I thought it had only been five days since the last entry, yet I am late again! I have been really enjoying myself, though, and days are flying by much too fast for me to keep track. I finally went up a little mountain called Sugarloaf, which is about 45 minutes away by kayak, and took a picture of a few common plant species, such as this beautiful bull pine (or shore pine)
Pinus contorta var. contorta:
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I also photographed this dwarf dogwood
Cornus canadensis:
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And this mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana, which is one of my favorite trees:
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Here is another bear photo from work:
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And a seventeen-pound king salmon caught near Long Island:
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I also ran the Medvejie half-marathon, and won it in 1:23'07''. It was a good run, very scenic, mostly on dirt road, and it even got exciting when the safety guy on his bicycle had to chase a brown bear off the course.