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posted: July 9th, 2024 |
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This page continues with our vacation to Tombstone Territorial Park. We continue from Page 1 - June 27th at 12:23 PM - for the first 5 Rows, and then we jump to June 28th and the remainder of the page includes our partial climb of Rake Mountain on that date. There was no real trail here, we could go precisely where we wanted to go. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| June 27th Continues from Page 1 (at 12:23 PM) |
Can you believe how incredible that cloud is? These photos were taken as we drove north on the Dempster Highway from kilometer 70 to about kilometer 93.
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These three photos were also taken as we drove north on the Dempster Highway between kilometers 70 and 93. The third shot shows another amazing cloud - note that this is NOT the same cloud as shown in Row 1.
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Look at all of the Cottongrass in this tundra photo. WOW! The next two photos show a new species for us, it's Pallas' Wallflower (Erysimum redowskii aka E. pallasii).
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Here is one additional photo of Pallas' Wallflower (Erysimum redowskii aka E. pallasii) and that is followed by a mountain photo and then a shot of Pink Plumes (Bistorta plumosa).
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The first shot in this row shows an incredible Dwarf Fireweed (Chamerion latifolium). That is followed by two scenery shots.
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The first shot in this row shows the last photo before we began our hike. We have arrived at the spot where we will park to begin our hike to and ascent of Rake Mountain. As the map shows, we kind of followed a loop across the tundra, part way up the mountain, and then back across to the tundra to get back to the rig. It was a good adventure. If you've never hiked across the tundra, let us tell you that it's not the easiest thing that you'll ever do. In the third photo - we are heading toward the left side of the mountain.
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Here are two shots of a Ptarmigan and some chicks, cute. The third shot shows Daniel studying the route.
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When we asked the folks at the Interpretive Center where we could find a good mixture of wildflowers - a diverse gulch or mountainside or whatever, they recommended this place to us. We are headed to the left "corner" of that mountain (Rake Mountain), and from there we will work our way up some and then walk along the mountainside, continually gaining elevation as we go and expecting to see a great diversity of new (for us) wildflowers. In the third photo in this row you can see remnants of an old 4-wheeler trail, we are more or less following that.
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Here is a shot of Sudetic Lousewort (Pedicularis sudetica) in first position. In second position is a photo of the area where we hiked and searched for wildflowers. In the third photo you can also see our route, though it is not noted on the photo.
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The first shot shows the southern extreme of our hike if you go back and look at the map, the land drops off steeply very close to here. There is Kazuya on the ridge shooting flowers. And the third shot shows a new species for us - Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis).
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Here is another shot of Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis), then Daniel standing on the edge of the steep part, and finally a shot of Kazuya coming up the mountain towards me.
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To say that we were surprised that we found this species of Phlox here would be an understatement, we were shocked. Kazuya did not expect to find this species in such a southern location. The third shot just shows the side of Rake Mountain, where we were hiking. Note that it is still smoky.
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Here is another shot of Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis) in first position and that is followed by two scenery shots taken from the side of Rake Mountain.
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Here is a shot of Kazuya shooting the Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis), a shot of the Phlox, and a scenic shot from the side of Rake Mountain.
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Here are two shots of Danieli In the first photo he is shooting the Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis), in the second shot he is talking to that Marmot that you can see on the rock, and the third shot shows Daniel's finger pointing at a Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata). This was also a new species for us.
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Here are three additional shots of the Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata). Is this plant tiny or what?
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The first shot shows Daniel as he photographs the Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata). The second and third shots show the flower and plant of the Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata).
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Here are three more shots that show the Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata).
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Here is a final shot of the Pygmy Gentian (Gentiana prostrata) - this was the only patch of this species that we found. The second shot shows the tundra we hiked across to get here, and if you study this photo you can discern caribou trails that have been made through the centuries as they have passed by along the bottom of the mountain. In the third shot Daniel is studying the situation.
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The entire purpose of these three photos is to show the old caribou trails that were made over the centuries. WOW!
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Here is a final photo taken from the side of Rake Mountain and two photos of Sudetic Lousewort (Pedicularis sudetica). In the second and third photos we are on the way back to our rig.
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Here is a shot of Cottongrass on the tundra and two shots of Kazuya and Rake Mountain as we hiked back to our rig.
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Here are three of our very best shots of Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis).
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These two shots of Alaskan Phlox (Phlox alaskensis) show the same bunch, but the second shot has been zoomed in to get its full glory.
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Here are two collages that Kazuya created for his Facebook post. They are both very nice collages, so I am including them here.
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