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Should-be grouse habitat

Here's a panorama of the Wrangell Mountains, viewed from a pullout overlooking Willow Lake along the Richardson Highway near Glennallen, Alaska. A day this clear is rare, and the view is spectacular. You have to view it full-sized to begin to appreciate what it's like scanning this range with binoculars.

Lena and Taiga on the Maclaren River Trail. This trail heads north toward the Maclaren Glacier and West Fork of the Maclaren River, uphill on the west side of the Maclaren River.

Alaska has the right idea here. I would like to see them add another digit to that number, but they're still doing pretty well compared to everyone else in that regard. It shows, too -- there doesn't seem to be very much litter along this highway.

The Delta River and the Alaska Range in the distance.