[Richard Flanders]

I finally, in the last few days of the season, got out to my favorite ptarmigan spot today. I didn't get out there last spring at all and this is the first time I've flown anywhere since last fall. There were birds; I could mostly hear them chuckling off in the distance and actually saw a few, but they were pretty spooky and courting as it turns out. I was satisfied to cut the day short and leave them to that. The snow was nice and compacted so I didn't even need snowshoes. Here's a few pics of the area if everyone isn't bored of this yet. Lots of lynx trax up there and some wing drag marks by a displaying male. I added a cropped pic of this so they show better. First I've seen those up there and saw several examples. Saw a group of caribou lounging on the nice cool snow downriver from my little lake spot. I love this place!