Yum! I grew up across the border in grand forks and miss those purple and black tastiez! we have different climate and varieties here had a few esrly ones on the coast last week but fall is when i really pick…if you time it where the plants have dropped leaves due to cold but berries havent frozen its as easy as shaking plants off in a 5gallon pail
Agreed. Late season picking after leaves have fallen is by far the best. The only way I can get that situation is to go high in elevation around Labor Day. These days much of the access is limited in an attempt to limit human / grizzly interactions. I assume this is just part of life in Alaska.
Different Grizzlies, yours eat berries vegetation and game, ours eat mainly fish…just got to be aware and not startle/give the right of way to the best fishing holes hahaha
YAY!!!
We are headed to Idaho this week. What elevation are you finding ripe berries?
Not sure what the elevation was but it was about as low as you are going to find them. Anything higher up is not ripe yet.
Wait a minute, I figured it out. We were right around 3,100 ft.
Thank you, I normally start picking the 2nd week of August in the Cascades. But sounds like I timed vacation right for Idaho.
