The wild beauty of ALASKA (continued, part 3) Any trip to Alaska is composed of many "ifs". One of the biggest variables is the weather. For example, today, constantly rain, so tomorrow's trip is unlikely to bring us pleasure. Do you see a wild animal or not - is as lucky. There were times when the tourists proceeded Denali and down, but did not meet a single animal. Today we managed to see a black bear near Talquin, then more elk in the hotel parking lot and a male elk near the road in the park. If u believe in omens, the disappointing forecast could easily compensate for a meeting with wild animals. We have got an alarm clock, so not exactly wake bus. Over night rain has passed, and now solid gray clouds have fled somewhere, mixed with white clouds. By car, we pretty quickly got to the office of the company "Princess", which is located near the park boundary. We had a few more minutes, so we bought a coffee and waited for the signal to land. By the time the sky cleared, there is reason to hope that the sun has not long to wait. Caribou bus went the same route as we rode the day before. Elk with large antlers was nowhere in sight. On a post near the river Savage to us in coach sat forester and became a "push" some introductory speech on the theme park and wildlife. We have already gone on the gravel road. For Dick it was new territory. Even before we crossed the river Senkchuari, we noticed the first caribou. Although we were far away from him, he was on a grassy slope on the other bank. Just at that moment I learned that the company "Princess" added an interesting know-how in their tours. The bus, which could be observed in nature through both side windows and through the windshield, the camera is equipped with a powerful lens. The camera image is transmitted to television screens located above the head, as well as monitors are installed in the aircraft cabin. (Anything that removes the driver, then added to the remaining plots, and after the tour for $ 30 you can order a mounted drive). So that the caribou, we considered good. Dall sheep Our driver, who had long hauls trips to Denali, briefed us about the park, its history, the animals that inhabit it, and the events that occur in it. He himself was interesting to take this tour, he tried his best to get our attention and keep alive participated in an event. He copes with his work, we have learned from him a lot of interesting and bored with it was not. We crossed the river Igloo Creek, and were near Sable Pass, when he suddenly noticed on the side of Dall sheep. Bar is a few hundred meters from us, and to observe them was not difficult - their white coat was clearly visible against a background of green grass. Even our cameras were able to easily "zoom" of sheep. Dall sheep close up when we returned to the bus, I decided to sit on the right side. I made it to on the way back to better see the multicolored pass. The road from the slope of a bulldozer cleared so that the river that flows somewhere far, far down, we are separated only a steep cliff. On the right side of the bus termination is seen best. For a while we stopped at an open stretch of road to look at a young bald eagle. Wind, faced with an almost vertical side of the mountain, creating upward flow of air. Eagle hovered in this stream, and it seemed as though he hovered in the air. For a while, we watched as the bird soared, even without moving the wings, only slightly adjusting the height of the flight tail. He immediately remembered cliche "our eagle soars ..." A little further on we saw an animal that is in the park meet the most difficult. Usually he just looks out of the bushes, and here the wolf just ran down the road. We sat in the middle of the cabin, so I do not see only the backs of sitting in front of us. The driver switched on his camera and your monitor displays an image of a running wolf closeup. The bus slowly followed the wolf, about 200 meters, then the predator turned aside and hid in the bushes. For all his trips to Denali Park, I first saw the wolf. Great! Wolf We saw a few caribou, and then someone noticed another wolf at the roadside. His skin was painted in gold and white, he is for someone hunted and did not pay any attention to us. The wolf ran across the road in front of the bus, fumbled in the grass and disappeared into a ravine. But this was not the final scene. We are only going to continue the trip, on the other side of the road there is another wolf, and then two more ran along the bed of a dried-up river in the distance. Soon there were a few more wolves on the other bank. Obviously, we encountered a whole flock. This does not often happen. Start material: Completion of material:
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