​Were the mosquitoes bad?

 

In the Yukon Territory in 2007, the mosquitoes were bad. I was devoured one night and wound up with more than 50 bites on just my head.

 

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                                           Did you see any bears?

 

On the 2007 trip, I saw both a grizzly near and a black bear. Neither of them paid me any attention. On the 2012 trip, a man was attacked and killed by a grizzly the day after we left Denali National Park.

 

                                               Was it cold?​

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​For the most part, we were comfortable. Temperatures could go down in the 30's at night, but maybe only once on the 2007 trip did it get to freezing temperatures. Normal daytime temperatures were between 40-70 degrees.