On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Getting ready to go on a hike with Connor and Rowan. Temperature is 27F, but supposed to warm up to 31F, but the sun should be shining. # Made it to the big tree.. Rowan led most of the way. Pretty good for a 6 yr old. Hope to make the waterfall after lunch. # … Read more
I took Connor and Rowan up to see the big hemlock on a chilly last day of the year. They were able to climb up inside of it. After they had done so, I did and decided to see if I could see the top of the hollowed out part. Although it seemed like I … Read more
Connor, Rowan, and I took a walk down to Lincoln Street beach to gather some licorice root fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) to try. While there I took some pictures of the lingering fog over the water and clouds moving in from the south.
Salmon Lake trail follows Salmon Creek up from the end of Silver Bay to Salmon Lake, and then further on up the valley, ultimately branching with the main current trail going over to Redoubt Lake Cabin, and a historical trail that leads up to the Lucky Chance mines (though I’ve been told it’s difficult to … Read more
Most of today’s photos were take on a trip to Salmon Lake. The exception is a picture of The Sisters at Sunrise.
I had heard this year was going to be an El Nino year, which seems to correspond to relatively mild winters in Sitka, so it was interesting to see winter season getting started relatively early this year, with snow beginning to fall last week. In fact, there is an El Nino developing in equatorial Pacific … Read more