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nealmcclure · 23 hours

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The pure mass of Denali.

Denali is so massive that it generates its own weather; much like a huge boulder submerged in a river creates whitewater rapids. All mountains deflect air masses and influence local conditions, but Denali rises so abruptly and so high that this effect is more dramatic here than perhaps anywhere else on Earth. This shot here was at 600mm from a long distance away. I absolutely love the peak of Denali poking through the low-lying clouds. The kiss of sunlight doesn't hurt the composition as well. Every time I see this enormous rock, I can't imagine humans climbing to the summit. What a thought.

#denali #alaskalife #landscapephotography

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fridaybear · 4 days

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Y'all look like you could use not one, not two, but THREE BEARS in your timeline on this fine Friday. Make your weekend amazing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp.)" by Gregory 'Slobirdr' Smith is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

#grizzly #brown bear #bear #cute #animals #nature #wildlife #friday #friday bear #grizzly bear #weekend #Denali National Park #Denali

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maureen2musings · 21 days

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Baby snowshoe hare

@denalinps

#denali #alaska #cute animals #cuteness overload #bunny!#snowshoe hare #leveret #wildlife #wildlife photography #curators on tumblr

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where-coral-reefs-meet · 10 months

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Now properly introducing... All 28 romanceable characters of Coral Island!

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archonfurina · 5 months

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Coral Island (2023): Merfolk Kingdom

#coral island #coralislandedit #princess miranjani #agung #denali #semeru #gamingedit #dailygaming #videogameedit #mine #king krakatoa #queen nanda devi #deno #cho oyu

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t4yce · 3 months

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DENALI + MIRAGE • denali on ice [x]

#denali foxx #mirage amuro #rpdr 13 #rpdr 16 #rpdredit #rupaul's drag race #rpdr #drag race #gif*#mirage #denali

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highways-are-liminal-spaces · 10 months

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Denali National Park

Taken June 2023

#denali #alaska #moose #canada jay #rearview #my places #my photos #rlwtstcwtsv

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polyphonetic · 2 months

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little creature in my house...

#kassandra rambles #denali #cat #fluff #my cat #kitty

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mothusband · 7 months

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denali looking as beautiful as ever on a rare clear day. alaska, july 2018.

#photography #my photography #alaska #denali #mountains #mountaincore

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slutnali · 7 months

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#Denali foxx #I am being so normal about her #MI NOVIA MI ESPOSA AMOR DE MI VIDA 💞💞💞💞💞#she is so so so so beautiful #her makeup looks so fucking gorgeous #prettiest girly #preciosa 💞💞💞#Denali

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fridaybear · 8 months

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Good morning. It's Friday. It's September. Fall is coming. Make that weekend amazing.

(Know what else approaches? Fat Bear Week...) - - - - - - - - - - - "Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos ssp.)" by Gregory 'Slobirdr' Smith is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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emilybeemartin · 6 months

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Inktober Days 25-27

Day 25: Dangerous

I don’t like this prompt. Every national park can be dangerous, and the deadliest places in parks, hands-down, are the roads, where drivers are distracted by wildlife and scenery. But if we’re going with pure statistics, excluding automobile accidents, then the most dangerous park, according to Backpacker Magazine, is Denali. The main cause of death is exposure, followed by falls. Despite what many folks might assume, there has only been one fatality caused by a bear in the park’s entire hundred-year-plus history.

National parks, overall, are pretty safe places. Park rangers work hard to keep them that way, trying to balance the wilderness experience with the health and safety of the visiting public. We implore folks to follow common safety measures in the backcountry and along the roadways, and there’s a whole facet of rangering called “PSAR”—preventative search and rescue. These folks are usually stationed at popular trailheads, checking that people have the proper gear, water, and footwear to successfully complete the hike. PSARs are your friends! Listen to the PSARs!

Day 26: Remove

When seasonals sit down for ranger training at the beginning of the summer, there’s one topic that we know we’re going to hear about, no matter which unit in the system we’re in. Invasive species. From lionfish to kudzu to emerald ash borers to toadflax, every park has its problem species that are taking over native ecosystems. Removal is a tricky, labor-intensive process—if they can be removed at all.

The Everglades are a prime spot for invasive species—they’re considered one of the most severely-infested parks in the system in terms of nonnative plants. The subtropical environment, combined with the famous issues of humans releasing exotic pets into the wild and planting exotic gardens, mean that some of these species can multiply rapidly with no natural checks and balances. Rangers work hard to keep invasives from destroying habitat needed by native plants and animals, but the truth is, in many cases the damage is done, and exotics are simply here to stay.

Day 27: Beast

How fortunate are we to share a continent with bison? Is there any animal more iconic of rolling American wilderness, or more representative of the sins and triumphs of our history? The bison is our national mammal, and the symbol on our ranger patch to represent the wildlife protected by the National Park Service.

Working in parks with bison, like Theodore Roosevelt, always creates an extra layer of excitement to the job. I’ve been late to work because of bison jams along roadways and had to physically move programs because bison were hanging out in the amphitheater. I once couldn’t take my trash out because a bison had bedded down just steps from my door. As a ranger, it’s easy to start thinking of bison as giant, bullheaded nuisances, but then you lock eyes with one outside your car window, and you remember—oh, this beast is the heartbeat of this landscape, my elder and my companion, and I’m dead privileged to wear her image on my chest.

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#inktober #31 days of national parks #denali #everglades #theodore roosevelt

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where-coral-reefs-meet · 10 months

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