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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Photo Highlights Day 3 |
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by Jim M. Goldstein |
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Arctic
Refuge Photo Highlights |
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Day 3- June 20, 2006
I woke up at 7am with a sunlit tent. Wanting to get the
most of the less intense morning light I hiked up to a meadow behind camp.
There were several subjects to photograph including: amazing mountainscapes,
rock formations atop distant peaks, what seemed to be dozens of plant
species and wildlife. One of the more noteable features of the landscape
was the worn paths through the tundra created by migrating Caribou. You
can't look far with out seeing some impact made by them. One of the more
interesting plants I came across was Moss Campion. The flowers are bright
pink, very small (5mm across) and very very low to the ground. They pop
nicely for photography as they lie just ever so slightly above a bright
green moss carpet. Before heading down to camp for breakfast I took a
morning panoramic of the Kongakut River valley. The Brooks Range peaks
in the distance were quite spectacular to see in person. Breakfast comprised
of Grape Nuts and dried cranberries. Immediately following breakfast we
all broke down camp, put our stuff in to our drybags, and loaded the rafts.
Before heading out we took a day hike into the mountains to a meadow overlooking
the landing strip just south of camp. On this hike I got a taste of what
I was in for with Art Wolfe... >>
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