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This is Page 1 of 1 - Photos from the 2024 Christmas Letter!
posted: December 20th, 2024

This page shows ONLY photos which are included in the Annual Christmas Letter for 2024. 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 10 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 2024 Christmas Letter
 The first image shows a portion of the first photo in Row 13 - this portion was used as the header image for the Christmas Letter.
The second photo is on page 1 and shows a view Inside of our house with the sun shining directly in the window.
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  The first photo in this row shows minus 40 degrees F at our house, on January 27, 2024. The photo is mislabeled as 2023.
The second one shows Kazuya as we walked around the Chena Hot Springs Resort, and
the third image is a 2-Shot Panorama taken near Eagle Summit. All three of these 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 Kazuya near Eagle Summit.
The second photo is of an ice sculpture at the World Championship Ice Festival, in Fairbanks.
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"Spring Happenings" Photos from the 2024 Christmas Letter
  These three photos are also on Page 2 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo was taken at the entrance area of the Castner Glacier ice Cave.
The second photo shows a herd of caribou along the Richardson Highway near Donnelly Dome.
The third photo shows me collecting birch sap and also shows what it looks like after being reduced 75%.
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  All three photos in this row can be found on Page 3 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows Kazuya with several Pasque Flowers (Pulsatilla patens) at his feet.
The second photo shows a single Pasque Flower plant.
The third photo shows four trumpeter Swans at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
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  Both of these photos are on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows me behind the counter of Kazuya's Baked Delights Canopy at the Tanana Valley Farmers Market.
The second image shows two beautiful early spring flowers, a Whorled Lousewort (Pedicularis verticillata) and an Alaska Blue Anemone (Anemone multiceps).
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  Both photos in this row are on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo shows the Eagle Summit Wayside.
The second shot is a view looking out into the distance as we hiked the Mt. Prindle Trail.
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"Summer Happenings" Photos from the 2024 Christmas Letter
  Now we are in the Summer of 2024 and this is the final photo on Page 4 of the Christmas Letter.
Here is a shot of the sign that let's one know that they are entering Tombstone Provincial Park in Yukon Territory, Canada.
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  These three photos are on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows an amazing view of the Tombstone Mountain Range and was shot at the viewpoint along the highway.
The center shot is an image of Kazuya at the top of one branch of the Goldensides Trail.
The third shot shows Daniel having a conversation with a marmot.
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  All three of these photos are on Page 5 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo was taken as we were driving North on the Dempster Highway in Tombstone Park.
The center photo was also shot as we drove north along the Dempster Highway.
The third shot shows Rake Mountain, the mountain that we hiked to and partway up.
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  Both of these photos can be found on Page 6 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo shows me on Rake Mountain as I photograph the flowers. Note how steep it is. The second image is a collage of Alaska Phlox (Phlox alaskensis) that Kazuya created.
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  All 3 photos in this row can be found on Page 6 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot was taken as we hiked the Grizzly Lake Trail. Mt. Monolith is in the distance.
The second photo was also taken in Tombstone Territorial Park as we hiked the Grizzly Lake Trail. This is our best shot of Mt. Monolith
The third photo shows Kazuya and his 2024 garden.
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  All three photos here are from Page 7 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows a small herd of Caribou - the Christmas Letter Header image was made from this photo.
The second shot shows the most amazing cluster of Lilies in the garden.
The third shot shows a different cluster of amazing Lily flowers.
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  Both of these photos are also on Page 7 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo here is kind of an overview of Kazuya's amazing flowers this summer.
The second shot shows Grapefruit Rocks after a large forest fire.
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  All three of these photos can be seen on Page 8 of the Christmas Letter.
The first shot shows our Silvery Fir Tomato Plant and fruits.
The second shot shows what we see during the Fairbanks Sandhill Crane Festival at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
The third shot shows the cake that Kazuya made for Daniel for his 77th birthday.
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"Autumn Happenings" Photos from the 2024 Christmas Letter
  This is the final photo on Page 8 of the Christmas Letter, and also the first photo that is designated as Autumn.
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  All three of these photos are from Page 9 of the Christmas Letter.
The first image shows Autumn Colors in the birch and aspen along the Elliott Highway.
The center shot shows the fall colors of a Bearberry plant.
The final shot shows some caribou near Eagle Summit.
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  All three of these photos are from Page 9 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo shows a rather large herd of caribou.
The center shot shows the "Smiling Caribou". WOW!
The third shot shows our Lingonberry Harvest for 2024. We ended up with 12.1 pounds in the freezer.
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  Both of these photos are from Page 10 of the Christmas Letter.
The first photo shows 3 types of Alaska berries - Lingonberries, Crowberries, and Blueberries.
The second shot is of our woodshed - filled and annotated.
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  Both of these photos are also from Page 10 of the Christmas Letter. These are the final 2 photos
The first shot shows some interesting autumn colors near Eagle Summit.
The final shot shows a new woodpile which we started before winter hit. This wood was thanks to our neighbor, thank you. This photo also shows our snow depth on December 18, 2024.
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