September is here and the leaves are changing. I went up to Hatchers Pass last weekend with Ashley and we camped along the river on the Willow side of the pass. The reds from the Dwarf Dogwood/bunch berry (Cornus canadensis), Blueberries (Vaccinium Spp.)and Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) and the golden yellow from the Willow (Salix Spp.) and Birch(Betula neoalaskana and papyrifera var. kenaica) painted the mountain side with colors of the burning sunset and rainbow that we saw on our drive in.
Maggie is getting restless as she can anticipate our move to a new cabin as she got into the powdered cure that we use for making salmon eggs into bait so she has a lovely pink color on her face and paws. I just put down the deposit for our cabin up on the mountain side for next year. It is an old A-frame and a dry cabin with lots of blueberries on site. So in the next few weeks I need to dig an outhouse and plan my water system, as well as patch up some insulation and fix the roof. The swans are in at Potters Marsh south of Anchorage and Fungus Fair is this weekend. I have had fun meeting with some of the experts as they are staying in the bunkhouse with Ashley. I saw one of the biggest King Bolete mushrooms (Boletus barrowsii)from one of the guest speakers collections. I'll try to get some pictures up soon.
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