Denali Dome Home Bed and Breakfast

09/04/2026

I've seen a moose on Windy Bridge before, but Terry saw this while taking Keys to Denali, car rental, guests back to the Holland America hotel the other night. The guests had seen little wildlife before that time, and all were very excited. I love the way lynx walk with swagger. Notice the birds following in the second photo?
I did see a lynx at the bottom of our 6-foot tall wood pile in our backyard a few years back. With very little effort, it jumped on top of the wood and walking along the tops of birch logs with grace. They are remarkable.

08/24/2026

I was lucky enough to get the afternoon off last Friday. I went on the East Fork Transit Bus with two of our wonderful staff members. They are from Jamaica and Thailand.
I was worried they would come here to work in restaurant kitchens (first jobs) and Denali Dome Home Bed and Breakfast (second job), and they would never see why the world comes here: to see Denali National Park and all it has to offer.
We rode in 43 miles. They had already seen many moose in Healy, but they also saw the state bird, lots of caribou and two bears.
I remember years ago, we used to have caribou in our Healy yards. Not any more. I think I may have been on various buses into the Park about 25/30 times. Remember when you could just take a ticket without a charge? Times have changed. I'm old enough now to have a National Park Pass...for many years. I still love seeing the wildlife.

08/04/2026

August 14th is my earliest night to see Northern Lights in Denali. Until then, I'll keep enjoying our backyard filled with alpenglow in the afternoons and early morning red light shows. Alaska has beautiful light.

07/26/2026

I am having a good time with our staff this year. They are making the Denali Dome Home, A Second Home in Denali and Your Home Along the Way look good. Our guests love the staff too. We have J-1's from Thailand, Macedonia, Dominican Republic (I get to practice Spanish.) Malaysia, and Jamaica. We consistently get high ratings for "clean."

I know the world comes to Denali when the weather is nice. This photo was taken on a sunny day in the living room for the Denali Dome Home by a staff member who wants to have her own hotel in the future. I hope we're helping her along the way. She is our manager and is a really big help to us. Photo by Martin.

07/08/2026

I have been watching the backyard green up as the summer progresses. Here you can see Mt. Healy on a pretty Denali day, our huge backyard and three visiting moose

05/19/2026

"Denali" it was and is.

Camp Denali is at Denali National Park and Preserve. "One thing remains the same: Denali will always be Denali to Alaskans. Denali is the Koyukon Athabaskan name for the mountain, meaning “the high one” or “the tall one,” a name we feel appropriately honors the region’s many generations of Indigenous stewardship. Let it remain. DENALI, the original name given to the highest peak in North America by the native Koyukon Athabaskan people who have inhabited the region around the mountain for centuries, which means “The High One”, soars over the cloud ceiling at 20,310 feet in DENALI National Park, Alaska. I think most people prefer its beautiful, original name over its alternative name, after a man who never stepped foot in Alaska.

05/12/2026

This is one of those don't miss Denali attractions!

03/02/2026

With Husky Homestead Tours – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉