We stayed at the Denali Backcountry Lodges last summer. It was breathtakingly beautiful, and had all the amenities of home, minus the noisy neighbors. We were just 95 miles into the park but if felt like we were in another country. The sheer wildness of Denali National Park was wonderful. We had moose come within feet of our cabin, they’re HUGE! I thought they would be the size of a deer, but they’re more like the size of a Suburban! After the moose left the area and we could leave our cabin, we went on a hike around Kantishna. It takes a little while to focus on the small things in such a vast landscape. Slowly we saw the tiny flowers, the subtle colors of all the different trees, and the shimmer of lycan and caribou moss. The week before we can saw some rain so all the flora was extra lush, it was really beautiful.
We saw a few other animals while on our adventure. Caribou wandered around, and we saw two bears. A few bird nests littered the trees, and we got so see a few ground nests. The coolest thing we saw was still the moose at our front door. The rustic feel of the lodge was wonderful, and the staff was very helpful. A great trip all in all!