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This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2012.   On this page are the photos from June, July and a portion of August - Christmas Letter pages 7 (part of page 7) through 13. Click on any thumbnail to begin. |
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Begin "June Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Pages 7 and 8 of Christmas Letter (out of chronological order for balance). First Photo - Mt. Yatsugatake Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa. Second Photo - Panorama Mt. Takao Dendrobium moniliforme. Third Photo - Yatsugatake Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa. |
Jun08_90DCrop_130K_Yatsugatake _CalypsoBulbosaVarSpeciosaRC |
Jun02_109_10_11_12_Panorama_ MtTakao_Dendrobium_moniliformeRC |
Jun08_98_99_Yatsugatake_ CalypsoBulbosaVarSpeciosaRC |
  Page 8 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Daniel Climbing Mt. Akadake at Mt. Yatsugatake. Second Photo - Mt. Amidadake & Mt. Nakadake. Third Photo - Mt. Yatsugatake Scenery. |
June8th_Minodo_ MtAkadake179RC |
Jun08_149_150_Stitch_ Yatsugatake_ClimbingAkadakeRC |
Jun08_121_Yatsu gatake_SceneryRC |
  Pages 8 and 9 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Mt. Yatsugatake Scenery. Second Photo - Kazuya & Mt. Yatsugatake Scenery. Third Photo - A Foggy Day. |
June9th_MtAkadake _MtYoko_Honzawa18RC |
Jun09_02_Yatsugatake _Scenery_KazuyaRC |
June10th_Honzawa _Inagoyu24RC |
  Page 9 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Pink Hydrangea at HonDo Temple. Second Photo - Powderhorn Knot Panorama - a time consuming project. Third Photo - Blue Hydrangea at HonDo Temple. |
Jun24_15_HonDo Temple_HydrangeaRC |
PowderhornKnot_ 5293_94_95_96RC |
Jun24_87_HonDo Temple_HydrangeaRC |
End June, Begin "July Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Pages 9 and 10 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden Pond & Water Lily + Reflection. Second Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden Rose Garden. Third Photo - Jindai Botanical Garden Tropical Greenhouse - Theobroma cacao. |
Jul08_05_JindaiBG_ Pond_WaterLilyRC |
Jul08_41_42_Panorama_ JindaiBG_RoseGardenRC |
Jul08_37_JindaiBG_ Theobroma_cacaoRC |
  Page 10 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Mt. Mitake - Butterfly on Yellow Flower. Second Photo - Mt. Mitake - Anemonopsis macrophylla (Rengeshouma in Japanese). |
July29th_002_Mt Mitake_ButterflyRC |
Jul29_93_MtMitake_Rengeshouma _Anemonopsis_macrophyllaRC |
End July, Begin "August Happenings" Photos from the Christmas Letter |
  Pages 10 and 11 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - TV Capture of Tsunami Warning - December 7th Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake. Second Photo - TV Capture of Tsunami Warning - December 7th Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake. Third Photo - Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) & Mt. Shakushi (Shakushidake) from the Gondola. |
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Aug09_020_Hakuba GondolaRideRC |
  Page 11 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Tenguhara - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake). Second Photo - Panorama of Ooike (Big Pond) - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake). Third Photo - Kazuya on a snowfield climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake). |
Aug9th023 _TenguharaRC |
Aug09_169_170_Panorama_ NorikuradakeToOoike_OoikeRC |
Aug09_121_TsugaIkeTo Norikuradake_Kazuya_SnowfieldRC |
  Pages 11 and 12 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Dicentra peregrina. Second Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Ooike (Big Pond). Third Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Twinflower Linnaea borealis. |
Aug10_014_Ooike_MtKorenge _Dicentra_peregrinaRC |
Aug10_071_072_Panorama _Ooike_MtKorenge_RC |
Aug10_033_Ooike_Mt Korenge_Linnaea_borealisRC |
  Page 12 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake). Second Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake). Third Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Daniel. |
Aug10_158_Ooike _MtKorenge_RCi |
Aug10_161_Ooike _MtKorenge_RC |
Aug10th217_Mt ShiroumadakeRC |
  Pages 12 and 13 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Scabiosa japonica f. alpina. Second Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Hawk or Falcon. Third Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) Gentiana algida. |
Aug10th223_MtShiroumadake _ScabiosaJaponicaFAlpinaRC |
Aug10_262CSIP_MikuniPass_ SideTrip_Hawk_FalconRC |
Aug10_289_MikuniPass_Mt Shirouma_Gentiana_algidaRC |
  Page 13 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Campanula dasyantha ssp. chamissonis. Second Photo - Climbing Mt. Shirouma (Shiroumadake) - Summit in Sight. Third Photo - Climbing Mt. Shakushi (Shakushidake). |
Aug10_293_MikuniPass_MtShirouma_ Campanula_dasyantha_ssp_chamissonisRC |
Aug10_318_Mikuni Pass_MtShirouma_RC |
Aug11_046_MtShakushi _MtYari_KazuyaRC |
  Page 13 of Christmas Letter. First Photo - On the way to Yari Onsen - Beautiful Lily - Lilium medeoloides. Second Photo - Descending to Bus Stop - looking at Mt. Shakushi (Shakushidake) - Note People for scale. |
Aug11_102_MtYari_ YariOnsen_LilyRC |
Aug12th059_060_Panorama _HakubaYariOnsenRC |
End Page 13, of the Christmas Letter but not "August Happenings", End Page 2 |
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