These are my favorite photos of Alaska Fireweed, taken on my trip to Alaska in summer of 2019
The best time to see Fireweed blooming is in July. By early August, most of the Fireweed was bloomed all the way to the top and some were starting to seed. Leaves of the Fireweed also turn bright red.
While Fireweed is the official territorial flower of Yukon, it’s surprisingly not the state flower of Alaska. The Alaska state flower is the Forget-me-not.
I found the most abundant Fireweed was on the Kenai peninsula, but there was Fireweed all over Alaska and Yukon. The following photos are my favorite pictures of fireweed from my 8 week trip to Canada and Alaska…
At Sunrise, the Fireweed was aglow near Whiskey Point on the Kenai Peninsula.
There were amazing views from Skyline Drive above Homer, with views of a glacier across the Kachemak Bay, with Alaska Fireweed in the foreground.
A close-up of fireweed with a volcano in the background, on Kenai Peninsula.
The sea of purple on this hill near Nikolaevsk is all Fireweed!
Russian Orthodox Churches and Fireweed.
Sometimes you can get a shot of both Alaskan wildlife, like these Caribou with incredible antlers, and Fireweed.
Fireweed blooms during the golden hour on the Denali Highway.
Serendipity is having luck by accident. Serendipity is when I got stuck waiting to pass at a road construction site on the way into Valdez after 10 pm as the sun was going down, and I got this shot of the sun setting which lit the Fireweed nicely. Read more about my favorite town in Alaska – Valdez.
A cruise ship passing in the evening just outside of Haines
Fireweed on the pass during the drive from Haines to Haines Junction. Read more about driving to Haines.
And not to forget Yukon, this was some Fireweed in Tombstone Mountain Territorial Park, nearing the end of it’s summer bloom.
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I almost cried looking at the photos of Alaskan fireweed. My husband and I lived in Anchorage for years.
The only reason we left was to avoid walking on ice during the winter as we were getting older every
year. I loved Alaska and really miss it.
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Aw, thanks for the comment… I loved the purple that blanketed Alaska. I hope to return someday.