Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Even in a state famous for its size, Wrangell-St. Elias stands out. It is by far the largest of our national parks—almost six times the size of Yellowstone. You fly over it and see mountains beyond mountains, glaciers after glaciers, rivers upon rivers. You float a river and watch the moods and mountains change by the minute. As you walk the tundra, you find Dall's sheep and mountain goats grazing.

Four major mountain ranges converge here: the volcanic Wrangells, the Alaska, the Chugach, and the St. Elias—tallest coastal mountains in the world. Together they contain 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the United States, 4 of them above 16,000 feet. There are more than 150 glaciers; one, the Malaspina, is larger than Rhode Island. In 1980 Wrangell-St. Elias and adjoining Kluane National Park Reserve in Canada, along with Glacier Bay NP and Tatshenshini in British Columbia, were designated a United Nations World Heritage site.

Vast and rugged as it is, the park is not a fortress. Two roads lead into small communities, remnants of the gold- and copper-mining towns that thrived in the early days of the 20th century. Today not mining but the nearly limitless hiking, rafting, kayaking, and climbing opportunities beckon.


stand out - thinking "outstanding"
by far -  until now
 You fly over it and see mountains beyond mountains, glaciers after glaciers, rivers upon rivers.
- It's really a beautiful sentence.
change by the minute - 随时间变化
mountain ranges - 山脉
converge - 集中
adjoining - 临近的，挨着的
be designate - 被指定
lead into - thinking "Every road leads to Roma."
remnant - 残留，剩余物
thrive - 繁荣
beckon - 示意，召唤
If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.