Northern lights seen from flight arriving in Juneau on Oct. 26. (Photo by Jack Beedle)

Northern lights seen from flight arriving in Juneau on Oct. 26. (Photo by Jack Beedle)

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A brightly colored Amanita mushroom on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 15. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

A brightly colored Amanita mushroom on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 15. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Morning dew coats spiderwebs on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 20. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Morning dew coats spiderwebs on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 20. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Small mushrooms resembling candy corn on Prince of Wales Island on Oct 15. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Small mushrooms resembling candy corn on Prince of Wales Island on Oct 15. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

A colorful start to the morning in Hollis on Oct. 13. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

A colorful start to the morning in Hollis on Oct. 13. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Dew-coated spider webs drape the top of an alder tree on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 20. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

Dew-coated spider webs drape the top of an alder tree on Prince of Wales Island on Oct. 20. (Photo by Marti Crutcher)

An American avocet on the wetlands recently. (Photo by Patty Rose)

An American avocet on the wetlands recently. (Photo by Patty Rose)

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