From Kinkaid Park, a wealthy enclave blocks the trail system from continuing to the next wild destination, Potter Marsh, so you need to drive south on the Seward Highway about 10 miles from downtown to reach it.

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Once used by rafters and home to wild salmon, the river now runs in culverts constrained by highway fortifications.

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With a major two-lane highway running through it, Mikumi National Park might be one of the only places in the world to offer views of wild animals and grassy savannahs for the price of a bus ticket.

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