two were having a ball.
5 Jul 2009 9:08pm
@Viewfinder: Yosemite is a prize and you'll love it. Denali is a very long way away, but awesome.
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
One place I would love to go to one day...
Sorry I haven't been around in a while...
Life is still crazy here...
5 Jul 2009 10:13pm
@Fliss: Some day when your little one is big enough to enjoy it, that can be a goal. :D
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
Judy....great info...didn't know any of this. And being a sheep lover it was very interesting. What a beautiful place!
6 Jul 2009 1:03am
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Tammy-Cricket from somewhere out there, United States
Ah....i love old memories. Just be happy you have the pictures.
6 Jul 2009 2:29pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
What a wonderful memory. What an amazing park.
So glad that your tumor was benign...whew! That must be such a relief...I can only imagine the weight lifted from your shoulders.
6 Jul 2009 5:43pm
@Laurie: Thanks, Laurie.
Thanks also re: the tumor. You're right, the weight is heavier than you'd know. My mom died of cancer in 1978, at 63, with no primary site identified. For 30+ years I've been watchful ... this could have been my time ... and thankfully it wasn't.
