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THE GEORGE PARKS HIGHWAY 



Connecting Alaska's two largest cities - Anchorage and Fairbanks - the George Parks Highway travels through spectacular wilderness into the heart of Alaska.

The Parks Highway was first called the Anchorage - Fairbanks Highway when it was completed in 1971, but was renamed for George A. Parks, territorial governor of Alaska (1925 to 1933). The highway offers a number of opportunities to see North America's tallest peak, Mount McKinley. It also provides access to Denali National Park and Preserve. Wildlife viewing is also good along the highway. ​ The moose cow and calf in the photo below were seen from the road near the Nenana River. At mile 142, between Anchorage and Fairbanks is the Alaska Veterans Memorial

​ This is a picture of the Laird River hot springs

Mount McKinley is pictured below:
 * Denali National Park and Preserve is the most popular tourist attraction in Alaska. Its central feature is the tallest mountain peak in the United States: Mt. McKinley. For centuries, Alaska's Natives have called this mountain Denali (The Great One). The mountain rises 20,320 feet (6187 meters) above the low lying sub-alpine tundra of the park.**