Beaver pond along the Little Coal Creek Trail.
Beaver pond along the Little Coal Creek Trail.
View north up the Chulitna River Valley from the Little Coal Creek Trail.
View west toward Denali (shrouded in clouds) and the Chulitna River.
View west toward Denali (shrouded in clouds) and the Chulitna River.
Hiker along the Little Coal Creek Trail en route to K'esugi Ridge.
View north from K'esugi Ridge.
View looking northwest into Denali's Eldridge Glacier.
View looking northwest into Denali's Eldridge Glacier.
A cairn marks the way on the K'esugi Ridge Trail with a view of the Chulitna River.
The barren tundra-like landscape of K'esugi Ridge.
Unidentified moss species on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
An arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) on K'esugi Ridge.
View southwest to the Chulitna River.
Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
Unidentified moss species on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
Unidentified moss species on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
Backcountry campsite on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
Backcountry campsite on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.
Sunset view of the Chulitna River, Denali's eastern foothills and Eldridge Glacier.
Sunset view of the Chulitna River, Denali's eastern foothills and Eldridge Glacier.
Sunset view of Denali's eastern foothills and Eldridge Glacier.
Sunset view of Denali's eastern foothills and Eldridge Glacier.
Sunset view of Denali's eastern foothills and Eldridge Glacier.
Backcountry campsite on the northern end of K'esugi Ridge.