Yukon Trip 2009 - Day 19 Part 2 - Arctic Circle

There was less than 35 km from where we had spent the night, to the Arctic Circle, so by 9:45 am we were there.
a view back from out on the land....

a longing look back at the tundra......

and a 'ground level view'.....

some more of those Mountain Avens......

and some Sandwort......

An Alpine Arnica....first we'd seen, definitely hadn't been any sign of it a few days ago.....

and one final long look and a vow that we will return......and it was time to continue southwards

This shot really demonstrates that being on top of the road feeling as it snakes off over the mountain tops. Out of curiosity and to give people an idea, we decided to count vehicles. For the next 3 hours that day we saw, heading north, 4 Pickup trucks with campers, 2 Class B (Camper Vans), 1 SUV, 2 Gov't Pick up trucks and 2 other Pickup trucks. Traveling south with us (or rather passing us going in the same direction) were 1 SUV and 1 Highway's Pick up truck.

leaving the tundra behind and climbing back up to Eagle Plains where we fed the fuel tank once more, this was one of those old fire sites

and back to Ogilvie Ridge where we stopped for lunch.....

while Ernie made lunch (he's the cook when we're away), I wandered across the road ......not only had flowers really burst forth since we'd been here last - so too had the mosquitoes! amazing what a few days of heat does!

I had spotted more Alpine Arnica here

a closer view of Alpine Arnica

and here some Alpine Cranberry...there are still berries left on it from last year. This is just one of the many many types of berry bushes that provide food to those living on the land......

after lunch - part 3