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Highbush cranberries near Canoe Lake
Trail off Maud Road, east of Palmer
Lake near Palmer
Horses resting in a pasture north of Palmer
Musk ox skeleton at the Musk Ox Farm
Bell/McKinley/McDonald barn, built 1936
Colorful bench near Palmer
Classic cars at the Colony Days parade in Palmer
Poppies and dandelions
At the skatepark in Wasilla
Abandoned swing south of Wasilla
A winding dirt road east of Palmer
Near Palmer
Glass artwork at Palmer’s Friday Fling market
Crabapple blossoms near Bodenburg Butte
Rural mailboxes on Grover Lane, off Outer Springer Loop Road, south of Palmer
Cranes south of Wasilla
Old workhorse out to pasture near Fairview Loop Road
Cottonwood Creek empties into Knik Arm
An inquisitive squirrel
Wes Grover’s farm sits at the edge of the Matanuska River, below Pioneer Peak
Sparky the Firedog at the Colony Days parade in Palmer
A classic log cabin at the corner of Campbell Road and the Palmer Fishhook Road, northwest of Palmer.
North Alaska Street in Palmer
Palmer is the agricultural heart of Alaska
At the Palmer Visitor’s Center and Museum
Spring Creek Farm, off Farm Loop Road, northwest of Palmer.
Pretty pinto pony along Farm Loop Road, northwest of Palmer.
Knik Glacier, east of Palmer, seen over the Matanuska River from the Glenn Highway.
Freight wagon at the old Carrs Shopping Center, Palmer.
Pony at the Colony Days kids’ area
Daises in a Palmer flowerbed.
Totem pole south of Palmer, along Outer Springer Loop Road.
Colony barn built in 1936 for the Ferber Bailey family.
Horses in a pasture along Farm Loop Road, northwest of Palmer.
Chugach Mountains across Wasilla Lake
Flower baskets at the Best Western hotel, Wasilla
Private planes north of Wasilla.
Siberian Iris in Wasilla.
Wild Rose near Big Lake
Old swing at an abandoned homestead along Fairview Loop Road, south of Wasilla.
Siberian Iris. According to Wikipedia, the SIberian Iris is native to north east Turkey, Russia, eastern and central Europe.
On Big Lake
Sun cruisers on Big Lake
Knik Arm, looking northeast from Point Mackenzie
Log remains of John Springer’s cabin overlooking the Matanuska River.
Big Lake
Sailboats moored at the Big Lake Yacht Club
Fairview Loop Road, looking south toward the Chugach Mountains across Knik Arm.
The wild geranium, long known as a useful medicinal plant, derives its name from a Greek word meaning ‘crane.’
Pioneer Peak seen across the eastern end of Wasilla Lake.
Cottonwood Creek near where it flows into the eastern end of Wasilla Lake.
Lake Lucille
The Wes Grover farm is part of the original Springer homestead. Photo by Albert Marquez.
Big Lake sailboat.
Fireweed is common along roads and trails, especially where recent fires or clearing has taken place. Several parts of the plant are edible.
The Beautiful Matanuska Valley 