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posted: July 31st, 2020 |
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This page continues with July 16th at 5:42 PM from Page 2, while hiking at Thompson Pass. The time 5:42 PM may sound late in the day, but for us here in Alaska, there is still plenty of daylight left to get out and take photos. July 16th ends with Row 10 and July 17th begins with Row 11. On this date we drove down through Keystone Canyon, into Valdez and walked around both of the Small Boat Harbors there. We were hoping to possibly see a sea otter begging a fisherman for a snack, but we did not. Starting in Row 22 (second photo) we are back up at Thompson Pass hiking around more and searching for more flowers. This page ends at 1:57 PM on the 17th and picks up at 2:03 PM on Page 4. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| July 16th Continues from Page 2 (at 5:42 PM) |
It's still July 16th and we are still hiking around the mountains of Thompson Pass. The first shot in this row shows another example of Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis). The second and third shots are Aleutian Mountainheath (Phyllodoce aleutica).
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Here is one more photo which shows the Aleutian Mountainheath (Phyllodoce aleutica) and then a photo which I took right at the summit of Thompson Pass. We parked here and hiked into the mountains by going around that snow bank on the left end of it. The third photo shows a Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia) - this was one of the specific plants/flowers which we were hoping to find here.
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In first position in this row you see another shot of the Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia). In the center is a shot of Daniel as he strolls along searching the ground for tiny flowers. The third shot is an Alaska Bellheather (Cassiope stelleriana).
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Here is another shot of Alaska Bellheather (Cassiope stelleriana) and that is followed by two shots of the tiny little Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia).
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Here are three more shots of this amazing Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia). You know this is small when a dime looks so huge when placed beside it.
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Here is another shot of the Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia) and then two shots of White Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala).
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Here are an additional three shots of the Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia). Remember that this is a new species for us, so there are an abundance of shots of it.
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Here is an additional shot of the Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia) and then two more shots of the White Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala).
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In first position in this row is a shot of Kazuya with his camera pointed to the tiny flowers. In second position you see Daniel exploring the area and in third position is another shot of Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia).
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Here is the final shot of a Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia) - FOR TODAY! In the center is a shot of Thompson Pass shortly after we arrived back at the pickup. The third shot shows the spot where we stayed in our "Topper Motel" for both tonight and also tomorrow night. We were the only ones here.
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Now it's July 17th and today we are going to drive from Thompson Pass down through Keystone Canyon, into Valdez, look around there for a while, and then return to Thompson Pass and do another late afternoon hike.The first shot in this row was taken as we drove down the mountain towards Valdez. It shows Kazuya taking photographs of the roadside species. The second and third shots show one of those roadside species - Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa). |
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These three photos all show Bridal Veil Falls, which is in Keystone Canyon, just a few miles outside of Valdez.
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The first two shots in this row show Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum), while the third shot shows Bridal Veil Falls, taken from the highway near Horsetail Falls.
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The first shot in this row shows Horsetail Falls in Keystone Canyon. The second shot shows a great shot of Lady's Thimble (Campanula rotundifolia), and the third shows Kazuya shooting the flowers.
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In this row the first and third shots show Lady's Thimble (Campanula rotundifolia), while the center shot shows a Sitka Burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis).
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These three shots were also taken while we were at Horsetail Falls. The first and second shots are of Sitka Burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis) and the third shot shows a Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus).
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These three shots all show the Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), which was growing on the edge of Horsetail Falls in Keystone Canyon, just a few miles outside of Valdez.
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The first shot in this row shows another example of Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) at Horsetail Falls. The second and third shots show fog on the river after we came out of Keystone Canyon on the drive to Valdez.
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Here is a final shot of fog on the river as we approached the town of Valdez. The second and third shots show a Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) which let us get a few shots before it flew away.
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The first two shots in this row show the Valdez Small Boat Harbor - the old one. The third shot shows two Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) at the Valdez Small Boat Harbor - the new one.
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Here are three more shots of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea). Note the one bird has a small fish in its mouth. We think the other bird is one of that bird's young and it is trying to give the small fish to the young one. The young one just kept flying away and ignoring it, as if to say "I've told you before that I don't like the flavor of that one."
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Here is one final shot of the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea). Starting with the center photo, we are back up at Thompson Pass hiking in the mountains again. The center shot shows two species of plants - Broadleaf Arnica (yellow) and Fireleaf Leptarrhena (red) (Arnica latifolia and Leptarrhena pyrolifolia). The third shot shows where we are hiking, and the water drops on the camera lens show that it is raining lightly.
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The first shot here shows a flower which you have not seen since Rows 1 and 2 - Aleutian Mountainheath (Phyllodoce aleutica). The second shot shows you a different species of Valerian than we showed you way back on Page 1 - the Sitka Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis). The third shot shows another scenery shot taken in the light rain. You can see remnants of an old fence up there. We assume this was built many years ago, probably as a "snow fence" to help reduce drifting snow on the highway.
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Well, here is something we did not expect to find here, though Kazuya said that he knew it grows here, he said that he did not expect to find it. It is the Alaska Violet (Viola langsdorffii). An amazing find.
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Here is a final shot of the Alaska Violet (Viola langsdorffii) (for now) and then two final shots of the Pixie Eye Primrose (Primula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia). Notice how wet everything is.
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