Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is a shining star in the National Park system of the United States. Larger than the state of New Hampshire with nearly a third of it designated as “Wilderness”, this intact ecosystem houses incredible diversity, landscapes, and a magic all its own. Framed by the Alaska Range and Mount Denali, visitors can enjoy charismatic megafauna, incredible wildflowers, and unimaginably large vistas. Come enjoy a photographic journey of some of our favorite parts of the Park and learn what makes Denali so special.

Margeaux Maerz is originally from Vestal, but has found a way to spend most of her time traveling. After graduating from the University of Georgia with her degree in Ecology, Margeaux worked as an environmental educator and naturalist guide for various non-for-profits and government organizations along the east coast and abroad.

Sam Wilson has been working in conservation and environmental education for the past 10 years, including for NJ Audubon as a naturalist at the Nature Center in Cape May, New Jersey. Sam is also an occasional writer and photographer for magazines like Cape May Magazine, Audubon, and American Birding Association’s Birding. Sam was honored this year with a photo in the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100. 

Margeaux and Sam met in Cape May, NJ in 2014 when they both worked as educators for NJ Audubon. Over the past few years together the travel bug bit…hard…and they have since traveled around the southern US, East Asia, Southeast Asia, England, and Alaska—all in pursuit of birds and wildlife. Margeaux started her career in Alaska in 2016 working for the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer, Alaska. Both Margeaux and Sam quickly fell in love with the wilderness of Alaska and took positions as Naturalist Guides for Camp Denali and North Face Lodge in Denali National Park and Preserve. As guides for private lodges housed at the western end of the Park road, they enjoy uncommon access to Denali and its unadulterated wilderness. It is their time spent exploring Denali that inspired Margeaux and Sam to give this photographic journey of one of the most beautiful places in North America.