Thompson Pass/ Glacier

Time: 3:00-8:00 pm
Date: Thursday 9 June, 2011
Place:Thompson Pass by the DOT s and Worthington Glacier.
Weather: Windy, with lots of clouds and very little sunshine.

Plants:

Fireweed- Epilobium angustifolium
Narcissus Flower Anemone- Anemone narcissiflora
Bald Eagle- Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Dwarf Dog Wood- Cornus pumila
Crow Berry- Empetrum
Labrador's Tea- Rhododendron tomentosum
Fir Club Moss- Huperzia selago
Sitka Willow- Salix sitchensis
Arctic Willow- Salix arctica
Dwarf Willow- Salix herbacea
Green Map Lichen- Rhizocarpon geographicum
Blackish Oxytrope- Oxytropis nigrescens
Lowbush Cranberry- Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bell Heather- Erica cinerea
Alpine Azalea- Loiseleuria procumbens
Fir Clubmoss- Lycopodium selago
Narcisuss Flowered Anemone- Anemone narcissiflora
Laplund Diapensia- Diapensia lapponica
Alpine Avens- Acomastylis rossii turbinata
Frogs Pelt- Peltigera neopolydactyla
Alp Lily- Lloydia serotina
Small Flowered Paintbrush- Castilleja parviflora
Glaoucous Gentian- Gentiana glauca
Barclay Willow- Salix barclayi
Dwarf Fireweed- Chamerion latifolium
Kamchatcha Rockcrest- Arabis kamchatica
Scoulers Willow- Salix scouleriana
Variable Willow- Salix viminalis

A truly beautiful day in a really cool place. The whole area was stunning and made me want to run around and jump on things very strongly. A cool way to see the way the tundra looks and the plant life. I also was fond of the glacier. This was my first time seeing it so it was extra special. Seeing the fireweed and willows breaking the nitrogen in action was really snazzy and great in helping with really understanding the workings.