Springtime in Ptarmigan Pass!!

Ptarmigan Pass is located on the Kenai Peninsula

in Alaska.

It's about an hours drive from Anchorage

It amazes me that the flowers are already blooming even 

though there is still a lot of snow lying about.

Beautiful fields of tiny little yellow flowers

are dotting the pass.

Everywhere you look you 

can see new 

shoots pushing up!

They are in a hurry...

the summers are short!

I even spotted a lupine!!

Very early

for this flower to be blooming!

At the bottom of the pass

there is a magnificent view of snow capped mountains and glaciers.

I love this spot.

The water lilies are emerging as well.

This is a favorite water resting spot for swans and ducks that are in migration.

Before the 1964 earthquake this area had a multitude of tall trees.

Happy summer to you all!