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posted: July 31st, 2020 |
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This page begins with June 26th and a trip to Wickersham Dome, along with a climb part way to the summit. After that there are three shots which were taken on June 27th which show a Black-capped Chickadee parent feeding its young. Then we take you to a spot on Twelvemile Summit which we refer to as "Diversity Gulch" due to the amazing plant diversity in a tiny spot. In Row 22 we begin a climb up the Pinnell Mountain Trail, but only for a mile or so. The final two photos on this page were taken at Eagle Summit as the sun was setting. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin June 26th |
On June 26th we went to Wickersham Dome to spend some time away from home. We had no intention of climbing all the way to the top, we just climbed to the first plateau where there are some good flowers and looked around there. The first two shots in this row show Labrador Lousewort (Pedicularis labradorica) - a new lousewort for us. The third shot shows a very dense patch of Canadian Dogwood (Cornus canadensis).
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Here is one additional shot of the very dense patch of Canadian Dogwood (Cornus canadensis). The second and third photos here show Elegant Paintbrush (Castilleja elegans), we must agree with that common name, it is very elegant!
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Here is a final shot of the Elegant Paintbrush (Castilleja elegans), probably until next year. The second and third photos show Alaska Harebell (Campanula lasiocarpa).
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The first shot in this row shows an example of Bearberry (Arctous alpina). The second shot is a scenic one, with Daniel standing there, maybe studying the weather situation, as the third shot shows that there are rain squalls in the distance - are they moving towards us, it's difficult to be able to know at this time.
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There is another rain storm or squall moving around in the distance. The second and third shots show Reindeer Moss (Cladina stellaris), guess what enjoys eating this.
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Here are two shots of Pale Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja caudata) and then a shot from the window of the rig as we drove up a hill on the Elliott Highway. After we finished up at Wickersham Dome we drove to the Grapefruit Rocks Area. We drove through several rain squalls as we drove from Wickersham Dome and then even more as we drove from Grapefruit Rocks to home.
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| End June 26th, Begin June 27th |
Here are three shots taken at home, they show a Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) parent teaching one of its fledglings how delicious suet is and demonstrating how to get it.
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| End June 27th, Begin July 3rd |
On July 3rd we went to an area which we refer to as "Diversity Gulch" near Twelvemile Summit. It is a smallish steep gulch area with plant species which are not in any other spot (that we know of) in this vicinity. All three shots in this row show the Alaska State Flower - Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica). This species does not grow anywhere else in this vicinity, as far as we know.
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The first shot in this row is another of Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica). The second shot shows Northern Marsh Violet (Viola biflora), another species which does not grow in any other area close to here that we know of. The third shot shows Macoun's Poppy (Papaver macounii), this species DOES grow all around this vicinity, but this was an attractive patch of it.
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The first two shots in this row show Mountain Valerian (Valeriana capitata) and the third shot shows a miniature Willow species (Salix sp.). The entire Valerian plant, but especially the root, is antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, hypnotic, powerfully nervine, sedative and stimulant. Use with caution.
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The first and third shots in this row show specimens of Longstalk Starwort (Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes). The center photo shows the same miniature Willow species (Salix sp.) as above, but from a different angle.
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Here is another photo of Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica) in first position. In the center is a shot of Yukon Saw-wort (Saussurea angustifolia var. yukonensis) and in third position is a photo which shows both Mountain Valerian (White) and Tall Jacob's Ladder (Blue) (Valeriana capitata and Polemonium acutiflorum).
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In first position in this row is a shot of Narrowleaf Saw-wort (Saussurea angustifolia var. angustifolia) and then in second and third positions are shots of Monkshood (Aconitum delphinifolium).
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The first two photos in this row show a bird nest with five eggs in it. We attempted to identify the species of bird, but from the eggs it could be one of several different species which make their nests on the ground in arctic tundra areas and have blue eggs with brown spots on them. The third shot shows Black-tipped Groundsel (Senecio lugens).
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The first and third photos in this row show Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica). The third shot also shows Daniel shooting the Forget-me-not plants. The center shot shows another specimen of Black-tipped Groundsel (Senecio lugens).
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In first position is another shot of Narrowleaf Saw-wort (Saussurea angustifolia var. angustifolia) and that is followed by two shots of Scamman's Springbeauty (Claytonia scammaniana), which was a new species for us on this trip. It is amazingly bright red, very attractive.
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In first position in this row is a normal Alaska Springbeauty (Claytonia sarmentosa) and it is followed by two more shots of the bright red Scamman's Springbeauty (Claytonia scammaniana).
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Here is a shot of three mushrooms growing by themselves and then two more shots of Narrowleaf Saw-wort (Saussurea angustifolia var. angustifolia).
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In first position in this row is a scenery shot and then two shots of Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia).
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Here is a clump of Alaska Springbeauty (Claytonia sarmentosa) and that is followed by two shots of Dwarf Marsh Violet (Viola epipsila ssp. repens).
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Here are the final shots from the "Diversity Gulch" Area. In first and third position are examples of Dwarf Hawksbeard (Crepis nana) and in center position is a shot of Yellow Thimbleweed (Anemone richardsonii).
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Now we are at Twelvemile Summit and we're hiking for a ways up the Pinnell Mountain Trail, but we are going to leave the trail after less than a mile and wander off in our own direction towards those rocks which you can see in the first two photos. In third position you can see Beauverd Spirea (Spiraea stevenii).
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Here is another shot of the Beauverd Spirea (Spiraea stevenii) and then two scenery photos looking out towards the direction the Pinnell Mountain Trail goes. In the third photo the mountain in the center is Table Mountain. We climbed to there on the Pinnell Mountain Trail back in August of 2017, it is about 4.5 miles from the Twelvemile Summit end of the Pinnell Mountain Trail.
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Here are three shots of the Sudetic Lousewort (Pedicularis sudetica). This was another new species for us for this trip.
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In first position in this row is a shot of Daniel shooting some Scamman's Springbeauty (Claytonia scammaniana). After that we went to Eagle Summit Wayside and spent the night there in our pickup topper. The final two shots were taken at 11:56 PM as the sun was preparing to go down behind the mountains to the north.
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| End July 3rd, End Page 1 |
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