Camping in Denali National Park

On August 7th, Spencer and I celebrated our anniversary. It was two years since we met each other in Australia and one year since we have been dating. We decided to spend the weekend backpacking and camping in Denali National Park, and I'm so glad we did! It was wonderful to be secluded in nature and enjoy our time together.

We arrived at the visitor's center and starting by going to the Ranger's station. We picked out an available location to camp in and filled out paperwork for a permit. We watched a thirty minute video  regarding appropriate camping protocol and hypothetical wildlife encounters. Then we received a safety talk from the ranger. 

After that we took a six hour bus ride through the park. We saw a lot of wildlife along the way...

When we go to our Wonder Lake, we hiked the McKinley Bar Trail until the McKinley River and then found a good tent spot! It was next to the river and had Denali in the distance!

We had fun hiking and cooking camp style!

There were wild blueberries everywhere! We picked a bag to bring home and make blueberry pie with!

It was a fun and relaxing retreat! I felt as if I was wild!