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This page continues from Page 1; June 8th while climbing the Bison Gulch Trail towards Mt. Healy for the first 5 Rows. In Rows 6 through 8 we are back in Denali National Park. In Row 9 we are near the Bison Gulch Trail and then in Rows 10 and 11 we are at home. After that - in Rows 12 - 14 we are at The Peat Ponds in Fairbanks. Then, for the finale, in Rows 15 - 21 we are at Upper Grapefruit Rocks. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| June 8th Continues From Page 1 (at 12:15PM ADT) |
The photo in first position is a three-shot panorama of the Bison Gulch Trail to Mt. Healy. The center shot shows a specimen of Common Alplily (Lloydia serotina). The third shot is a "wonder why" shot - why is that circular bare spot over there, what caused it?
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In first and third position are photos of Muskroot (Adoxa moschatellina) - a species we had ever noted before. In the center you see an Arctic Yellow Violet (Viola biflora).
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Here are two shots of another species that we had never noted before, this is Geyer's Twinpod (Physaria geyeri). In third position is another shot of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii).
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Here are the final two shots of Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii), such an interesting tiny plant and flower. In third position is the final shot of Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), also a very interesting tiny plant and flower.
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This was as far as we got on Mt. Healy. The wind was blowing so hard that it could knock a person over - look closely at my pant legs, my hiking stick. In second position is the final shot from our Mt. Healy attempt, an Arctic Yellow Violet (Viola biflora).
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Now it is June 9th and we took a drive into the park as early as we could (not very early). The first shot is a scenic shot and shows the Savage River again. The second shot shows Kazuya overlooking the Savage River.
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Now we are heading out of the park, and finally, we can see a small portion of Denali, the mountain.
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Here are two shots of a Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), we're still inside of the park.
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On our way north we stopped at a pull-out near the Bison Gulch Trail to Mt. Healy, walked around the area and took some photos.
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| End June 9th, Begin June 18th - 19th |
Now we are at home and enjoying the crazy birds that hang out here. Here are two shots of Hairy Woodpeckers (Leuconotopicus villosus). The one sitting on top of the suet feeder is a fledgling and is waiting for mom to give it a mouthful of suet. So cute to watch!
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The first shot in this row shows papa Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) doing his duty and feeding one of the two fledglings. The second shot is a Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) fledgling on the peanut-butter stick.
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On June 19th we drove to The Peat Ponds on the west side of Fairbanks and searched for the Roundleaf Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia). Obviously, we found it.
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Here are two more shots of the Roundleaf Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia).
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Here are the final shots of the Roundleaf Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia).
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| End June 18th - 19th, Begin June 23rd |
On June 23rd we went to Upper Grapefruit Rocks in search of more orchids - we were not disappointed. The first shot here shows a Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) and the final two shots show a Northern Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium passerinum). Note that the center shot has a double flower.
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Here are two more shots of the Northern Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium passerinum) and then an example of the Small-Flower Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla).
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We also found an abundance of the spotted Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
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Here are two more shots of the Spotted Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum). Aren't these beautiful!
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This is an unknown species of Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja sp.). It could be some kind of a hybrid, it is one we have never seen before and I could not positively identify it.
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Here are additional shots of both orchids that grow here - first, the Spotted Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum), and second, the Northern Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium passerinum).
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In these final two shots for this month you see a Small-Flower Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla) in first position and a Spotted Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum) in second position.
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