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The Steese winding its way
thru the White Mountains

Alaska tundra cloaked in
autumn colors

More autumn colors
in the tundra

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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Colorful ground shrubs
right before a rain

Overlooking a beautiful
valley from the Steese

Mountain stream as seen
from the Steese

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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Another view of one of the
many mountain streams

Picturesque valley stream
near the Steese Highway

Sand bars along a
mountain stream

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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On the Steese between
12 Mile & Eagle summits

Another stretch of our
historic dirt highway

Beautiful autumn colors at
dusk in a mountain valley

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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View from the top of the
White Mountains

Evening view from beside
the Steese

Central - Circle City
road sign on the Steese

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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Peak as seen from Steese
near Central, Alaska

The Steese winding up
south side of Eagle Summit

Closer view of the south
side of Eagle Summit

 

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

by Don Hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

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 Another cold, snowy day
on Eagle Summit

Emergency shelter at rest
stop on Eagle Summit

DOT road crew doing
winter maintenence

 

  by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Don Hamilton

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 

 

 

 

 

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Snow blowing across the
Steese on a winter day

Vehicles following the snow
blower through the passes

DOT snow blower hard at
work on Eagle Summit

 

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 

 

 

 

 

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Blower clearing the snow
on Eagle Summit

Blower next to snow wall on
Eagle Summit

DOT employee checking road
conditions on the Steese

 

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 

 

 

 

 

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Cat mired in glacier while
clearing build-up on Steese

One lane cleared for vehicles
to cross the pass

Following the snow blower and
his cloud of snow

 

 by Chris Kriendler

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 

 

 

 

 

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A view of the snow blower
from the front

Note the size of the DOT worker
next to the blower & wall of snow

 

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

by Rick & Laurel Tyrrell

 

 

 

 

 



 

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