In 1896, the highest summit in America was named by a gold prospector in support for the then presidential

candidate William McKinley who became president the following year.

Of course for centuries before it had gone by a different name.

On this week's episode of America's National Parks, Denali, the 20,310 foot Alaskan Summit and the 6 million acres of land that surround it in

the Nali National Park. Up first is the late Chief Mitch Dementive of Ninana and the legend of Denali was created, there lived in Alaska an Indian named Yahoo.

He possessed great power but had no wife.

Yahoo built a canoe and paddled west to find one.

As he approached the Ravenchief Village,

he began singing a song that explained he was seeking a wife. The wife of the

second chief spoke softly. You may have my daughter for your wife, but take her and go quickly. The Raven Chief is preparing to

kill you. Yahoo began to paddle away with the young woman. the Raven Chief was right behind him. The

Raven Chief caused a great storm. The water became very rough. Yahoo took out a

powerful stone, threw it ahead of him, calming the waters, but mountainous

green waves continued to roll behind him. Next, the Raven Chief through his great spear,

straight at Yahoo.

But Yahoo, using medicine, changed the large wave behind him

into a mountain of stone just in time. The great spear glanced off the crest of the stone mountain.

There was a second tremendous wave of water, even greater than the first.

Yahoo use all his medicines to turn this wave into a tremendous mountain of stone.

When the great spear hit the top of the mountain, there was a crash of breaking rock,

and the Great Spear flew off into the sky.

The Ravenchief was paddling so quickly, his canoe struck the second great mountain of stone.

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