Returning Home

Our trip out of Denali was beautiful, but largely uneventful. We seemed to be more determined to just get back home. As such, I do not have new pictures to share.
 
There was one element of the trip that was particularly noticeable and troubling: the widespread destruction of the evergreen trees just south of Denali, in areas near Anchorage, and all across the Kenai Peninsula. In some cases, what I thought were dead trees were simply a different version of tree that is more of a brownish color of green. However, so much of the drive was filled with the blight as indicated by the skeletal remains of entire forests of dead pines.
 
I am concerned about the ecological changes that this will bring, but I am presently more concerned about the potential danger that this much fuel adds to any future forest fire. Weather wise, our cool, damp spring certainly works to our advantage, as would having a moderate summer. Still, it’s only a matter of time before a dry period hits us, and I think that the consequences will be severe.
 
Speaking of, there’s definitely more work to be done in my yard in that area.