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posted: June 30th, 2023 |
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This page begins with June 7th and a drive down to Denali National Park. On that day we hiked a little ways on the Savage Alpine Trail and we also hiked the entire Savage River Loop Trail. We spent the night in our pickup topper at one of the campsites in the Riley Creek Campground, within the park. In Row 12 we begin June 8th, a climb up the Bison Gulch Trail towards Mt. Healy. We did not make it to the top, but we had a great time and then camped at Riley Creek Campground one final time. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin June 7th |
In this row you see two scenery shots and in the center is a shot of one of Kazuya's favorite flowers - the Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum).
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Now we are on the Savage Alpine Trail and the first shot shows a Lehmann's rock-jasmine (Androsace chamaejasme ssp. lehmanniana). The center shot shows a small pocket of a fern species, and the third shot shows another Lapland Rosebay.
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Here are three scenery shots, all taken along the first part of the Savage Alpine Trail.
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Here is Kazuya on the Savage Alpine Trail. That is followed by a shot of Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum). The third photo shows an example of Parry's Wallflower (Parrya nudicaulis).
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Isn't that interesting? The first and third shots in this row show Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), a plant we have not seen for a couple of years. The center shot is a Pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica var. obovata)
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In this row are photos of Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum) in first position, Purple Bittercress (Cardamine purpurea) in the center, and Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) in third position.
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Here is another shot of Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum), and that is followed by two shots of Few-flowered Corydalis (Corydalis pauciflora).
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Here is a final shot of the Few-flowered Corydalis (Corydalis pauciflora). The center shot shows a Narcissus-Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora), and the final shot is a Purple Bittercress (Cardamine purpurea).
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Here is a really fine example of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) in first position. In the center is another great shot - this one is Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum). The final photo is a scenic shot at the parking area.
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Here are two additional shots of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia). Isn't this an amazing flower?
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In this final mountain shot for today is an overview photo of the amount of Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum) that was blooming here. The second shot shows the Alaska Railroad. This train stopped at Denali.
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| End June 7th, Begin June 8th |
Now it's a new day. We drove to the Bison Gulch Trailhead for climbing Mt. Healy, and then climbed as far as we could before tiring out. The first shot shows a Lehmann's rock-jasmine (Androsace chamaejasme ssp. lehmanniana), the second shot is a Moss Campion (Silene acaulis), and the third shot is a Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala).
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Here are three scenic shots taken while climbing up the Bison Gulch Trail. That building is the Healy Power Plant. In the third shot the parking lot we are parked in is in the lower right of the photo. We are parked in the left corner so you can't see our pickup truck.
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Here is a shot of Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) in first position. The center shot shows Kazuya shooting the flowers, and the third photo is another of Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum).
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The first photo in this row is an Arctic-bell Heather (Cassiope tetragona). The center shot is another Lapland Rosebay (Rhododendron lapponicum), and the final photo shows another Moss Campion (Silene acaulis).
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The first photo in this row is an extreme zoom into an area near the right side of the first photo in Row 13. It shows coal seams and sedimentary layers. The center shot shows the Bison Gulch Trail up above us with a lone hiker on it. The final shot shows another example of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii).
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Here are two shots of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii) and then a shot of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), can you differentiate between them?
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Like the row just above, here are two shots of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii) and then a shot of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), can you differentiate between them?
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This is the third row that shows two shots of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii) and a shot of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia). In this row it's a test - not a difficult one though.
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| End Page 1, But June 8th continues on Page 2 |
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