But in 1896, when the region was still marked as "unexplored" on official maps ... national park. For Sheldon, what made the region unique was the teeming wildlife, including grizzly bears, moose ...

This story appears in the February 2016 issue of National Geographic ... different Denali. It’s 8 p.m. on the Park Road, and I’m stuck in a traffic jam. As a moose cow and two calves make ...