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Winter in Denali, Alaska The first thing people think of when talking about Denali, Alaska weather is the winter. The cold. The dark. The isolation. But for those of us who live up here, it’s a time of thrill, exeleration, and magic. In Denali, Alaska, yes it gets dark. At the peak of winter solace the sun rises just above the horizon and hoovers. You don’t know if the sun is going up or going down. You can't tell the direction of east or west by the sun…it doesn’t move. Not up not down, just stays in one spot. And if you happen to live behind a mountain range, or any small bump of landscape for that matter, you won’t see the sun at all. Luckily there is a great little valley in denali, a great little dip to the horizon where the sun nestles in for the 3 hours she shows her light. Visit our Northern Lights page to learn more about the aurora borealis, or northern lights. A World Of It's Own Frozen lakes and rivers become new road systems to mushers, snow machines, and planes equipped with skies. Transportation now includes the snowshoers, ski-joring, cross country skier. Climbing ice falls takes the place of rock climbing. We don’t slow down in the winter seasons. Along with the local wildlife, we but on our winter coats and keep going. We chop wood in -40, not minding the frozen eyelashes and whiskers. The snowfall in the winter time in Denali can be fairly heavy, but the wind likes to blow it all away. Driving on the snow packed roads is not a problem in the cold weather. |
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