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posted: July 4th, 2019 |
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This page begins with June 9th and a trip to Upper Grapefruit Rocks in search of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum), which we did find. After that we jump to June 19th and a friend's visit from the State of Oregon, a visit to Gold Dredge #8 and panning for gold. The final adventure on this page is a trip to Creamer's Field and an abundance of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) there. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin June 9th |
On the 9th of June we went to Upper Grapefruit Rocks in hopes of finding some Cypripedium sp. Orchids in bloom. We found them, but first we saw this mass of butterflies sitting on this mud in a puddle in the parking lot. There must be some mineral present which they need, that's our guess as to why they are here like this. The third shot shows a Smallflower Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla).
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Here are two shots of the Smallflower Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla) and a shot of a Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa).
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In first position is a shot of Labrador Tea (Rhododendron tomentosum aka Ledum groenlandicum). In the center is another shot of the Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) and in third position is the first photo of a Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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In first and third positions are photos of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum) and in the center is another shot of Labrador Tea.
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Here are three amazing shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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In this row is a scenery shot and that is followed by two shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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Here are two shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum) and also a shot of a Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) Seedhead.
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In first position in this row is a photo of a Showy Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. lindleyi). That is followed by two shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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Here are three additional shots of this very beautiful Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum) event.
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Have we died and gone to heaven? It is just so amazing to keep finding virtual fields of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum). In third position is Kazuya shooting the orchids.
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An overview shot and then two shots showing the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum) along with some contrasting yellow of the Shrubby Cinquefoil.
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In first position is a shot of another Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) Seedhead and that is followed by two shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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Here are three more shots of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum), the center one with contrasting yellow of the Dandelions.
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Here is the final shot of the Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum). The second shot shows an old forest fire near Upper Grapefruit Rocks.
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Here are shots of the Narcissus-Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) and the Canadian Dogwood (Cornus canadensis).
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| End June 9th, Begin June 19th |
Our friend Steve, from Ashland, Oregon came to visit from June 19 - 26, and for his first day in Fairbanks, we took him to Gold Dredge #8, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. We took the tour and got to pan for gold. The center shot shows how much gold was in my gold pan after I finished. They weighed it for me and it was $17 worth on this date.
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Here is our friend Steve panning for gold and it looks like we see a flake in his pan. The second shot shows Kazuya and I panning.
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Here is a shot of me entering the actual Gold Dredge - it was open to those people on the tour. The second shot shows that our friend could not pull himself away from the gold panning.
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After we finished at Gold Dredge #8 we went to a friend's place for lunch and then we went to Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge and there were several Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) present. They were acting rather strangely and we could not figure out what was going for a while. Note how the Sandhill Cranes and also the Canada Geese are all looking at the same thing, or at least all looking in the same direction.
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The strange behavior continues, and in the third shot they have all changed direction and now are following something, or maybe they are chasing it away.
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We finally spotted what they were watching, following, or chasing away - it appears to be some kind of woodchuck. The second shot shows a nice group of Sandhill Cranes coming in for a landing
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| End June 19th, End Page 3 |
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