FYI: this post is late because our last hotel was located in a small mountain town with unreliable internet.
On August 13th, our team arrived in Etna. After a quick meal of super tasty burgers and fries (if you ever find yourself in Etna, CA Dotty’s is a great place to eat), we set out on a high altitude adventure in the mountains of Kangaroo Lake (on the Fen Trail, Klamath Region). At first, our pace was fairly slow with a lot of heavy breathing (except for Dave aka “momma duck” from now until the end of the trip) as everyone adjusted to the elevation (estimated 6500ft). We didn't have a guide for this hike, since it's the weekend, but we were well equipped with wildflower and tree guides.
On August 13th, our team arrived in Etna. After a quick meal of super tasty burgers and fries (if you ever find yourself in Etna, CA Dotty’s is a great place to eat), we set out on a high altitude adventure in the mountains of Kangaroo Lake (on the Fen Trail, Klamath Region). At first, our pace was fairly slow with a lot of heavy breathing (except for Dave aka “momma duck” from now until the end of the trip) as everyone adjusted to the elevation (estimated 6500ft). We didn't have a guide for this hike, since it's the weekend, but we were well equipped with wildflower and tree guides.
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| Endless vistas to be jealous of. |
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| Kangaroo Lake |
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| Anna, Mikhail, and Vladimir |
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| Betty |
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| Vladimir |
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| Mikhail |
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| Betty with a relative |
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| Gideon! |
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| Betty |
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| Mama Duck |
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| Gideon! |
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| Mikhail and lichens |
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| Sedum |
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| An alpine fern. Possibly Athyrium distentifolium |
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| Aconitum |
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| Gentiana calycosa |
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| Allium |
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| Darlingtonia californica fen |
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| Darlingtonia californica fen |
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| Darlingtonia californica fruit |
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| Left to right: Vladimir, Gideon, Betty, Mikhail, Anna |
I believe what you have listed as campanula is actually Gentiana calycosa. A very nice find.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely!
DeleteHey Mike, thank you for letting me know! I was so sleepy when I wrote this entry that I was making so many mistakes. Luckily the spelling errors were caught before submission (I think...) but I definitely missed that genus mix-up. Thanks again and I'll update with the correction!
DeleteHey Mike, thank you for letting me know! I was so sleepy when I wrote this entry that I was making so many mistakes. Luckily the spelling errors were caught before submission (I think...) but I definitely missed that genus mix-up. Thanks again and I'll update with the correction!
Deletegreat job Betty! love the Darlingtonia . . .
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