Today was perfect! We had a brief drive from Seward to our trailhead. We stopped on the way to see if we could see any salmon. Sure enough, we got to see several salmon jumping! Then, while we're watching them, behind us . . .
a bear crosses the road! It was a small black bear. Very cool! My day felt complete, and the hike hadn't even begun.
Our hike was an easy one today (7 miles round trip, 600 foot elevation gain). We hiked alongside the Ptarmigan River and through a forest, up to Ptarmigan Lake.
We saw lots of berry-filled scat along the trail. Which answers the age-old question, "Does a bear s*** in the woods?": "Yes, but he prefers to do it right on the trail." We saw one bear on the hike, also (much bigger than the one earlier in the morning), but he lumbered off before I could get a shot.
Here's a ptarmigan on the trail.
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