Deadman Lake - more pictures!
There are more pictures of Deadman Lake that I would like to share with you.
This was sunset at 10:38 pm over the lake - beautiful!
Tall Wort - Bluebells - the flowers are about 1/2" long. Its leaves are edible and can be added to salads.
These reeds grow all along the lake shore. We thought the black things on the plant were snails - but they are flower buds.
The Russian word taiga (land of little sticks) best describes this boggy landscape of bottle brush trees. Black Spruce grow so slowly that a tree 2 inches in diameter may be 100 years old. Where black spruce thrive, few other plants can survive. They spread their roots in the boggy, shallow soil above permanently frozen ground. Permafrost blocks water drainage and limits root growth and soil fertility. Black spruce invite fire. Drooping branches make a stepladder for flames to climb to the cone-laden crowns. The fire's heat opens the resin-sealed cones, spreading seeds of new life. We have heard them described as looking like "used pipe cleaners".
Labrador Tea - and it is actually used for tea
Trumpeter Swan - notice the discoloration on its neck from the tannin in the water. This swan is named for the loud trumpeting "koo-hoo" call, which can be heard for a mile or more.
Prickly Rose - these flowers/plants are abundant in the Yukon and Alaska and grow at low to medium elevations.
Storm coming in over Deadman Lake
Hope you enjoyed these pictures - our next destination will be Valdez - remember the oil spill?
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