Hey Folks,
I do enjoy the beach. Especially late in the day. This was after I’d returned from the debacle at Icy Bay and was wondering what I’d do with the rest of my time - I wasn’t scheduled to return back to Anchorage for a week, so I tooled around at the beach for a while - that’s usually a pretty good option, I reckon. Especially on days like this.
Cheers
Carl
Posted in Alaska, Travel, Landscape features, Summertime, Oceans, Tongass National Forest, Forests | 1 Comment »
Hey Folks,
One of the reasons I really looked forward to getting down to this area was to see the Tongass National Forest. The Tongass is one of the last great forests remaining in the US, and probably the great temperate rainforest of the world (along with the forests of Pumalin and surrounding area, central Patagonia, Chile). I’ll try to write more on the Tongass as I get time. What this shows is why the expectation is that the forest will soon be renamed. “Tong National Forest” - as clearcutting and intensive logging continue to literally tear the ass out of the forest. This kind of stuff is SO destructive, and heartbreaking to see. Fortunately, much of the clearcutting is no longer undertaken, and the older cut areas have started to grow back - but to regenerate an ancient forest and all it’s glory takes centuries.
Cheers
Carl
Posted in Alaska, Travel, Environmental Issues, Aerial Photos, Summertime, Tongass National Forest, Forests | 3 Comments »
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