Art in Unusual Places

A natural moss-covered moose head along a Taku River trail.

A natural moss-covered moose head along a Taku River trail.

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of natural or urban subjects that they find artistically inspiring or intriguing. Submit images to maryc.martin@capweek.com.

Like the eye of a hurricane, the blue-tinged seracs form a circle in the middle of Norris Glacier.

Like the eye of a hurricane, the blue-tinged seracs form a circle in the middle of Norris Glacier.

The watery arteries of an alluvial fan form an interesting abstract on Taku River.

The watery arteries of an alluvial fan form an interesting abstract on Taku River.

A thick miniature forest of three-inch high heather on West Peak.

A thick miniature forest of three-inch high heather on West Peak.

Creature of the lake.

Creature of the lake.

The underside of a mushroom.

The underside of a mushroom.

Mushrooms along the trail to Mount McGinnis.

Mushrooms along the trail to Mount McGinnis.

Gentian - one of the last of the alpine summer flowers this August.

Gentian – one of the last of the alpine summer flowers this August.

What's left after the seeds have been dispersed.

What’s left after the seeds have been dispersed.

Heat register: when art was found in everyday things.

Heat register: when art was found in everyday things.

Tree sap on the Rainforest Trail in Juneau.

Tree sap on the Rainforest Trail in Juneau.

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