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posted: June 3rd, 2019
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This page begins with April 29th at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.  Then we proceed to April 30th and our first trip of 2019 to the mountains, specifically, Upper Grapefruit Rocks, where we were in search of the Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) - which we found in great abundance.  Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin April 29th & 30th
  Both of these photos were taken at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. The first photo shows a pond in the back area and the second photo shows three Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) in the front area, along with some Canada Geese (Branta canadensis).
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  In first position is a shot of one of the first American Robins (Tardus migratorius) we saw at home. In second position is a shot of construction near the starting point of the Elliott Highway, and then there are two shots of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) in a pond we had to stop beside to wait for a "pilot car" to lead us through the construction area.
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  Here are two more shots of the Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) in a pond beside the Elliott Highway where we had to wait, due to a construction delay. In third position is a shot of Wickersham Dome, taken from the base of Upper Grapefruit Rocks on the Elliott Highway.
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  Here is another shot of Wickersham Dome from the base of Upper Grapefruit Rocks and that is followed by two shots of Pasque Flowers (Pulsatilla patens). Aren't they beautiful - the first flowers of spring.
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  Here are three additional shots of Pasque Flowers (Pulsatilla patens) along the Upper Grapefruit Rocks trail.
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  Here is an additional shot of a Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) and that is followed by two shots of Lower Grapefruit Rocks from Upper Grapefruit Rocks.
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  Here is an additional shot of a Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) and then two increasingly zoomed-in shots of the highway and the Sawtooth Mountains.
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  In first position is another Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) shot and that is followed by two shots of Kazuya shooting the Pasque Flowers.
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  Here are two more Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens) shots and those are followed by a shot of Wickersham Dome, more zoomed-in than the previous shots.
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  Here is a shot of Daniel shooting the Pasque Flowers (Pulsatilla patens) and then a shot of an amazing clump of them.
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  On the way home we stopped by the Olnes Pond State Recreation Area and were surprised to find the pond still 99% covered in ice.
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End April 29th & 30th, Begin May 3rd +
  We had an appointment set-up with a local tree removal company to take down some danger trees for us and on May 3rd, much to our surprise, when we got home from a shopping trip this is what we found. This was a surprise because it was not done on the day we had expected and they had not phoned before coming, they merely sent an email stating "we are at your house now and cutting tees".
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  Do I look a bit unhappy and frustrated? It's only because I am! I did not expect to see such a mess and did not expect this job to be done when we were not home. The second shot shows the stump of the largest tree which the company dropped. This was an Aspen tree and it was 15.7 inches D.B.H.
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  The first shot here shows the situation 10 days later, basically only one tree remains to be cut up, and that is the large aspen tree. The second shot shows the job completed and SOME of the wood from the trees, but not all of it, there are also piles elsewhere.
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End May 3rd +, End Page 1
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