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Inuvik-trip day-9 (EaglePlains-YT to Inuvik-NT) on 2008jul01

Photos from near EaglePlains-YT on 2008-Jul01:
service-station: in Eagle Plains airstrip: shares road on the Dempster Alaska spirea (Spiraea stevenii): clump Alaska spirea (Spiraea stevenii): flowers Alaska spirea (Spiraea stevenii): buds

Photos from the Arctic-Circle on 2008-Jul01:
Three-toothed saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata): Kotzebues grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia kotzebuei)?: Kotzebues grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia kotzebuei)?: Kotzebues grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia kotzebuei)?: Kotzebues grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia kotzebuei)?: Kotzebues grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia kotzebuei)?: sign: Arctic-Circle Lat 66:33N Doris+me: at arctic-circle sign Raven (Corvus corax): Raven (Corvus corax): me: at the Arctic-Circle

Photos from DempsterHwy N of the arctic-circle on 2008-Jul01:
Moose (Alces alces)?: Capitate lousewort (Pedicularis capitata)?: Arctic dock (Rumex arcticus): plant Arctic dock (Rumex arcticus): spike Cloudberry=Baked-apple raspberry (Rubus chamaemorus): plant Arctic phlox (Phlox sibirica): clump Arctic phlox (Phlox sibirica): flowers Arctic phlox (Phlox sibirica): flowers+foliage scenery: steep rocky slope with wildflowers Arctic phlox (Phlox sibirica): on the steep rocky slope Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule): on the steep rocky slope Arctic ground-squirrel (Spermophilus parryii): bad Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): clump Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus): or Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) female Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus): or Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) female Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus): or Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) female Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus): or Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) female

Photos from the PeelRiver-ferry on 2008-Jul01:
sign: several at ferry-boarding area ferry: the Abraham Francis Edmonton object: life-preserver on ferry eatery: where bought lunch

Photos from the MackenzieRiver-ferry on 2008-Jul01:
ferry: the M V Louis Cardinal wide view ferry: the M V Louis Cardinal closer sign: aboard ferry top-part sign: aboard ferry bottom-part - why separate instructions for over and under-40kg?

Photos from DempsterHwy N of MackenzieRiver-ferry on 2008-Jul01:
Large-flowered pyrola (Pyrola grandiflora): Grey comma butterfly (Polygonia progne):

Photos from Inuvik-NT on 2008-Jul01:
sign: Welcome to Inuvik End of the Dempster Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium): white form plant Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium): white form flowers Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium): white form flower sign: prohibiting black-diamonds but what are they? Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): the other? species bad

Photos from minor road N of Inuvik-NT on 2008-Jul01:
sign: that answers the black-diamond question structure: mysterious large antenna-like installation structure: mysterious large antenna-like installation
-- note: there's a dump-like clearing just past this antenna-like installation, after which the minor road ends, or rather changes from bad to undrivable;