Yukon elk (Cervus canadensis) are not indigenous to this area, but have been transplanted by the Canadian government from Elk Island National Park in the province of Alberta.
Not everyone is happy about their success, notably the farmers of the area. The free-roaming elk damage their fences and crops, and possibly carry parasites that are expensive to manage.
Every year, we see a few more than the previous year, along the Alaska Highway northwest of Whitehorse, in the Takhini area.
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The spring crocuses (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida) are popping up in the tundra, along roadsides and sunny locations in the woods.
In time for upcoming Mothers' Day, little children will be gathering handfuls to give to their mothers.
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As happens every year in spring, the Tok River is completely dry.
The headwaters in the high country and the river channel freeze solid in winter, then the river channel thaws earlier than the headwaters, so once the ice in the river is gone, the riverbed is completely dry... until spring advances enough for the high country to thaw as well.
The river will be rushing full of water by the end of May.
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The river ice is thin, soft and on the move. Taken from the Tanana River Bridge on the Alaska Highway, east of Tok.
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The ice of a few days ago is completely gone. What a difference a few days makes.
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