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posted: August 31st, 2023 |
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This page begins with our only major adventure of July, a trip up to Twelvemile And Eagle Summits for the peak of the summer wildflowers. You will see those photos in Rows 1 - 9. In Row 10 are two shots of a local strange flower, and then in Rows 11 - 21 you will find the best photos of the first four days of our vacation. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin July 3rd & 4th |
On July 3rd and 4th we could be found in the mountains - specifically, Twelvemile and Eagle Summits, along with a location that we call Diversity Gulch. In this first row, you see photos of Frigid Shooting Star (Dodecatheon frigidum) and Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis asiatica).
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Here are three shots of us shooting the Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis asiatica), along with one close shot of this flower.
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I believe this cloud is called a "scud cloud", correct me if I'm wrong. The second and third shots show Pink Plumes (Bistorta plumosa)
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Here are two shots of the brilliant red Scamman's Springbeauty (Claytonia scammaniana) and one shot of the white Alaska Springbeauty (Claytonia sarmentosa).
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In this row is an additional shot of Alaska Springbeauty (Claytonia sarmentosa) and two shots of Alaska Harebell (Campanula lasiocarpa).
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Here are two species of Cottongrass. The first two photos show examples of (Eriophorum vaginatum) and the third shot shows an example of (Eriophorum angustifolium).
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Here is one more shot of the Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium). The final two shots show the tiny Arctic Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium nanum).
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The moss is flowering! The second shot has been converted to an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo - weird, eh?
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Here is more of an overview photo of the moss shown just above. The following two photos show that we were in the clouds this morning.
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| End July 3rd & 4th, Begin July 30th |
This dense clustering of these yellow flowers was found not far from our house. We'd never seen it before and had to take some photos. What is it?
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| End July 30th, Begin August 2nd - 5th |
Now we are on vacation - for the remainder of the website this month are vacation photos. On the first day we had several things to take care of in Fairbanks before we were ready to leave. We left home sometime around 6:00 PM with the intention of just getting "on the road". We stopped for the night about 130 miles or so from home, at the Gerstle River Bridge, some 20 miles east of Delta Junction.
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On the second day we crossed into Canada on our way to Haines, Alaska. Here is Kazuya, standing in the USA for the first photo, and in Canada for the second photo.
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This is still Day #2, some swans and cygnets on an unknown lake in Yukon Territory, Canada. We stopped at the Congdon Creek Campground for the night - it is at Destruction Bay on Kluane Lake, Y.T., Canada.
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Now it's Day #3 of our vacation. We passed the Sheep Mountain Area in Canada and continued on. The third shot was taken at Kathleen Lake. We stopped here again later in the trip, so please expect to see additional photos of this lake, taken on a less smoky day.
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Here are three additional shots of Kathleen Lake. The center shot is included just to wonder how it happened to show like it does, weird.
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The first shot here was taken alongside the Haines Highway - that is super tall fireweed. The second shot shows Million Dollar Falls, Y.T. Canada. The third shot is a scenic shot along the Haines Highway.
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Here is a scenery shot taken along the Haines Highway. The center photo shows Three Guardsmen Lake and Mountain, one of the passes on the Haines Highway. The third shot shows the Chilkat River and the mountains on the other side of it as one approaches Haines, Alaska.
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Here is a "fish wheel" on the Chilkat River as one approaches Haines. There is no stopping, standing, or parking along this section of highway. The final two shots were taken in Chilkat State Park. The center shot shows Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus) and the final shot shows Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis).
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Now it is Day #4 of our vacation. These three shots were all taken at Lutak Inlet, Chilkat State Park, Haines. The glacier in the first two shots is Rainbow Glacier. The third shot shows Kazuya - the tide is out.
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The first two shots were also taken at Lutak Inlet - same as above. Can you find the bald eagle in the top of the tree in the first shot? The second shot was zoomed in to capture it better. The third image is a 2-shot panorama and shows the Lutak Inlet Cannery.
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The first two shots are at the Haines Fairgrounds. The first shot shows "Dalton City" the "town" that was created for the "White Fang" movie. The center shot shows the Haines Farmers Market. The third shot shows Chilkoot Lake, in Haines.
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| End August 2nd - 5th, End Page 1 |
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