On Sunday morning my friend and I went for our walk on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
This eleven mile trail often offers up some excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. During this time of year you need to be extra vigilant for moose and their newborn calves. Luckily, we didn't meet up with any aggressive moose moms but we did see some large birds out on the mud flats.
There were some Sandhill cranes enjoying their Sunday morning brunch and paying us no mind whatsoever.
They seem to be enjoying our slightly warmer weather. Daytime temps have finally climbed into the mid 50s.
As you can see from this photo, these cranes are excellently camouflaged against the old vegetation.
We left them to eat and continued on our walk. I had to get back home because Greg and I wanted to get the garden planted today. We did get two raised beds planted with lettuce, kale, spinach, carrots, and radishes. Can't wait to harvest those yummy veggies!
Here is a view back toward downtown Anchorage with the mountains forming a beautiful backdrop. I will miss seeing these mountains for a month as I am headed to visit family next week. I will be back home in Alaska at the first of July. That snow will look mighty refreshing after sweltering in the southern heat!
