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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 12:45 AM
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A photo of Denali (a/k/a Mt. McKinley) for you - up close and personal
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 12:58 AM
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1. That's a mighty big mountain
Maybe I'm wrong, but it's my understanding Denali is higher from base to summit than Everest. Like a good mile higher(from it's base).
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 01:07 AM
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3. That's correct.
It goes from basically sea level to 20,320 feet.

We were so lucky today to have this visibility. We went to Fairbanks on Friday and came back to Anchorage today. A big snowstorm blew through this whole area yesterday, but today we were blessed with this sight just when we were closest to the mountain. It's truly awe-inspiring.
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 01:18 AM
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5. I thought it was a calendar picture!
Great photo! I'm an armchair mountaineer and I like pictures like that.

I'd love to see that in person.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 01:03 AM
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2. My dear Blue!
Wow, what a stunning picture! I'm loving it...

I'm a sucker for mountain pics...

And this one sure looks cold...:scared:

Thanks for posting, sweetie!

:hi:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 01:09 AM
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4. My pleasure, Peggy.
It's always a treat to see the summit because it makes its own weather up there -- it's only visible about 40 percent of the time -- so I like to share my good fortune. :)
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schmuls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 12:30 PM
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6. Oh, how gorgeous! I viewed Denali from far away a year ago.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 12:31 PM
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7. OMG!
Makes Mt Washington look like a piker.
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