Amazing Alaska-2013 Scenery/Plant ID

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bearthedog

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This was my last trip to Alaska during the late part of the 2013 summer. The sun would set about 11pm and rise around 3am (June/July). Glaciers were calving; salmon were crowding the streams and rivers, and come August—the mosquitos were fierce!






















Salmon




Thickets of Green Alder Trees








Arctic Lupine


Cottonwood Trees


Cow Parsnip


Salmonberry


Bog Blueberry


Western Hemlock



Red Belt fungus



Fly Agaric


Marshlands



Red Baneberry- Six hours of bloody diarrhea before your respiratory system shuts down.




Witches Hair




Gooseberry- My favorite new berry!



Need Help- I thought it was Currant, but it may be Moose berry. Can anyone can help me identify it? This is it in early Fall.


It must have been adopt a dog day in Alaska. This chow/mix followed me two miles to the trailhead from town and another 4 up the mountain and into the woods. It was great having a dog again, even if it was only for a few hours. Reminded me of my old dog-BEAR.


In the world of outdoors photography, I’ve heard people say that when one is in the woods, don’t shoot the ground. It is better to shoot up into the trees to make the forest look vast! I do like this effect. Scott Kelby also wrote of this in one of his books. However, I always feel like when I’m standing in a place like Alaska, the ground is the best place to start!


















-RB
 
Wow... the last pic is amazing. I could sit there and stare at that all day long, I think. I need to to get up to Alaska some day!
 
You been to some great spots.. Love the pics bud. The third before last was my favroit..
 
The salmon.... the salmon.... speechless

beautiful pictures! Oh man one day my gf and I hope to visit alaska and its very vast wilderness. Yours pictures6 are inspiring.
 
I believe that berry is Highbush cranberry. We harvested a lot here in Kodiak. Makes awesome jam.
 
sasha said:
You been to some great spots.. Love the pics bud. The third before last was my favroit..
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Wow, I almost didn't post that one, but I really liked that area. Been in that little place three different year and I wasn't sure if it would come across in a little point and shoot camera.

HwangJino said:
The salmon.... the salmon.... speechless

beautiful pictures! Oh man one day my gf and I hope to visit alaska and its very vast wilderness. Yours pictures6 are inspiring.
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The salmon are both cool and sad, as most die there from being stuck.

Bmw4z84 said:
I believe that berry is Highbush cranberry. We harvested a lot here in Kodiak. Makes awesome jam.
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You sure, thanks. I should post another view of them to confirm.



Bitter in July-September. When is the best time to eat it?

AZ2AK said:
Is that last pic Mendenhall Glacier outside Juneau?
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No sir, Portage Glacier in Whittier, Alaska.

This is Mendenhall Glacier





-RB
 
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Yes, High Bush Cranberry. They do make good jelly, but smell like wet dog when cooking and when it's jelly. Still tastes good.:thumbup:
 
bearthedog said:
No sir, Portage Glacier in Whittier, Alaska.

This is Mendenhall Glacier





-RB
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Ah yeah, I see that now - must have taken the pic from somewhere between the scenic pullout and the Whittier tunnel? Thanks for posting the Mendenhall pic, it's been a while since I've been there..

- Shane
 
AZ2AK said:
Ah yeah, I see that now - must have taken the pic from somewhere between the scenic pullout and the Whittier tunnel? Thanks for posting the Mendenhall pic, it's been a while since I've been there..

- Shane
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Took it from up the mountain.

-RB
 
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