Mccarthy & Kennicott trip.

Day 1
The temperature was in the mid 70's. Hazy due to smoke from wildfires.
Plants:
White Spruce
Black Spruce
Aspen
Birch
Mistletoe
Fire Weed
Siberian Aster
Mountain Avens
Wild Rose
Northern Yarrow
Juniper
Soapberry
Strawberry Spinach
Bear Root
Willow
Indian Paint Brush
Kinnikinnick
Horse Tail
Bog Star
Bracted Bog Orchid

Animals:
Aphids
Fly
Seagull
Canine/Wolf Tracks

Day 2
Beautiful sunny day, with temperatures in the mid 70's.

Plants:
Siberian Aster
Willow
Cotton Wood
Fire Weed
Black Spruce
Aspen
Birch
Lichen
Lupin
Orange Fungus
Bearberries
Elegant Jacobs Ladder
Twin Flower
Monks Hood
Lesser Pink Pyrola/ Wintergreen
Blueberries
Prickly Saxifrage
Trappers Tea
Crowberries
Juniper
White Spruce
Golden Rod
Beautiful Jacobs Ladder
Bluebells/Lungwort

Animals:
Spider
Flys
Small yellow insect.
Hawk with a white tail.
Magpie
Hare

Day 3
Very smokey & dry. The tempreature was around 65-70 degrees.

Animals:
Black Bear
Hare
Swallow
Bever Dens
Moose Scat
Loon
Douglas Squirrel
Raven
Dragon Fly

Plants:
Birch
Aspen
White Spruce
Black Spruce
Fire weed
Soapberries
Willow
Mistletoe
Siberian Aster


This was a very exhausting and draining trip. I wish we had gotten a much earlier start on Saturday & had some time to relax. I did enjoy the trip even though, tourist & the drunks staying in the lodge were annoying me. The drunks had a very sweet golden retriever with them; I think that dog has more common sense than it's owners.

It's a very beautiful area. My favorite parts were, finding the wolf print & seeing the black bear as we were leaving. A lot of people brought their dogs. I thought it was cute when the dogs would run up to say "hi" & want us to pet them.