Before Denali

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Hoping to spot a moose, but denied again
Some pix of our last looks at the Kenai Peninsula
After five plus amazing weeks exploring
The last few of our pix with the beautiful pink flowers in the foreground
Always spotting for wildlife in the alpine meadows
Our campspot in k'esugi ken campground, a new and beautiful Alaska State Park
That night the "Mountain Was Out!!!"
We came in a few days early hoping for exactly this view
This is the pic from our campground
The next day we go on a hike above the campground
The mountain is still hiding under it's morning cloud bank
But we're hiking up Curry Ridge behind the campground
These are Bunchberries, so glad to have Google Lens identify them for us
Looking out from the hike across the Suisitna River
I think these are more bunchberries
My intrepid hiking pal heading up the ridge. Long switchbacks made this a really nice hike up
Getting closer to the top, waiting for the mountain to come out
We thought we had reached the top, but no, darn it, there it is up there
The panoramas were spectacular
Denali still playing hide and seek