Berry Picking in Arctic Valley

We went berry picking in a popular location - Arctic Valley ski resort. There were tons of people of all ages with buckets, baskets, and bags all scrounging for berries. It was a lot of fun and the atmosphere was almost festival-like. Lots of laughing and talking all around.

There were plenty of berries for everyone. Alaska's abundance would have been very hard for me to imagine living in the Lower 48. It's just so vast.

And almost every surface is covered with something beautiful or something edible. The crowberries and blueberries we picked today are in the alpine tundra which looks like grass from afar but is full of beauty (and berries) close up.

Andrew was allergic to a lot of the plants so he was our berry scout.

Crowberries and a few blueberries. The crowberries are pretty fun to pick, just lightly pinch the bottom of the "branch" run your fingers up and the berries just come off.

Whatever these are, they're my favorite wildflower. And that's saying something because there's a lot of variety to choose from. :)