The Wildlife can get pretty "wild" as this bear-mangled sign can attest. Rangers have put large nails in the bottom of it to keep the bears from destroying it.
This was the most nerve-wracking section of the road in Denali National Park. At one point, the road makes such a sharp curve, the driver had to stop in mid-curve and back up! Seeing the sheer drop-offs made many riders so nervous they shifted to the other side of the bus. It didn't bother me though! It was near this section that we saw the second grizzly bear sow and her 2 cubs.
As the name implies, this plant is a favorite food of bears when they emerge from their long winter sleep. It grows in Denali National Park. It is in the Saxifrage family. I was able to get this picture because I practically begged the driver of the Denali tour bus to stop. He commented (a bit preturbed!), "It's just a flower!" I said, "There's no such thing as just a flower!" To me, seeing these flowers was almost as exciting as seeing a grizzly bear or caribou, but the other people didn't quite share my enthusiasm! They groaned as I stepped off the bus along the side of the road, but I got my picture! Mission accomplished! :) (story)
