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Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos is the editor of Brave New Traveler and co-founder of Confronting Love. He blogs about his travels and life in general at Vagabonderz.com. You can also find him at the yoga studio and tweeting away as @vagab0nderz.

  • Kathy

    What a fabulous photo! When we were there clouds were almost completely obscuring the view of the peak, but it was still an amazing place to be. Now, though, I see what we were missing!

  • http://meganahill.wordpress.com Megan Hill

    stunning!

  • http://matadortrips.com/ Hal Amen

    Is that a mountain, or what!?

  • http://www.lolaakinmade.com Lola

    Absolutely s-i-c-k! Love it.

  • http://thelonglayover.blogspot.com Carlo

    Those tiny little toy cars put it into perspective don’t they!

  • http://flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee Nic McPhee

    Glad people have enjoyed the photo – thanks to the folks at Matador for showcasing it.

    Kathy: We were _super_ lucky with the weather – that sort of clear day is pretty darn rare. The very next day, for example, it was totally socked in and we never saw Denali.

    • http://matadortrips.com/ Hal Amen

      Happy to showcase you, Nic. That photo you link to in your comment is equally gorgeous.

  • Matt Scott

    I took this road years ago and still remember it; absolutly stunning! Alaska is quite a place

  • http://www.travelblog.org/bloggers/joncasssouthkorea Jon Wick

    yowza… Denali is the most impressive mountain I’ve ever laid eyes on. It is so often blanketed in clouds, but if you get a clear day, well… this pretty much sums it up. Ah-mazing!

  • http://travel-and-dive.blogspot.com Adri

    Wow, beautiful picture!

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