Spring Walk to Horseshoe Lake, Denali Nat.Park Alaska

Loved your walk greenthumb and thank's for sharing. Pics are beautiful!

Such lovely flowers,you are right not to resist, Lovely photo`s Gt and yes I did enjoy your walk. Glad Spring has arrived for you at long last...........

I so enjoyed it GT! wow what a place! I can just imagine the quiet of it! And how great to see the fish under the ice! Hope you have a wonderful summer!

Thank you each. Feels so good to get out there and see things livening up. I've been watching for this flower now for years. I was so glad to find it. Might get down again before June and see if I can catch any more. I was amazed to find the fish too. You could tell the benefit of the beavers being left to a natural life. Lets hope summer is warm!

What a lovely place your photos are very good

So peaceful where you are - looks totally unspoilt. Loved your pictures and the Pasque flowers are wonderful. Enjoy a wonderful summer. hoping for some more fotos

A superb blog Greenthumb,fantastic pictures.There are plenty of Pulsatilla growing on the Rock Garden here at Kew,but to see them growing in the wild is a real pleasure.Thanks for taking the time and I hope you get your warm summer.

I agree, a really good blog Gt.
I adore Pulsatillas and yours are wonderful there ..... spring is an exciting time with all it's wonders unfolding !

What a brill place to walk lovely place and brill photos, that catterpiller is really furry is'nt it.

lovely place to walk and lovely pics.

Fantastic blog, thank you, GT. Incredible to see the work of the beavers and the view in that first photo - stunning. So glad you enjoyed the walk and that spring has arrived for you. Here's hoping we all get a lovely summer :)

great blog GT, thanx for sharing i enjoyed it so much, beavers are ammazing arent they, are they protected now, as they use to be hunted and killed for their fur once upon a time ;o(

Thank you all for visiting and going on the walk with me. The location of the park is about 2 hours south from here. It is a national preserve many things are prohibited as well as hunting, so the beaver are kept safe that way. It is very unspoilt, especially when you take into account the amount of visitors that walk this path each year, though much less now than a few years ago. This park is the place that moved me here. The park road is closed to vehicle traffic, but before the season you can go in, so this trip was for that access. I've many shots in the park to post. :-) The park is spectacular. The wild pulsatilla I had only heard about. A thrill seeing it just out there wild as you say Robert. Again, thanks for the interest and feedback. :-)

Wonderful GT , I almost feel as tho' I've been there and the beaver dams are amazing, yes I enjoyed your walk immensely.

It must have been wonderful to go to such a place and see that plant in it's native surroundings.

Thank you Val. The blog came together well. It an under-appreciated trail in my opinion up here.

Thank you Hywel. I had always heard about the pulsatilla around in the spring anywhere north of the mountains, but never chanced on it until here. Delightful. It comes so early!

Lovely to see the pulsatilla Greenthumb..Wonder what the furry caterpillar turns out to be ? Thank you so much for sharing.........

What a wonderful walk GT. I especially loved the pasque flower (Easter flower ?? Pasqua is Easter in Italian) growing wild like that and so colourful .. beautiful views too

Thank you for reading. :-) It was wonderful to find the pulsatilla. I think easter flower would be apt as it would normally be one of the early spring blooms. The caterpillar my guess becomes the orange tortoiseshell butterfly we see in summer. Its our largest.

~great blog and pictures~we are all hoping for a good summer this year GT~ fingers crossed!

Thank you Arlene. Wouldn't a nice warm summer be the best! And I did say warm, not hot....lol! Blue skies I should say.

~we have had blue skies here GT but with an unseasonal chill wind which I would be happy to see the back of!
I would be happy with warm wind free days~preferably not too hot!~
Things as they say can only get better....

Here's to the warm and still summer day, and many to come. :-)

This is why it's so great to be part of this site as it allows people like us to share in the wonder of place around the world that we would otherwise not get a chance to see.

Thanks for the amazing walk and the sights, views and flowers were amazing.

Thanks Dan. I agree, the things we can see here that we would not see otherwise are just amazing. Also, just to feel like I've stopped by 20 friends gardens to see what may have opened or come up today, that is really something. Connects in a almost unfathomable way. :-)

Have only just seen this blog Greenthumb whilst browsing. What a lovely place to live. I envy you. Please show us some more pictures. they are beautiful

Thank you. I'll try/ I haven't gotten out much this year, but will try a few trips in the fall. Around here it just hills, not quite these sweeping views.

ok thanks. Take care

Ive only just found your blog and what a find! i feel as if ive taken a trip round the world!
i cant tell you how much i enjoyed taking that walk through your photos and i agree what a gem that little pasque flower was!

Thank you Stickitoffee. Always try to blog more often, but still not so much. I'm glad you enjoyed. We have a rare and surreal natural environment here that I do try to share. :-)