Alpine

Although I enjoy the sweeping views awarded by mountain tops, my eyes are always drawn downward to the miniature life on rocky alpine surfaces. The small plants and lichens hugging the ground are so amazingly adapted to their harsh life that I can't help but hover over them and stare endlessly, hopping from patch to patch as I make my way across a mountain summit. This means, of course, that I am often not much fun to hike with. I will slow you down. Every few feet you'll hear an excited noise behind you and turn to see me hunched over, camera in hand, as excited as a fat kid in a candy store.


Photos from Flattop Mountain, Chugach Range, Alaska