#subalpine

[westcoastpagan]

Second day in a row of rain and hail. I really don't like the weather this time of year. That being said, here are some pictures from last summers trip to Mt. Rainier.

[mountrainiernps]

World Wetland Day

Less than one percent of Mount Rainier National Park is categorized as a wetland.  When you picture a wetland, you may be thinking of a lowland marsh or a swamp. But at Mount Rainier, wetlands are primarily small habitats found in the subalpine zone! There are two types found in the park. “Subalpine herbaceous wetlands” are composed of a mix of plants like fan-leaf cinquefoil, black alpine sedge (Carex nigricans), and lakeshore sedge (Carex kelloggii). These wetlands are found in high-elevation basins throughout the park. Occasionally dense patches of Barclay’s willow (Salix barclayi) may dominate these environments, forming “subalpine willow wetland”. The two types often form mosaics, with willow wetlands adjacent to streams and surrounded by herbaceous wetlands. Wetlands can also occur throughout the alpine zone in depressions holding snow beds or collecting melt water. Wetlands attract numerous species and support healthy ecosystems.

NPS Photo of subalpine wetland along the Skyline Trail, 9/16/21.

[downfalldestiny]

Spring in the subalpine meadows of Washington state 🌷🌺🌸🌻🪻!.

[himekokosu]

Cirsium borealinipponense

[desktophintergrund]

Monte Civetta and Val di Zoldo – 2015 Michael 2015 – wikimedia commons

[cedarboughs]

POV: you’re the first raven gliding down from the new-risen mountains in a time before the earth and sky were separate

[alexmeyphotography]

alpine sunrise. washington state.

instagram: alex_mey

[2manyplants]

1.7.21 - sub-alpine forest mood