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This page continues our May 24th and 25th trip to the mountains around Twelvemile and Eagle Summits. We begin at wake-up on the 25th. There are some deep snow shots, additional Alaska Blue Anemone photos, and photos from a side trip up US Creek Road. The final three rows show a trip to the University of Alaska West Ridge in search of the Calypso Orchid. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin May 25
  Now it's May 25th and we are happy to see that though it rained off and on all night, we are now having some sunny weather. The first shot was taken right at Eagle Summit Wayside. The second and third shots show Kazuya and a deep snow drift along the highway at Eagle Summit.
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  Here is a shot of me at the deep snow drift. The second shot is a scenic shot taken from the Blue Anemone place that is close to Eagle Summit, and the third shot is zoomed in to the lower right hand quadrant of the previous photo.
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  The first shot here shows one of the taller peaks of the Eastern end of the Alaska Range. That means that the visibility here is more than 150 miles. The second and third shots are some sunny shots of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps).
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  More sunny day shots of the Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps), oh what a difference a day makes.
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  The three photos here are all the same photo, but the second and third ones have been converted to HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. It amazes me what can be done.
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  Here is a photo of Kazuya at the Alaska Blue Anemone place. That is followed by two zoomed shots of a group of Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps).
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  Now we are back at Twelvemile Summit. The first shot shows scenery and Kazuya. The center shot shows the final Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps) for this month. The third shot is of Mt. McManus.
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  Here are the final shots from Twelvemile Summit - the first photo shows Alaska Kittentails (Synthyris borealis), the center shot is an HDR conversion of the previous photo, and the final shot is of Kazuya at Diversity Gulch, where we will find an amazing diversity of flowering plants the next time we come here.
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  Now we are on US Creek Road, which takes off from the Steese Highway at Mile 57. These three photos were all taken for the scenery. Note the difference in the amount of green based on the elevation.
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  Here is an additional scenery shot along US Creek Road, and then two shots of the Pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica var. obovata).
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  Here are two more scenery shots taken along US Creek Road and then a shot of Mountain Azalea (Kalmia procumbens).
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  Here is one more photo of a Mountain Azalea (Kalmia procumbens), and that is followed by a shot of another Pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica var. obovata). The final shot in this row shows Table Top Mountain, a mountain that we have climbed twice.
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End May 25, Begin May 27
  The date is May 27th, 2023, it's Kazuya's 44th birthday today. One of the several things we did was to go to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks - West Ridge in search of the beautiful Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa var. americana). As you can see, we found them.
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  Here are two additional shots of the Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa var. americana).
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  And here are the final two shots of Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa var. americana).
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