Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Continuing on my theme – this is another photo from my favorite place.
Desert Wildflower Updates
Imperial Sand Dunes, California.
In a couple weeks, we will be hitting the desert area for a couple of months, and wildflower conditions are sounding better and better thanks to another large storm. It may not be a huge bloom, but it should definitely be at least average, and probably above average – a big improvement over the last 2 years!Read More
Kayaking in Kenai Fjords
Kayaking in Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
A kayak is a great way to get around Aialik Bay and Pedersen Lagoon. This was a little early in the season – the icebergs are a little thick by the entrance at this time of year making it a little tricky picking your way through the maze – tricky but fun! As the summer continues, it get easier.
There are numerous beaches for camping all around the bay, and the Park Service has food storage boxes at most of the best beaches, so you don’t need to worry about lugging bear proof food containers. The one thing you do have to worry about it the unpredictable weather. Short sleeve days like the one pictured aren’t very common.
Ghost Forest
Ghost Forest, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Everyone calls these standing dead trees “ghost forests”. Don’t know if that is an official name, but it works for me.
These trees have been standing dead like this for over 40 years. Pretty amazing given our wet environment – my fire wood ends up rotting after just 3 or 4 years. So how did they die, and why are they still standing strong?Read More
Pedersen Glacier
Pedersen Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
This was a gloomy, cloudy morning, but and friend and I paddled up to this lake anyways, and were rewarded with a very brief burst of sunlight on the far side of the lake.Read More
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