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Snow blower train, Skagway
Phoebe and I pose with a snow blower train (retired) for the White Pass-Yukon...
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Cladonia
These are lichens. The hike to Upper Dewey Lake begins in Skagway and...
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Dwarf Dogwood
Great smells, lush forest and the constant sounds of rushing and/or raining...
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Dewey Creek
Dewey Creek, refreshed by rain and melting snow, raged wild, wide and white.
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With Dewey Creek
It is a rapid-moving creek!
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I think this is also Cladonia
In any case, we lichen it.
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The forest
Near Lower Dewey Lake the forest is flatter, lovely and deep. Look at all the...
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Look what I found
This nice insect had a brilliant purple abdomen. Alas, this is not clear from...
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Phoebe in the subalpine
The treetops were within reach and snow appeared on the path. Although...
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Clara and Phoebe
Here the camera was caught in the rain. The next several pictures have water...
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Upper Dewey Lake in view
beyond the mists.
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Hiking in the snow
As we approached Upper Dewey Lake, snow covered the trail, the trees...
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Upper Dewey Lake
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Cohen Sisters and fire
There is a free-use cabin (and also a private one) at Upper Dewey...
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Us, Upper Dewey Lake
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Phoebe at Upper Dewey Lake
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White Marsh Marigold, I think
In the muskeg meadow, around 3000 feet in elevation.
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Patches of snow as we descend
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Muddy going
The day's rain and snowmelt made the trail muddy on the descent....
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Clara back in the forest
with the raging Dewey Creek.
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Clara resting in the woods
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Skagway and Taiya Inlet below
As we approached Skagway, the sky cleared up! We're about 700 feet...
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Clara and Phoebe stop near creek
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Wild Dewey Creek
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Lower Dewey Lake
I don't know how we missed this on the ascent (although it was not...
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North America
