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posted: August 31st, 2017 |
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This page continues, as stated on Page 2, with August 6th, at 9:16 AM as we hike/climb the Pinnell Mountain Trail from the Eagle Summit end of it. At this point we are between Mile-markers 1 and 2. This page goes through Mile-marker 5 - the spot where we turned around and headed back to our rig. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| August 6th Continues from Page 2 (at 9:16 AM) |
The first shot in this row shows Kazuya on the trail between Mile-markers 1 and 2. The second image is a 2-shot panorama looking out ahead and the third photo is a single photo looking ahead. In both the second and third photos, the mountain to the left of center is Porcupine Dome, where we are thinking we might make it to before turning back today.
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The first shot here shows what it looked like ahead of us. The arrow shows about how far we made it before turning around and heading back. The second image is an iPhone panorama looking ahead, and the third shot shows the 2-mile marker.
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The first image here is another iPhone panorama, taken while looking ahead of us - of course that's Daniel in the photo. The second shot shows a close-up shot of the 2-mile marker. The third shot shows Kazuya on the trail close to the 2-mile marker.
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The first two shots in this row show a very beautiful Delphinium brachycentrum and the third shot shows a Campanula lasiocarpa.
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In first position in this row is another shot of a Campanula lasiocarpa - there was a great abundance of this flower at this time. The second shot shows a Silene acaulis and the third shot shows a Papaver macounii.
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The first shot here is another Papaver macounii. The second and third shots show a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) that was hanging around between Mile-markers 2 and 3.
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The first image in this row is a two-shot panorama with Porcupine Dome on the right. The second shot is Mile-marker 3 and the third shot was taken while looking back where we had come from.
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The first image in this row is a zoomed-in shot which shows where we came from, if you study it, you can find the trail in some places. The second and third shots show specimens of Gentiana algida - this is a flower we would have very much liked to have seen when it was at its prime. We have seen this flower a few times now - on Mt. Gassan in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on Mt. Korenge in Japan's Northern Alps, here, and a different form of it on Hokkaido in Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan. If you would like to see some photos of it in beautiful bloom then please go to our home page and enter Gentiana algida into the search box there. If that is too much effort, HERE is a link to a single photo taken on Mt. Korenge
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Here are two more shots of Gentiana algida and then a shot taken looking ahead - we're climbing and climbing and climbing!
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In first position in this row is a shot of Daniel climbing. The second shot shows Daniel looking ahead to Porcupine Dome - the outlined area shows the next photo. The third shot shows Porcupine Dome and again, the outlined area indicates the next photo.
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The first shot here shows just the summit area of Porcupine Dome and the outlined area shows the next photo. The second shot shows signs of civilization on the summit of Porcupine Dome. We don't know what is up there - some kind of military installation, or something else. The third shot is looking back where we came from.
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The first image in this row is a 2-shot panorama showing Mile-marker 4 and Porcupine Dome ahead of us. The center shot shows just Mile-marker 4 and the third shot is a wide-angle iPhone panorama.
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In first position here is a nice scenic shot with Porcupine Dome on the right. The second photo shows the "PORKY" Azimuth Mark. It points towards Porcupine Dome. It is the 4351 elevation mark on the map, just a short distance past Mile-marker 4. The third shot was taken from "PORKY" looking towards Porcupine Dome.
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The first photo in this row is looking directly ahead at Porcupine Dome - at this point we are beginning to have doubts about being able to make it to the summit. The second image is an iPhone wide-angle panorama. The third shot shows that we ARE still hiking, and still getting closer to Porcupine Dome, but it looks like a steep climb.
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There is Porcupine Dome, but the second shot shows that we have reached Mile-marker 5. We are getting pretty tired, and we have to be able to get back to our rig before falling down exhausted, so we decided that we had come as far as we should come. We hiked back a little distance to a nice place to overlook the world to the north, ate our lunch and headed back.
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