The Daily bucket: Seasonal Change at Mts. Baker & Shuksan

The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note of any observations you have made of the world around you.  Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or flowers.  All are worthy additions to the bucket.  Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment.  Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us.

Mt. Shuksan in the clouds across Picture Lake Mt. Skuksan Last weekend appeared as if it might be last chance I could get up to Mount Shuksan  and Mt. Baker National Forest before the snows set in. So, with grand kids again, I went up to see the Fall colors and what happened to the plants that I saw on my last foray a couple of months ago.

This is largely a photo diary of Alpine scenery in the Mt. Baker National Forest and Wilderness Area. So follow along below the withered and drying Fragile Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) to see more of the majesty of the Cascade Mountains.

As is apparent, it was mostly cloudy, rendering a muted and misty landscape, although the welcome sun peaked through from time to time.

Photos are all in lightbox so click away for enlargements.