Day 7 -NSF Chautauqua "Ecology of South Central Alaska" - hiking at Whittier, Portage Pass Trail

along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage

Coastal rainforest at Girdwood AK, south of Anchorage

 

dwarf dogwood

lupine

resting

 

one lane tunnel to/from Whittier, AK; used by cars and trains

approaching summit of trail. Portage Glacier in background (across a lake, not visible)

Identifying tundra plants on summit