Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata
The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
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This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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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
