Step to the Wild Side

Congress designated Denali Wilderness as the two million-acre core of Denali National Park and Preserve to preserve not just outward beauty but an intact ecosystem and a native wildness, or wilderness spirit. Although it may look like other undeveloped land, the area is managed so human influences remain minimal and natural forces prevail. In keeping with a no machines rule, rangers continue winter patrols by dog sled, as shown by Ranger Bruce Waddlington on patrol in 1975.

Healy, Alaska · United States