Alaska was a hot-bed of cool bryophytes, along with all the other marvels everywhere ya looked…delirious and delightful sensory overload for a naturalist, let me tell ya!
With that soupcon of anxiety over Grizzlies (everywhere) and moose, just to spice things up! Ever try singing when you are a bit nervous?
Bear bells are for sissies (and tourists). I was just coming home to where I belong.
BTW, a GREAT book on the trees, flowering plants, mosses, lichens, liverworts, etc. etc. of SW Alaska and the PNW, with color photos and fascinating text is:
“Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast”, by Pojar and Mackinnon.
