Connor and the Jay
Connor came in this morning before his mom and I were up to tell us that he heard a Steller’s Jay. There has been one hanging around lately, though we had not heard it for the last couple of days.
Starrigavan Hike Plant Notes
There were many flowers in bloom along Starrigavan Ridge and quite a few of them were ones that I had not previously noticed. The heathers were blooming profusely, especially the white mountain heather. Shooting stars were in abundance in the wetter areas. Butterworts were common, and I saw a few Alaska Violets. New to me … Read more
Starrigavan Ridge Hike
Jonathan and I planned to get dropped off at the end of the road, hike up Starrigavan Ridge, over to the saddle between Indian River Valley and Katlian Valley, and then down the west fork of Indian River to town. As it turned out, this plan was probably a little bit ambitious for the first … Read more
Heart Lake
Connor and I went on a short hike up to Heart Lake on Sunday. It looks like work has started to put in around the north side of the lake. A swath of brush had been cut a short distance from the lake edge. This presumably is meant to be part of the Thimbleberry to … Read more
Flowers along Harbor-Gavan Trail
Stream violet Fern-leaf goldthread Salmonberry Alaska Mt. Heather (white and red colors; this is the alpine smell) Shootingstar Cooley’s buttercup Narcisus Anemone Sitka Valerian (buds with a little bit of color showing) Paintbrush (red and yellow) Black Lily (buds with color) Deerheart (buds) Bittercress species Siberian Miner’s Lettuce Dwarf blueberries Rosy twisted stalk (almost open) … Read more
Harbor to Gavan Hike
Wanting to take advantage of reasonable weather and the fact that Connor and Rowan’s grandma was here to watch them, Jonathan and I decided to hike the Harbor Mountain to Gavan Hill trail. We got a ride up Harbor Mountain Road and started up the trail head around 12:45. The snow had mostly melted off … Read more