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posted: August 31st, 2017 |
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As stated at the end of Page 1, this Page continues at 12:49 PM on August 5th as we are hiking the Pinnell Mountain Trail, from the Twelvemile Summit end. We hiked about 4.5 miles going this direction, to Table Mountain, and then we turned back and returned to the Twelvemile Summit Wayside. We then drove to the Eagle Summit Wayside and camped there in our pickup canopy. On August 6th we got up, prepared, and started hiking the Pinnell Mountain Trail from the Eagle Summit End of it (Row 11). This page goes through 8:50 AM on August 6th. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| August 5th Continues from Page 1 (at 12:49 PM) |
All three shots in this row are shots of that distant mountain shown in first position in Row 12 on the previous page. We have no idea at all what mountain it is, or, if it even has a name!
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Here are three photos which Kazuya took with his iPhone as we were striving for the summit of Table Mountain. The first and third are nice panoramas. The person in the third photo is me.
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The first shot in this row is a scenery shot in which you can see - to the right of center - a mountain which we crossed over the summit of to get here. The second photo shows a bird which we saw several of - we have no idea what species it is. The third photo is a nice scenery shot.Thank you to Norm, in Japan. The unknown bird in center position is a female Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). What an amazing bird. Check out its migration route HERE. (Map will open in new tab). |
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The first shot here is a distant scenery shot, the second shot shows a nice pattern of cloud shadows on the mountains and the third photo shows a distant Porcupine Dome, which we'll try to get to the summit of tomorrow.
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All three shots in this row show Porcupine Dome from Table Mountain. Yes, we've made it to the summit of Table Mountain, which means we've hiked about 4.5 miles today. We ate our lunch here, took a bunch of photos, and headed back to our rig. Oh, in the first photo, the yellow outlined area is a person taking a break with his four dogs (he passed us earlier in the day).
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The first shot in this row shows Kazuya standing at the high point of Table Mountain just as we were leaving. The second shot shows that we have reached the Mile-marker 23 and the third shot shows an attractive shot of some Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
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The first shot in this row shows that we have arrived back at Mile-marker 24. The second shot shows, not quite the parking area, but it does show the first mile of the trail, way ahead! The third shot shows we have reached Mile-marker 25, only about 2.3 miles to go.
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Here is the Mile-marker for Mile 26, so now only about 1.3 miles to go, if you recall, we never found Mile-marker for Mile 27, so this is the final marker, as far as we know. The second and third shots show Kazuya on the trail - the third shot is merely a zoomed-in version of the second shot.
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The first shot in this row is the final one taken at the Twelvemile Summit end of the Pinnell Mountain Trail - this is the final one-half mile or so of the trail. The second shot was taken after we took a long break at our rig and then drove the 25 miles from Twelvemile Summit to Eagle Summit Wayside, prepared our rig for tonight's sleep, ate supper and now we're relaxing with a cup of tea. You can see our sleeping bags in our canopy here at 6:33 PM. The third shot was taken at 6:53 PM while we were walking around and shooting photos. This is the Steese Highway. You can see the Eagle Summit Wayside and our rig (barely) in the extreme right side of the photo.
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In first position here is one more specimen of Lomatogonium rotatum. The second shot shows that on this date at 10:22 PM, the sun has set at Eagle Summit, but it never got dark - the northern horizon was orange all night long. The third shot was taken at 11:21 PM as a group of Ptarmigan strolled through the wayside parking area. They were making their clicking sound and Kazuya sat up to take this shot. Very strange!
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Okay, now it's August 6th - a new day has arrived. We are thinking that maybe we can make it to Porcupine Dome - about Mile 6. Eagle Summit is where this Pinnell Mountain Trail begins, so today, we're going to be passing the lower number mile markers. The second shot was taken at 8:01 AM as we were just starting today's hike/climb. The third shot shows a nice Campanula lasiocarpa.
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The first shot in this row shows Kazuya just a few minutes after we started hiking/climbing, the second image is a two-shot panorama and the third shot shows that once again today, we can see the Alaska Range near Delta Junction. As stated previously, these mountains are about 136 miles (218 km) away from this spot - the visibility is pretty good again today!
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In first position in this row is another shot of the Alaska Range, near Delta Junction. The second shot shows the Mile-marker for Mile 1 and the third shot was taken to show what's ahead of us.
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The first photo in this row is a nice scenery shot. The second shot shows Grognon Gulch, right where Caribou Gulch enters it (see map). The third shot is a zoomed in shot showing Grognon Gulch, right at the spot where it is joined by Caribou Gulch.
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The first shot in this row is zoomed-in to Grognon Gulch. The second image is a two-shot panorama showing the direction we are headed. The third shot shows a pretty pink Bistorta plumosa (Pink Plumes).
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