This project was produced in cooperation with the Alaska Natural History Association and the National Park Service. Most publications and maps listed below are available by mail order from the association. Please see the ANHA bookstore in this section for ordering information.
Section 2 - Maps
The maps reproduced in this program are from the Trails IllustratedΓäó Denali National Park map. For more information on Trails IllustratedΓÇÖs national park series of maps call or write Trails Illustrated at P. O. Box 4357, Evergreen, CO 80437-4357, (800) 962-1643.
The Park Pilot feature was compiled from U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation modeling data using a program called Scenery AnimatorΓäó.
Section 3 - Flora/Fauna
The text for this section was compiled from National Park Service sources and the following publications. Photographs are from National Park Service files unless noted below. Video clips are from The Wilderness of Denali.
Denali National Park Bird Finding Guide, Kenneth Kertell and Alan Seegert, Alaska Natural History Association, 1984.
Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers, Verna E. Pratt, Alaskakrafts Publishing, Anchorage, 1989.
Mammals of Denali, Adolph Murie, Alaska Natural History Association, 1994 reprint of 1962 edition.
Wildflowers of Denali National Park, Verna E. Pratt and Frank G. Pratt, Alaskakrafts, Inc., 1993.
Wildlife Notebook Series, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1994.
Stephen J. Kraseman - Arctic tern, bearberry, Dall rams, golden plover, grizzly walking, porcupine, red fox, wolf howling
Danny On - Arctic ground squirrel, Dall ram, grizzly and cubs, lynx, moose
Bill Ruth - caribou herd, caribou staring, great horned owl, bull moose, moose with twins, moose rut, spruce grouse
Section 4 - Getting to Know the Park
The information in this section was adapted from National Park Service brochures and publications. Information for the entrance area trails is from The Nature of Denali by Sheri Forbes (Alaska Natural History Association, 1992).
Section 5 - History
The information in this section was largely adapted from Denali: Symbol of the Alaskan Wild by William E. Brown (Alaska Natural History Association, 1993). This is the definitive work on the history of the park and Denali region.
The Wilderness of Denali is essentially Charles SheldonΓÇÖs field notes, edited by naturalists C. Hart Merriam and Edward W. Nelson after SheldonΓÇÖs death, from the three years he spent beneath the mountain he always called Denali. It is an inspirational, insightful, and indispensable account of SheldonΓÇÖs years in Denali. (Originally published by Charles Scribners and Sons, 1930; new edition 1960.)
The Charles Sheldon movie in the ΓÇ£Charles SheldonΓÇ¥ section was produced by Willie Karidis and the Denali Foundation and is included courtesy of the Denali Foundation, Willie Karidis, executive director.
Additional photographs in this section are from National Park Service files.
For more information on the Alaska Railroad, contact the Alaska Railroad Corporation, 411 W. First Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, 1-800-544-0552, or see the transportation section of AlaskaΓÇÖs Rim of Fire and Ice: A CD-ROM Guide to Kenai Fjords and Wrangell-St.Elias National Parks in The Cordillera GroupΓÇÖs National Park Series.
Section 6 - The Mountain
The geology section was adapted from The Geology of Denali National Park, by Michael Collier, (Alaska Natural History Association, 1989), with National Park Service photographs from Phil Brease. The aerial overflight of the Peters Glacier is National Park Service footage.
The Alfred H. Brooks photographs in the ΓÇ£Pioneer ClimbsΓÇ¥ section are from the Brooks Collection, U. S. Geological Survey.
The Belmore Browne and Hudson Stuck photographs in the ΓÇ£Pioneer ClimbsΓÇ¥ section are from the collections of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.
Additional photographs in this section are from National Park Service files.
Recommended reading includes:
Mount McKinley: The Pioneer Climbs, by veteran Alaskan mountaineer and bush pilot Terris Moore remains the classic history of the early attempts on the mountain. (Originally published by the University of Alaska Press in 1967.)
Mount McKinley: The Conquest of Denali by Denali veterans Bradford Washburn and David Roberts (Harry H. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, New York, 1991) builds on MooreΓÇÖs work and presents the most lavishly illustrated history of the mountain.
William E. BrownΓÇÖs Denali: Symbol of the Alaskan Wild (Alaska Natural History Association, Denali Park, Alaska, 1993) is ever helpful in putting the key events into perspective.
Jonathan WatermanΓÇÖs High Alaska: A Historical Guide to Denali, Mount Foraker, and Mount Hunter (American Alpine Club, New York, 1988) is the definitive guide to the history of the routes on these mountains, supplemented with Bradford Washburn photos.
Mount McKinley: Icy Crown of North America by Fred Beckey (The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1993) rounds out the quintet of sources essential to any historian of Denali.
Photographs in the ΓÇ£Major RoutesΓÇ¥ section are by Roger Robinson, National Park Service. Other photographs are from National Park Service files.
At the request of the National Park Service, the complete text of Mountaineering: Denali National Park and Preserve has been included as a text file. This Alaska Natural History Association publication is invaluable to mountaineers planning climbs in the park and is also available in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean editions.
Section 7 - Denali Road Guide
This section was adpated from The Denali Road Guide , Kim Heacox, principal author, Alaska Natural History Association, 1990, with photographs from National Park Service and The Cordillera Group files.
Section 8 - Sled Dogs of Denali
Text information in this section was adapted from Sled Dogs of Denali by Sandy Kogl (Alaska Natural History Association, 1981). The line illustrations are by Donna Gates from Sled Dogs of Denali. Video footage, including the sled dog demonstration by Dan Greenblatt, is from National Park Service files.
Section 9 - Kids Corner/Quiz
Information in this section is from the Denali National Park and Preserve Junior Ranger program and activities assembled from information contained elsewhere in this program.
Section 10 - Place Names
The principal source for Denali place names isDictionary of Alaska Place Names, Donald J. Orth (Geological Survey Professional Paper, 567, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1967. Photographs are from National Park Service or The Cordillera Group files.
Section 11 - Visitor Services
Information in this section is from National Park Service brochures, the parkΓÇÖs Alpenglow newsletter, and park personnel.
