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Hike in the Clearwater Mountains in the Alaska Range (Day 2 of 4)
We got a late start to day two because we were tired and it was raining all morning and early afternoon. We began around 3:45 pm and made our way up over one pass and down the next drainage to the ridge before the next pass. We were able to break camp during a brief pause in the rain, but we went through the pass amidst howling winds and small hail. Later in the evening, the weather cleared enough for a bit of sunshine.
The only wildlife we saw were Arctic ground squirrels and a cow caribou with two calves.
Photos by Troutnut from Clearwater Mountains and the South Fork of Pass Creek in Alaska
South Fork Pass Creek valley panorama
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Snack break spot
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraCanon PowerShot D10
Wooly Lousewort (Pedicularis kanei)
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Frigid shooting star (Dodecatheon frigidum)
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Moss campion (Silene acaulis)
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Clouds spilling over the mountaintops
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
High rocks at the beginning of a little mountain stream
StateAlaska
LocationSouth Fork of Pass Creek
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Creek flowing out of the first pass we climbed.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Mountain avens (Dryas octopetala)
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Lena at the top of the first pass we climbed through.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Rain on its way.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
StateAlaska
LocationSouth Fork of Pass Creek
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Cow caribou (middle) and 2 calves
StateAlaska
LocationSouth Fork of Pass Creek
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Standing atop the pass checking out the route down.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
South Fork Pass Creek flowing through a little canyon
StateAlaska
LocationSouth Fork of Pass Creek
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Upper Sout Fork Pass Creek valley
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Rainbow mini-panorama.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Big mountain to the south
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
Sunbeam streaming through Wedding Pass.
StateAlaska
LocationClearwater Mountains
Date TakenJul 7, 2013
Date AddedJul 14, 2013
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNikon Coolpix P7700
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