Cathedral Mountain Pass
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Dwarf Fireweed
Via Flickr:
Clinging to the rocks with some companion artemesia.
Dwarf Fireweed
Clinging to the rocks with some companion artemesia.
The First Colors
Via Flickr:
Framed by hardy trees. tundra birch, bear berry and fireweed reveal their red anthocyanin pigmaents.
The First Colors
Framed by hardy trees. tundra birch, bear berry and fireweed reveal their red anthocyanin pigmaents.
Willows
Via Flickr:
Wilows add to the yellow hue on the fall tundra. This is August in Denali.
Willows
Wilows add to the yellow hue on the fall tundra.
Tolkat Creek
My first attempt at an HDR picture. I took hundreds of shots and this one scene met my posting approval. Too bad the high resolution original was a victim of my hard drive crash
tolkat creek
Termination Dust
Via Flickr:
The first “dusting” of snow on the mountain peaks is referred to as termination dust. An Alsakan slang term first used by miners and construction workers in the 1940’s. This first mountain snow is a signal that preparations for winter should begin.
Termination Dust
The first “dusting” of snow on the mountain peaks is referred to as termination dust. An Alsakan slang term first used by miners and construction workers in the 1940’s. This first mountain snow is a signal that preparations for winter should begin.