October 30, 2014  1:34 pm  Homestead Trail
weather: scattered clouds, 35 degrees, winds at 11 mph
geo: thicket
animals: bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus, red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, say's phoebe Sayornis saya, golden retriever
plants:
cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum
fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
sitka alder Alnus crispa
devil's club Oplopanax horridus
red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa
black cottonwood Populus balsamifera
lady fern Arthyrium filix-femina
large leaf avens Geum macropyllum
goat's beard Aruncus sylvester
sitka spruce Picea sitchensis
barclay's willow Salix barclayi
mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis
yarrow Achillea borealis
arctic dock Rumex articus

geo: shoreline/beach
animals:
pacific blue mussel Mytilus edulis
acorn barnacle Balanus glandula
sitka periwinkle Littorina sitkana
lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capllata
northern sea nettle jellyfish Chrysaora melanaster
northern sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
plants:
dunegrass Elymus mollis
sea staghorn Codium fragile

Pojar, J., MacKinnon, A., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Pub..

Pratt, V. E. (1989). Field guide to Alaskan wildflowers. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaskakrafts Pub.. 

Armstrong, R. H. (1981). A guide to the birds of Alaska (5th ed.). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Pub. Co..Harbo, Rick M. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Pub., 1999. Print

Robertia, Josheph. "Category Archives: Cook Inlet." The Mouth of The Kenai. Redoubt Reporter, 8 Oct. 2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <https://redoubtreporter.wordpress.com/category/cook-inlet/>.

October 9, 2014 1:40 pm Dock Point

weather: 39 degrees, overcast, unusually high tides, 14 mph winds

geo: coastal, bog, we were on top of a hill

animal: crow Corvus caurinus, cackling goose Branta hutchinsii, evidence of red or douglas squirrel

plants & such:

sitka alder Alnus crispa

salmon berry Rubus spectabilis

sitka spruce Picea sitchensis

northern red currant Ribes triste

fireweed Epilobium angustifolium

red berried elder Sambucus racemosa

lady fern Arthyrium filix-femina

large leaf avens Geum macropyllum

devil's club Oplopanax horridus

goat's beard Aruncus sylvester

wild celery Angelica lucida

black cottonwood Populus balsamifera

cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum

yarrow Achillea borealis

blueberries V alaskanum and ovalifolium

skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanum

broomrape/groundcone Boschniaka rossica

willow Salix spp.

common horsetail Equisetum arvense

dwarf dogwood Cornus canadensis

arctic dock Rumex articus

mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis

Pojar, J., MacKinnon, A., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Pub..

Pratt, V. E. (1989). Field guide to Alaskan wildflowers. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaskakrafts Pub.. 

Armstrong, R. H. (1981). A guide to the birds of Alaska (5th ed.). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Pub. Co..