Gallery: 'Street View' of Denali National Park

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Denali Park Entrance

Denali national park road

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

The entrance to Denali National Park as seen from the front-mounted camera on Ron Karpilo's do-it-yourself 'Street View.'

Denali National Park

Denali national park road

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

Igloo Creek along the Denali Park Road.

Polychrome Pass

Denali National Park Polychrome

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

Denali National Park's Polychrome Pass is not for those with a fear of heights.

Polychrome Pass

Denali national park road

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

Polychrome pass earns its name with stunning views from the Denali Park Road.

Polychrome Pass Portrait

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(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

Each of Karpilo's four cameras took two photographs a second as he drove the Denali Park Road.

Stony Hill in Denali

Denali national park road

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The Denali Park Road switchbacks at Stony Hill.

Tatler Creek in Denali

Denali national park road

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A view of Tatler Creek in Denali National Park.

Tatler Creek 2

Tatler Creek again

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

As Karpilo's car proceeded toward Tatler Creek, his cameras snapped photographs every half-second.

Tatler Creek 3

Denali national park road

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

The third in a series of pictures taken along the Denali Park Road approaching Tatler Creek. The photos create a 'virtual tour' of the park.

Thorofare River

Denali Thorofare River

(Image credit: Ron Karpilo, one-time use only)

The right camera captures a breath-taking view of the Thorofare River in Denali.

Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas
Live Science Contributor

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.