Hi,
I am not able to find good information on some forums about day hiking in Denali, so let me try my luck here:
I will be in Denali next July for 4 days and I have a question about a planned day hike (I am taking the 6:30 am bus so I will have plenty of daylight for a long day hike). I am reading the Waits book and I want to spend one day in the Polychrome area and I need some feedback.
I think I can do Polychrome Ridge Walk 1 (2.5 miles) and then either hike at Polychrome Mountain East End (4 miles). Since I have only 4 days I was thinking of maybe making a day hike out of hiking up to Stony Dome and then go back east and then doing one Polychrome hike.
Any suggestions on should I spend the whole day in the Polychrome area (thinking that two hikes in the area will be different enough from each other, meaning the views) or combine it with Stony Dome and then figure out which hike in Polychrome is the best (the best, meaning views and potential wildlife viewing).
I am not able to find good information on some forums about day hiking in Denali, so let me try my luck here:
I will be in Denali next July for 4 days and I have a question about a planned day hike (I am taking the 6:30 am bus so I will have plenty of daylight for a long day hike). I am reading the Waits book and I want to spend one day in the Polychrome area and I need some feedback.
I think I can do Polychrome Ridge Walk 1 (2.5 miles) and then either hike at Polychrome Mountain East End (4 miles). Since I have only 4 days I was thinking of maybe making a day hike out of hiking up to Stony Dome and then go back east and then doing one Polychrome hike.
Any suggestions on should I spend the whole day in the Polychrome area (thinking that two hikes in the area will be different enough from each other, meaning the views) or combine it with Stony Dome and then figure out which hike in Polychrome is the best (the best, meaning views and potential wildlife viewing).