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posted: September 30th, 2016 |
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This page begins where Page 1 stopped, on September 8th at about 3:55 PM, and still hiking around the Eagle Summit area. We finish with September 8th at the end of Row 9 and then begin with September 9th. On September 9th we left Eagle Summit and continued driving east to Central, Alaska. We looked around there for a while and then headed back towards Fairbanks. We went back to Milepost 57.3 on the Steese Highway and headed north on the U.S. Creek Road to about milepost 4.5, where we stopped for the day, hiked around, took photos, picked 1/2 gallon of lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) and eventually cooked our supper and slept in our canopy there. This page ends at about 11:04 PM on the 9th with some additional photos of the Aurora Borealis. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| September 8th Continues from Page 1 (at about 3:55 PM) |
In this row the first and third photos are that same weird plant, fungus or whatever it is, which you saw as the final photo on Page 1. The center image is a two-shot panorama taken from this mountain which we are climbing and looking back towards the Eagle Summit Wayside parking spot. Of course you can also see a couple of miles of the Steese Highway.
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Also in this row, the first and third shots show basically the same area and plants. The center image is another two-shot panorama which shows more of the area to the northeast than the panorama in the previous row showed.
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Here is a shot of a smiling Daniel with down jacket, long underwear tops and bottoms, early winter cap and a bandana only to help protect my eyes from the blindingly bright sun. The bandana makes just enough of a shadow to help out a bit. The second shot shows Kazuya taking a photo, he is dressed the same except for the bandana. The third shot shows some snow right in front of us, the barrenness of the terrain and more snow far away.
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The first shot here shows Kazuya walking across the "summit" of this very flat-topped mountain. There was no single spot from which we could see in all directions. Well, we could, but not and be able to see close by. We had to walk to an "edge" of the flat area to be able to get views like you see in the center shot and also in the third shot. The outlined area in the first photo shows the area of the next photo.
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The first photo in this row shows the outlined area of the previous photo. The outline in that photo shows what is shown in the center photo. The third photo shows more snow and barrenness.
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Now we have walked closer to the edge in this direction and are looking pretty much northeast I believe. The outlined area in the first photo shows what is included in the second photo. The third photo speaks for itself.
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Now we have walked to an edge where there are some weird snow formations. It is not frozen rain, it's more like rime or hoarfrost on the tall grasses in this small area. We did not see this in any other location.
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All three shots in this row show snow and the center shot shows some more of that rime/hoarfrost which you saw in the previous row.
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All of the images in this row were taken at 8:10 PM as the sun was setting. Of course the outlined area in the first photo shows what is included in the second photo. The third image is a two-shot panorama. That mountain right there closest to us is the one we climbed earlier in the afternoon.
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Ah, a new day! It was -2°C (28° F) when we woke up on the morning of the 9th. We were warm and toasty in our sleeping bags in the back of our rig, no problem. The first shot in this row shows the snow on the mountain in a new morning light. The second and third shots show ice on one of the water puddles in the parking lot.
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Today we are headed for Central, Alaska first thing after we cook and eat breakfast. The first two shots in this row show morning sun while we were still at Eagle Summit and the third shot shows autumn colors as we continue along the Steese Highway towards Central.
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Here are three nice autumn color shots as we continued to drive towards Central.
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And, here are three more autumn color shots.
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A continuation of the autumn color shots.
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Three more autumn color photos. Note that the third photo is a zoomed in version of the second photo.
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This mountainside was a really nice one for autumn colors and we took a bunch of photos here as we drove along. We stopped two or three times, and all in all, we probably took thirty or more photos of this mountainside.
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Now we have arrived in Central, Alaska at Milepost 127.7 on the Steese Highway. We drove through this log cabin community, turned around at the dirt strip airport on the far side of town and headed back. We stopped at this general store to get a few snack items and then continued back towards civilization. The second photo shows that Central has some larger trees and at least one speed limit sign. The third shot was taken several miles back towards Fairbanks from Central.
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Now we are taking a bunch of autumn color shots at a spot along the highway where there are some really fine yellow colors in a birch and aspen stand on a mountainside. The outlined area in the second photo shows the area which is shown in the third photo.
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Here is one final shot of the birch and aspen stand which you saw in the previous row. The second and third shots were taken practically back at Eagle Summit (Milepost 107). The outlined area in the center photo shows the area which is included in the third shot.
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The first shot in this row is the final one we'll show you of the Eagle Summit area. The second shot was taken along the U.S. Creek Road, which is accessed from Milepost 57.3 on the Steese Highway and shows some autumn colored Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis plants. The third shot is a scenery shot taken from about Milepost 4.5 on the U.S. Creek Road. T.T. Mtn. is Table Top Mountain, which we climbed back on July 9th. If you want to see those photos again, please click HERE. Those photos start right at the top of the page.
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Here are some zoomed-in shots taken from this location. The center shot again shows Table Top Mountain. By the way, this area is in the White Mountains National Recreation Area.
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After we got a camping spot figured out and got our pickup-truck parked so that we would be able to sleep pretty level, we spent the afternoon hiking around and enjoying the beautiful weather, the autumn colors and picking Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
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It probably took us about 45 minutes to pick this 1/2 gallon container of Lingonberries. The price of these is $35 per one-half gallon at the Fairbanks Farmer's Market. If you've never had Lingonberries, then you do not know what you're missing. They are similar to cranberries, but also quite different. They are supposedly, the "new Super-Fruit", whatever that is supposed to mean.
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Now it's getting on towards evening. In the first shot in this row, taken at 6:36 PM you'll notice that evening colors are just starting to appear. The center shot was taken at 8:05 PM and the third shot at 8:34 PM.
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The first shot in this row was taken at 8:36 PM. The second shot, of the Aurora Borealis once again, was taken at 10:52 PM and the third one at 11:04 PM. Now, please continue on to Page 3 for the final Aurora shots and for the conclusion of this adventure.
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| End Page 2, but September 9th Continues on Page 3 |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 3 for the continuation of this month's adventures. |
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