This bear cache was photographed in the city of Kenai on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It was in front of an taxidermy shop, and the bear under the cache was a stuffed Polar Bear. The antlers up above are from caribou. I really liked the flowers and grass growing on the roof. Although this cache appeared to be primarily for decorative purposes, this type of structure was used widely in Alaska both in towns and in wilderness areas, for the storage of food and other items, out of the reach of bears. 8/10/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
In keeping with the theme of "Make A Wish" of yesterday's post, this shot shows a Western Salsify seadhead, with only a couple of "wishes" left! Better hurry and make that wish! ;-) Taken in the San Bernardino Mountains in July. 8/9/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
About a month ago I made a trip into the San Bernardino Mountains for birding and hiking. It was during a heat wave, and I thought it would be more tolerable than the valley floor. Unfortunately, even at 6,000 feet elevation, it was still pretty warm for the steep hilly hike, and the birds were mostly hunkered down. I did get some shots of the seedheads of Western Salsify. I pulled out those shots tonight and did some cropping and converting to black & white. This was one of my favorites of what I did. I liked the close up view for this frame-filling shot. 8/8/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
