Sitka Nature

Located at in a saddle on Starrigavan Ridge at the transition between forest and subalpine meadow, Baby Bear Lake is a great place to visit on a warm sunny day. The snow-melt fed lake is pleasantly cool after the 2000 foot hike from the valley below, and the lakeshore meadow is just right for laying in the warm sun while drying off.

I was first told about the lake by Wolf Corduan some years back. Although as far as I know, there is no official name, he gave me the name Baby Bear Lake (which had been given to him by someone whose name I don’t remember) and I have used it since.

• going to the beach with the kids #
• compiling the spring bird report for Sitka (only a month late!) #
• Gathering materials for a caterpillar habitat. Connor and Rowan have found them on Elderberry and Alder so far today. #
• logistic regression; as usual, the hard part seems to be getting the data pulled into a usable format. #
• reading draft of Spring 2009 field notes (about birds) for Southeast Alaska. #
• Picking rhubarb. I let it go so long, it might be the only harvest I get this summer. #
• Picking strawberries— they're so sweet, it's hard to decide whether to eat them on the spot or save some for later. #
• Headed to Starrigavan Ridge for first time in at least a couple of years. #
• Getting slowed down by ripe blueberries #
• Taking a dip in a subalpine lake and drying off in the warm sun on the soft ground of an meadow with a view. #
• Enjoying the evening sunlight on a spectacular ridge-top view while I get ready to hike back. #
• Pulling photos off my camera from today's hike. #
• is cleaning (no car to clean, but that's the idea) #

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