It's that time of year. Up here in Denali, the animals have become more active. Including a couple of moose that have entertained park visitors around the winter visitor center all week.
The road crew has been working hard and today, the park road was opened to Mile 13 for the first time since last October. We have more than 12 hours of daylight here now, north of the Alaska Range and we've heard rumors that it *might* be warming up a bit during the daytime in the coming weeks. (But we're not holding our breath on that one.)
It's that time when I start thinking about all of the little pink and purple things that will eventually be popping their delicate heads above the forest floor and out into the moist tundra. I'm ready for green and wildflowers.
What's your favorite wild flower? Up here in Denali, I think mine are the little Gentians and Wooly Louseworts that grow up on the higher tundra around Polychrome and Eielson.
Look for Gentians and Louseworts - many species of each - to be featured in the app. These two groups of plants have representative species throughout Alaska and down through both the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. They are all beautiful and very unique!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Iconic Wildflowers of the National Parks
Welcome!
If you're a wildflower enthusiast or a fan of America's Best Idea, the National Parks, you'll love a great new project I am working on. It's still in the formative, idea stage as I write this, but I am working on an app for mobile devices that will serve as both a field guide and as a personal field log of sorts for the amateur naturalist.
I hope you'll check back as the season begins in earnest this summer. My goal is to post both updates on this project as well as information and pictures about key species.
As it stands today, my duty station will again be Wonder Lake in Denali National Park and Preserve. A remote yet often-photographed landscape of Alaska, Wonder Lake has magnificent views of Mount McKinley and is home to fascinating plants and animals. Join me as I study them!
If you're a wildflower enthusiast or a fan of America's Best Idea, the National Parks, you'll love a great new project I am working on. It's still in the formative, idea stage as I write this, but I am working on an app for mobile devices that will serve as both a field guide and as a personal field log of sorts for the amateur naturalist.
I hope you'll check back as the season begins in earnest this summer. My goal is to post both updates on this project as well as information and pictures about key species.
As it stands today, my duty station will again be Wonder Lake in Denali National Park and Preserve. A remote yet often-photographed landscape of Alaska, Wonder Lake has magnificent views of Mount McKinley and is home to fascinating plants and animals. Join me as I study them!
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