Orca Inlet Purple Lupine Wildflowers Cordova Alaska

Purple Lupine wildflowers highlight the coastal shores at Orca Inlet in the Chugach National Forest in Cordova, Alaska on one side while the snow covered peaks are the prominent feature on the other.

The scenery around Orca Inlet in Cordova, Alaska is beautiful during the summer when the wildflowers blossom on the coastal shores. These lupine wildflowers show off their purple hues along one side of the water's edge in the foreground while the patches of snow top off the mountain peaks in the Chugach National Forest and decorate the backdrop.

The purple lupine wildflowers will grow to be about 5 feet in height swaying in the breeze along the shores of Orca Inlet. The purple lupines blossom in small clusters and open from the bottom of the plant upwards where they thrive in the wet meadows, tundra, slopes and low ridges around the Arctic islands. Many types of lupines can be extremely poisonous and visitors to Alaska, USA should admire them from afar.

A short distance from Cordova, Alaska, Orca Inlet has become a popular tourist destination where visitors can enjoy the scenery and the wildlife of Alaska in a peaceful surrounding. Orca are often seen in the inlet as they use these waters traveling between the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound.

Lupine along Orca Inlet, Cordova, Chugach National Forest, Alaska.

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Photo Title: Orca Inlet Purple Lupine Wildflowers Cordova Alaska

Purple Lupine wildflowers highlight the coastal shores at Orca Inlet in the Chugach National Forest in Cordova, Alaska on one side while the snow covered peaks are the prominent feature on the other.