We would leave Dawson City that morning, after doing some shopping…and start heading south…
stopped at Gravel Lake for lunch. I spent a futile 15 min. or so chasing a Common Yellowthroat through the bushes – I had been surprised to see them this far north…although after checking my ‘Sibleys’ I found that they do belong even further north during breeding season.
there were a pair of Moose at the far end of the lake – too bad they were so far away as these ones definitely had a good set of antlers…
Pulled into Moose Creek Campground in the early afternoon. It was sunny and warm. We had stopped at this campground on our trip in 2009 – at that time it was very beautiful with flowering lupines' and wild roses – but had also been very buggy. No bugs this time.
Gray Jays were here to greet us…
we took a path that circled back and around…that would be ‘Moose Creek’ down there
back in ‘mushroom’ country – I think these are ‘Blackening Russela’ growing among the bog cranberry
here is a ground level shot…
there were quite a few young Swainson’s Thrush in the campground..
I amused myself trying to get some decent pictures of them
Ernie went for a walk and found this Red Squirrel eating a mushroom…
but his most exciting find was this White-tailed Ptarmigan….of course by the time he got back and told me about it and I got to the spot – it was long gone!
I had to be content with taking this picture behind our campsite.
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