We had a great night's sleep last night in Anchorage and got up this morning around 7 a.m..  On our way out of the hotel we stopped by the gift shop for some AA batteries and found some really cool Alaska coats on sale for $30, so we bought two. 

Then we drove about 4.5 hours up HWY 1 through beautiful Alaska to Denali, arriving at Denali National Park around 12:30. 

Just past the entrance to the park was an incredibly huge and fast river.  In addition, up on the hill overlooking the park was beautiful Denali Park Lodge.  We drove up to the lodge just to get a look around. 

Once inside the park we made a brief stop at the Visitor's Center and then drove as far as they would allow car traffic into the park, about 15 miles. On the way in we spotted a large cat lying up on a hill overlooking the road.  As we took pictures, someone realized it was a Lynx.  That was awesome. I had never seen, nor did I think I would ever see, a Lynx in the wild.