Denali

Happy Monday Ya'll!

I thought I would throw out some interesting Alaskan fun facts today that I have learned over the weekend.  Not sure if this will be a weekly write up or not, but for this week it will be about one of the near by Alaskan mountain ranges.  To start, here is what we got to take a peek at yesterday when we went exploring downtown in Anchorage:

Don't just notice the beautiful Cook Inlet - look closer.  Look across the water to the other side...

 Amazing.

Breath-taking, even from afar.

Denali Mountain.

I can't wait to see these mountains up closer and in person.

Here are a few fun facts about these gorgeous works of nature:

The Alaska Range is perhaps the most well-known mountain range in Alaska. It is home to Denali National Park and the giant mountain itself, Denali (you may know it better by its white-man name, Mt. McKinley). This mountain range is one of Alaska's largest, starting at Alaska's eastern border with Canada, arcing across the north of Southcentral Alaska, ending to the west of the Kenai Peninsula.

On November 3, 2002, a massive 7.9 earthquake was caused by a fault running through the Alaska Range. For several weeks afterwards, thousands of aftershocks were recorded. Due to Alaska's sparse population, earthquake damage was only about $20 million.

If you measure from base to peak, you'd find that Denali is much taller than Everest. Denali's base is only about 2,000 feet (610 meters) above sea level, whereas Everest's base is around 14,000 feet (4,267 meters). In fact, Denali is one of the most massive mountains in the world.

Highest Peak: Denali, 20,320 feet (6,194 meters)