Alaska National Parks are a must-see for any National Park fan! There is just something about Alaska and the wild beauty ...

The four-time winner of the 1,000-mileIditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing tourism business just 8 miles from Denali National Park and Preserve’s entrance, and the ...

The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing tourism business just 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) from Denali National Park and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his ...

is indeed the traditional name for the 20,310-foot peak in Denali National Park and Preserve, covered by snow and glaciers year-round and visible from hundreds of miles away. But the park has only ...

In 1917, the area officially became Mount McKinley National Park, and the peak, Mount McKinley — despite a debate between some early boosters over whether Denali was a more appropriate name ...

FILE - A tour bus kicks up dust during a sunny day at Denali National Park in Alaska as Mount Denali appears in the background on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File ...

It’s unclear whether the 6-million acre Denali National Park and Preserve will also be renamed. It was renamed in 1980, 35 years before the mountain’s name change. Requests for comment to the Alaska ...

Denali (Formerly Mount McKinley) / Jacob Loyacano - Shutterstock Efforts to restore the mountain’s original name began in the mid-20th century, gaining momentum as Alaskan Native organizations ...

But Alaska’s two senators, Lisa Murkowsi and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, said they wanted to keep Denali National Park and Preserve as is, calling Denali the rightful name of the awe ...