Show roalin ro A around Q r n dw with i th t fee Q NEA A orle one in a series of articles by albert W epperson who recently aft returned from a trip P national editorial association with the so elAtIon to alaska ye we left anchorage about 6 pm aboard board the alaska 12 jun june e at streamliner I 1 ner having dinner 0 on n train enroll enrollee te to ml aft mckinley the he park hotel scheduled to a 11 rive irive at the hotel that evening we e hd did not at t 11 PM P M get there until am duo due to losing time all the way from the entire NEA gang was tired by the time we arrived for the train though a st streamliner rea travels over roadbed that Is anything lut but smooth t was as light as day this ills far north and one could read without benefit of a artificial artivell ra newspaper Paper abt we had imagined ed that we would have difficulty sleeping in this of the Alid midnight night sun but v i A liy im X ANT s aa 1 Z c aft V t a afia i mt tAc Kinley rising feet above the sea we see it the long ride by train aided us this Ms first night might at mt mckinley la in our slumbers lu in tact fact we had do BO difficulty in sleeping at any time during our visit to the tar far north tie the mt aft Alc mckinley KInley park hotel Is it flat rooted roofed structure very ordinary looking on the outside but very comfortable inside it like most of the tourist spots in alaska is ii operated by the department of the interior mt ML mckinley national park comprises square miles arid and the principal attraction is mighty sit anit McK mckinley laley reaching an altitude of feet above sea level the tha highest peak on tho the north american continent for two thirds of the way down from its summit it is enveloped in snow throughout the year this majestic mountain of the north was elusive as far as our N NEA r 4 group was concerned as it was enveloped in clouds during our stay they told us its that the mountain Is visible for only half the time and it was not until our trip back to lo seward that we had bad views of small portions of the peak thirty five various kinds of animals and SO 80 species of birds call mckinley national park home with mountain sheep moose and caribou roaming the preserve in abundance our stay at the park was waa most pleasant with choit hikes and an evening bus around the area the bus trip with dutch at the wheel was made around midnight without benefit of headlights on the vehicle vc hicls our driver kept us is in a jovial mood with ills his stories of alaska and the people who visit there it was on this trip that we stopped at a ranger station where a number of real alaska husky flogs dogs are kept and trained these animals are beautiful with their huge paws and intelligent features we were back on schedule the maming morning of tune june 11 14 when we departed by train at am tor for the mile trip ot fairbanks most northern point we would reach on our trip to be continued |