Maclean 1964 Journal foothill province, and the vegetation is very different from Barrow. The low and gentle slopes are covered by a grassy tundra growth consisting of Eriophorum and Poa. This grows to, at best, knee height. It lacks the unrestory of moss found at Barrow, but instead has a deep litter layer which cracks with every step. As at Barrow, it seems like it should be wet, but is very dry. The talus slopes of the hills south of camp are covered by prostrate willows and a few other woody plants which I don't know. Wait...... one of the others is a dwarf birch which is the dominant plant of the upper slope. This has turned red in many places, so that the entire hillslope is colored red. = Betula nana The upper valley is a bizarre tussock ("Nigger-lean") meadow of bundles of Eriophorum, about the size of basketballs. Makes it extremely difficult to walk over Later, we discover that Marshall hills and slopes to the south differ markedly in vegetation from the limestone derivatives to the north. Here, there is much more Cassiope tetragona, more species and individuals of flowering herbs, and different species of willows.