The Midnight Sun, Eagle Summit Wayside (June 23rd and 24th)

 

9:48:28 PM, June 23rd, 2016.

Here are some pictures of the sun not setting around the summer solstice.

We stayed at Eagle Summit Wayside and slept on the back of our rig, and we woke up once in a while to take the pictures of the sun.

According to the information board there, at Eagle Summit from around June 17th until about June 24th, you can see the sun at midnight.

イーグル・サミットでは、夏至の頃、夜中でも沈まない太陽が見られます。

本来、この現象が見られる所よりも緯度的には南にあるそうなのですが、標高などの関係で見られるんだそうです。

 

 

Here is the board about the midnight sun at Eagle Summit.

 

11:27:08 PM, June 23rd, 2016.

 

11:27:46 PM, June 23rd, 2016.

Long shadow of our car.

 

11:27:52 PM, June 23rd, 2016.

Long, long shadow of me.

 

0:14:42 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

 0:31:20 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

0:55:34 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

1:01:40 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

1:08:12 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

1:36:00 AM, June 24th, 2016.

Can you tell that the sun is just sliding to the horizontal way?

 

1:36:08 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

3:04:06 AM, June 24th, 2016.

It seems the sun slightly goes up again.

 

3:10:52 AM, June 24th, 2016.

We saw the moon, too.

 

3:11:02 AM, June 24th, 2016.

 

3:11:38 AM, June 24th, 2016.

Eagle Summit was orange at that time.

 

3:11:58 AM, June 24th, 2016.

Eagle Summit, Part 4 (June 23rd)

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

The center of the flower is pinkish, or orange-ish.

Here is the forth bunch of the pictures taken at the Eagle Summit Wayside area.

When we found Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not) flowers hiding in the other plants and lichens, we were so amazed with the size and the vivid blue color.

Its size and form of the leaves were totally different from what we imagine for usual forget-me-not.

After wandering around the hill near the mile post 106 on Steese Highway, we walked back to Eagle Summit Wayside and had supper, and then we climbed up to Eagle Summit, where it was really windy but you can get 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains.

イーグル・サミットの第４弾。

６月２３日分の花の写真はこれでラストです。

印象的だったのは、ワスレナグサ（ミヤマムラサキ）の一種。超小型で、あちこちキョロキョロみていないと見過ごしてしまうような花ですが、ものすごく鮮やかな空色の花でした。

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

It was so tiny!

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

Here is the one with a dime.

アメリカの硬貨で一番小さい１０セント硬貨（17.91 mm）と比較。

ちっちゃいです。

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

 

Eritrichium nanum (Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not).

 

Some snow left on the shady side of the ridge.

 

Dryas octopetala (Eightpetal Mountain Avens, or Mountain Avens).

 

Dryas octopetala (Eightpetal Mountain Avens, or Mountain Avens).

 

Silene acaulis (moss campion, or cushion pink).

 

Silene acaulis (moss campion, or cushion pink).

 

Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia (Bog Rosemary).

ヒメシャクナゲも咲き出していました。

 

Dodecatheon frigidum (Western Arctic Shootingstar).

 

Lagotis minor (Little Weaselsnout).

 

Arnica griscomii ssp. frigida (Snow Arnica, or Frigid Arnica). 

There are several Arnica species growing in this area, so I am not really sure.

ウサギギクの仲間もいろいろあるようで、特定にはいまいち自信がありません。

 

Anemone narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered anemone). 

 

Anemone narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered anemone). 

 

Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens,

or Rhododendron tomentosum (Marsh Labrador Tea).

It was much smaller than the ones growing at the lower elevation.

 

Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens,

or Rhododendron tomentosum (Marsh Labrador Tea).

 

Parrya nudicaulis (Parry's Wallflower or Nakedstem Wallflower).

 

Pedicularis lanata (Woolly Lousewort, or Bumble-bee Flower).

花柄の付け根、茎のところがモコモコした毛で覆われています。

 

Dryas octopetala (Eightpetal Mountain Avens, or Mountain Avens).

 

Dryas octopetala (Eightpetal Mountain Avens, or Mountain Avens).

 

At the top of Eagle Summit...I think...

 

He is taking panoramas with i-phone.

 

The trail continues on the ridge...

I want to try to hike a little farther next time. 

 

If you go to left on the highway, you will get to Fairbanks.

 

Silene acaulis (moss campion, or cushion pink).

 

Kalmia procumbens (Alpine Azalea or Trailing Azalea).

ミネズオウもたくさん咲いていました。

 

Kalmia procumbens (Alpine Azalea or Trailing Azalea).

 

Vaccinium uliginosum (Bog Blueberry).

今度は実が収穫できる頃に来ようかなぁ…