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Follow the Fireweed

Follow the Fireweed

by Richard Quinn | Feb 3, 2020 | Alaska Highway, Canadian Road Trips, Mountains, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

One big advantage of travel on the two lane highways is the perennial presence of wildflowers.  Roads create clearings, especially in forested regions, with disturbed soil along the shoulders that’s perfect for the proliferation of flowering plants. That makes...

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