But in 1896, when the region was still marked as "unexplored" on official maps ... National Park, had ignored his repeated pleas to return the mountain to its original name: Denali.

Don Striker, Superintendent, Denali National Park Following the signal ... I trot into the trailless landscape without a map, half hoping to get lost among the mountains and tarns.

which sometimes shows up as Denali Park on online maps. He’s very accustomed to the dual identity that has long swirled ...