Gathering Birch Sap, Haines
750 Edition 11 3/4 x 15

Maple syrup is the best, you say? Try birch syrup some time.

A thirtyish couple in Haines, Alaska turns out quality birch syrup every spring. The trees, about 1100 of them, are tapped in April when the sap begins to run. It is then collected daily for about a month. I joined the group one day for sketching interspersed with slapping mosquitoes. If you want to try some Birch Syrup, phone 1-907-767-5660.