The summit is right there!
At the saddle between the two peaks.
Here is the latter bunch of the pictures taken during the hike on Table Top Mountain.
Table Top Mountain has two peaks, and the both peaks are flat and its saddle is also pretty wide and flat. We saw quite a few leaves and flowers after blooming of Dryas octopetala (Eightpetal Mountain Avens, or Mountain Avens).
We headed to the higher summit of the two, and the 360-degree view from there was magnificent! We had lunch and enjoyed the moments feeling the refreshing breeze.
トレイル入り口からおよそ９０分ほどで、山頂に到着。
360度、何も視界をさえぎるものがない頂上からの眺めは最高でした。
The view of the other summit from the saddle.
Looking at the direction which we came from.
We could see our cars far away.
Arnica lessingii (Nodding Arnica).
They are nodding from the start to the end of blooming.
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. funstonii (Spotted Saxifrage,
Yellow-dot Saxifrage, or Funston's Saxifrage).
シコタンソウと似た花を発見。
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. funstonii (Spotted Saxifrage,
Yellow-dot Saxifrage, or Funston's Saxifrage).
The spots are all lemon yellow.
Compare with the flowers of Saxifraga tricuspidata.
でもよく見ると、斑点が全てレモン色でした。
カナダで見つけたのより学名からすると日本のシコタンソウに、より近いみたいです。
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. funstonii (Spotted Saxifrage,
Yellow-dot Saxifrage, or Funston's Saxifrage).
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. funstonii (Spotted Saxifrage,
Yellow-dot Saxifrage, or Funston's Saxifrage).
They grow on the rocky slope right by the summit.
The view from the summit.
The view of the summit...
It is really a wide and flat summit.
The view of the saddle and the other peak from the summit.
There was nothing blocking our sight!
Changing clouds were interesting.
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot).
頂上ではマーモットにも遭遇。
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot).
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot).
Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot).
I could see it was raining far away.
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. funstonii (Spotted Saxifrage,
Yellow-dot Saxifrage, or Funston's Saxifrage).
Lagopus mutus (Rock Ptarmigan).
Lagopus mutus (Rock Ptarmigan).
ここでもライチョウに出会いました。
Campanula lasiocarpa (Mountain Harebell or Alaska Harebell)
and the summit we climbed.
Blue...Aconitum delphiniifolium (Larkspurleaf Monkshood).
Pink...Chamerion angustifolium (Fireweed).
Yellow...Solidago multiradiata
(Rocky Mountain Goldenrod, or Northern Goldenrod).
Aconitum delphiniifolium (Larkspurleaf Monkshood).
Aconitum delphiniifolium (Larkspurleaf Monkshood).
Amazing design, color and pattern of the flower!
Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry).
ここでもホロムイチゴを発見…
Creamer's Fieldよりもたくさんあります。
Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry).
It wasn't ripe yet...I wonder how it tastes like...
Chamerion angustifolium (Fireweed).
Chamerion angustifolium (Fireweed)
and the 2 peaks of Table Top Mountain.
Chamerion latifolium (Dwarf Fireweed).
One of my favorite flowers.
Looking back toward Table Top Mountain from the car window.
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