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Flatop Mountain Spruce

More Flatop Mountain Spruce

A rather overcast day but good for going to Flatop Mountain and hiking a trail or two. Many of the spruce trees are quite misshapened by the fierce winds that sometimes buffet the mountain and look like beautifully grotesque caricatures from a nightmare. Afterwards we walked through the Anchorage Botanical Gardens, a different type of beauty and very nice.

Painted Tongue, Anchorage Botanical Gardens

Masterwort, Anchorage Botanical Gardens

Dena’ina Trail Marker, Anchorage Botanical Gardens