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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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This old, inactive mining road heads 8 miles east off the Richardson Highway near Donnelly Dome, following a scenic ridge top. The surrounding tundra is peppered with lakes stocked by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, and the road ends at an old small-scale coal mine along bouldery Ober Creek, where several seams of coal are still visible.

Landscape & scenery photos from Coal Mine Road

Coal Mine Road in Alaska
Coal Mine Road in Alaska
This is some species of lupine, but I'm not sure which.

From Coal Mine Road in Alaska
This panorama of the Alaska Range from a high point on Coal Mine Road gives you a taste of the vastness of the landscape.  Of course, it has to be viewed full-size.

From Coal Mine Road in Alaska
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