Skiing and hunting for sharp-tailed grouse in Bonanza Creek on a sunny day! This area was burned about 10 years ago, so the trees are still very small.
Thick frost on just the tips of trees - a larch
Frost on a birch
Looking over the Tanana River valley, you can see the mountains on the horizon (faintly) and the burn scar in the foreground
The grouse we caught had a HUGE crop, totally filled with willow buds, birch catkins, and even a few blueberries. The crop was larger than any other organ, and almost bigger than the breast meat!
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