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This is Page 1 of 1 - Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter!
posted: December 10th, 2023

This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2023. On this page are the photos/images from the entire Christmas Letter. What is the difference between these pages and the actual Christmas Letter? These pages show only the photos from the Christmas Letter and VERY brief photo descriptions. The Christmas Letter tells the actual stories behind the photos and more details about the where and why. The primary reason for this page is to allow people to see larger versions of the Christmas Letter photos. The Christmas Letter is 9 pages in length this year. There is a link to the Christmas Letter just below here. Click on any thumbnail to begin.


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"Winter Happenings" Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter
 The first image shows a portion of the first photo in Row 2 - this portion was used as the header image for the Christmas Letter.
The second photo is on page 1 and shows a view of Gettinger's Field,
The third photo, also on Page 1, shows our house and woodshed with a winter's worth of snow.
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  Both of these photos show the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. Both are on Page 1 of the Christmas Letter.
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  Both of these photos are on Page 2 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows a photo of the Eastern portion of the Alaska Range, taken from the Richardson Highway.
The second photo is an interior shot of the Castner Glacier Ice Cave - the person is me.
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"Spring Happenings" Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter
  These three photos are also on Page 2 of the Christmas Letter.
The first two photos were taken at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
The third photo shows me at a spot on the Elliott Highway where I am shooting photos of Pasque Flowers.
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  All three photos in this row can be found on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot exhibits a Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens).
The second photo shows Kazuya at Twelvemile Summit.
The third photo shows the rare Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps).
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  The first two photos in this row are on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter and the third photo is on Page 4.
The first shot shows Kazuya on the Denali National Park Savage River Alpine Trail.
The center shot shows Gorman's Dwarf Primrose (Douglasia gormanii).
The third photo shows a Roundleaf Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia).
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"Summer Happenings" Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter
  All three photos in this row are on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo is of a Northern Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium passerinum).
The center shot is a Spotted Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium guttatum).
The third shot is an amazing Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica).
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  All three of these photos can be found on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot is of me as I wander around taking photos of the flowers.
The center shot shows Kazuya as he shoots the Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica).
The third shot is of a Scamman's Spring Beauty (Claytonia scammaniana).
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  These three photos are also on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows a type of Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium).
The center shot is an image of a map that shows most of the route we followed for our vacation this year.
The third shot shows Kathleen Lake, YT, Canada.
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  All three of these photos are on Page 6 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo was taken as we were leaving Haines, Alaska.
The center photo was taken as we drove north on the Haines Highway.
The third shot shows me as I shoot a photo of Three Guardsmen Mountain and Pass, on the Haines Highway.
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  Both of these photos can be found on Page 6 of the Christmas Letter.
These two photos were both taken from the Dempster Highway from the Tombstone Mountain Range Viewpoint in Tombstone Territorial Park, YT, Canada. The second photo is a zoomed in version of the first photo.
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  The first shot in this row can be found on Page 6 and the second photo can be seen on Page 7 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot is an increasingly zoomed-in view of the two photos from Row 11.
The second photo was also taken in Tombstone Territorial Park.
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"Autumn Happenings" Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter
  All three photos here are from Page 7 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot is our house surrounded by autumn colors.
The center photo shows an amazing Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) cluster.
The third photo is a scenic view along US Creek Road.
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  The first photo here is from Page 7 of the Christmas Letter and the following two photos are from Page 8.
The first shot was taken while looking out of our west window.
The center shot is our Christmas Cactus on October 14th.
The third shot shows a small herd of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus at Eagle Summit.
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  Both of these photos can be seen on Page 8 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot again shows Caribou at Eagle Summit.
The second shot shows our house and woodshed with the Aurora Borealis dancing in the sky above us.
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"Other Happenings" Photos from the 2023 Christmas Letter
  Both of these photos are from Page 9 of the Christmas Letter.
The first image shows the Tanana Valley Farmers Market 50th Anniversary Logo.
The final shot shows me celebrating my 76th Birthday on August 28th. Thank you Kazuya.
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