On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
A lush patch of Leatherleaf Saxifrage (Leptarrhena pyrolifolia) growing in a seep on a rocky slope. I ended up with so many different plants I wanted to mention (and show photographs of), that I decided to break up my comments and questions into more than one entry. In this first entry I will give an … Read more
A friend of mine who works for UAS invited me to go on an outing to Kruzof Island to hike Mt. Edgecumbe. They had chartered a boat as part of a wellness activity, and the UAS people were allowed to invite someone to come along. It was a good trip, and I will probably write … Read more
Yesterday my brother and I hiked up the Middle Sister and back on the ridge to the North Sister. We did not go up the North Sister, though we did contemplate doing so. In the end, it was probably better that we didn’t. (More about the hike) Weather: It was sunny and warm yesterday and … Read more
My brother and I hiked from Harbor Mountain to Gavan Hill today. Weather: It was partly to mostly cloudy. This morning when we left, it was partly cloudy, but throughout the hike, there were only small patches of sun that we could see out over the water. The clouds were mostly above the mountains where … Read more
Caltha-leaved Aven Narcissus Anemone Blueberry spp. Dwarf Blueberry Sitka Valerian Stream Violet Alaska Violet Alaska Paintbrush Red Paintbrush Alaska Saxifrage Willowherb Red Elderberry Siberian Miner’s Lettuce Cow Parsnip Trailing Raspberry Black Lily Sea Coast Angelica Veronica Monkshood Columbine Northern Geranium Nootka Lupine Alpine Bistort Northern Wormwood Whorled Lousewort Lousewort sp. Ground Dogwood Deer Cabbage Pixie … Read more