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.

Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska boxes: unspoiled wilderness, roaming wildlife, massive glaciers and snow-covered peaks. Covering more than 6 million acres and home to ...

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.