The tallest peak in North America, Denali–formerly Mt. McKinley–sits tall at 20,310 feet in the heart of Alaska’s Denali National Park. Don’t want to spend 18 days (!!!) hiking to the summit? We understand. Luckily, from Lake Hood, the largest and busiest float plane base in the world, you can take a 3 hour flightseeing tour. On the way up an experienced bush pilot and de facto tour guide points out alpine tundra, glaciers, rivers and untouched wilderness, shaggy with moose, bears, swans, and ot

Alaska, the last frontier,... - National Geographic Africa