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Although the Forget-Me-Not is the state flower of Alaska, the fireweed (shown to the left) is commonly found in the 49th State. They were in full bloom and all along the Alaska highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks. In Denali National Park,
the ranger explained to us that when all but the top of the fireweed remains
in bloom, that is the signal that winter is just six weeks away. |
| Shawn Jr. and Dad
got up at 5:30 a.m. to venture into the park. We didn't see too much
wildlife that morning, but we drove to Savage River, the farthest any car
may drive into the park--about 15 miles from the main entrance. |
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The first wildlife
we saw in the park was a caribou. Two of them were feeding close
by the road. By the end of our visit to Denali Nat'l Park, we had
seen several caribou, fox, dall sheep (way up on the mountain sides), and
several grizzly (brown) bears. |
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