Hiking – Page 2 – Unalaska From My Point of View

I have been spending as much time as I can hiking lately. I can honestly say I do become quickly addicted to being out there in the hills, especially at this time of the year when everything is beginning to pop out of the ground. It is always amazing to me to all of the sudden notice that there is more of a green tinge to the hills than a brown one. Well, we are not quite there yet, but we are fast approaching that moment.

So what is pushing its way out of the ground this week besides morels?

More on the fiddlehead later in the subsistence pages.

Monkshood has similar leaves to the wild geranium. Be careful around them.

If the sun is out, or is radiating through the clouds, DO NOT let the sap touch your skin.

Purple orchid. ( Dactylorhiza aristata.)

And although I realize that many people are disappointed with the rain, we really do need it right now. The hills are turning green right before our eyes! Go for a hike.

Alena! had to work a couple of hours today, so SP was ensconced in his chair having a second breakfast. Aunty Laresa came by and we decided to take a quick outing to see what we could see.

SP soon found a big metal chain that he proceeded to drag around the hills until he got too tired to drag it anymore. I am sure his mom will be forever grateful that we didn’t let him bring it home.

We wandered around and, of course, he was soon so hot and sweating. It is very hard to keep a coat on this boy. At least he was willing to tie it around his waist, so that we didn’t have to haul it around.

Running in the hills and exploring – what could be better? I’m sure it would be better if Grandma wasn’t there telling him to “get away from the edge…don’t poke your eye out on the bushes…stop running so fast, you’re going to trip in those boots!”

We had to distract SP by taking pictures of the pole when he realized it was a climbing pole!

Thank goodness SP isn't tall enough to make the first step!

We were investigating various things, including the status of cranberry plants.

The fireweed are sprouting. Shoots like these are yummy this time of year. Use them in salads, stir fry, spring rolls and whatever else you can think of to do with veggies.