ABQ to Alaska: Unreal scenery you can see from the road
Angel Peak BLM recreation area and campground near Bloomfield, NM.
Bear Glacier near Stewart, BC, Canada.
Rebeca Zimmermann photographs Bear Glacier near Stewart, BC, Canada, during a bucket list trip from Albuquerque to Alaska in June 2024.
Boya Lake
Carcross sand dunes in the Yukon.
Denali Peak can sometimes be seen along the only road in Denali National Park from about mile marker nine. This is from June 8.
Denali emerges on June 7, 2024, along the Denali National Parks road.
Bruce Sohn of Phoenix photographs Denali, rising in the distance, on June 7, 2024.
Denali on June 8, 2024.
Denali Peak, the tallest mountain in North America, emerges from the clouds on June 7, 2024. NPS rangers say only about 20 percent of visitors to the park get to see the peak. It makes its own weather, which usually shrouds it in clouds.
Around mile marker nine on the Denali Park road on June 9, 2024.
Denali looms in the in the distance, dwarfing the landscape in the foreground on June 7, 2024.
A bridge allows hikers to cross a raging stream near the visitor's center in Denali National Park.
Matanuska Glacier in Alaska is only accessible by tours lead by native people.
Portage Glacier from a trail just west of Whittier, AK.
Donn Friedman photographs Portage Glacier from Portage Pass, just west of Whittier, AK.
Portage Pass.
Mt. Robson, the second highest peak in Canada, with Mountain Lupines.
Kenai Lake near Seward Alaska.
Canadian Rockies in Jasper National Park along the Icefields Parkway.
Icefields Parkway in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, National Park.
Salmon Glacier, just past Hyder, Alaska, is in Canada. During summer months a road leads directly to the toe of the glacier.
Smith Falls recreation area in British Columbia along a 2.5km, bumpy dirt road. It was a user-supported area with a rickety staircase and rocky trail to the base of the falls. The parking area provided this view.
Sightseeing train arriving at Denali National Park. Viewers can sometimes see Denali Peak from the train that runs from Anchorage to Fairbanks. Until the 1970s, it was the easiest way to get to the park.
Boya Lake campground in Canada near the Cassiar Highway.