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New "Puppy Cam" Features Sled Dog Pups at Denali National Park and Preserve

Denali National Park and Preserve is the only national park in America with a working sled dog kennel. It's hard to beat a puppy when it comes to the "aaaw factor," and thanks to a new on-line "Puppy Cam," fans of sleds dogs can now enjoy live views of young canines at the park's kennels.

National Park Service Implementing "Flight Following" Technology in Alaska, Perhaps Nation-wide

"Flight following" technology, which can help dispatchers keep an eye on the whereabouts of aircraft, is being required aboard all National Park Service aircraft, or any aircraft carrying Park Service personnel, in Alaska, and soon could be required throughout the National Park System.

Those Were The Days....

Conditions were much more difficult a century or so ago during the early days of climbing in Denali National Park and Preserve. In those days, mountaineers had no guidebooks, or guides, to lead them up McKinley. At times they found themselves running into deadends, as the following account from James Wickersham from a 1903 climb notes:

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Francis P. Farquhar Collection, UAF
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