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    Olympic National Park is home to diverse landscapes and wildlife. As winter snow melts in the central Olympics, fields of avalanche lilies bloom in the breeze with Mount Olympus' glaciers still laden with snow in the background. Plants in the alpine zones have adapted to quickly changing conditions, with an early summer snowfall melting back from spread phlox blossoms. Lake Constance and Avalanche Canyon below Mount Constance were carved into thick basalts, contributing to the rugged character of the eastern Olympics.

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    Olympic National Park is home to diverse landscapes and wildlife. As winter snow melts in the central Olympics, fields of avalanche lilies bloom in the breeze with Mount Olympus' glaciers still laden with snow in the background. Plants in the alpine zones have adapted to quickly changing conditions, with an early summer snowfall melting back from spread phlox blossoms. Lake Constance and Avalanche Canyon below Mount Constance were carved into thick basalts, contributing to the rugged character of the eastern Olympics.

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    Olympic National Park is home to diverse landscapes and wildlife. As winter snow melts in the central Olympics, fields of avalanche lilies bloom in the breeze with Mount Olympus' glaciers still laden with snow in the background. Plants in the alpine zones have adapted to quickly changing conditions, with an early summer snowfall melting back from spread phlox blossoms. Lake Constance and Avalanche Canyon below Mount Constance were carved into thick basalts, contributing to the rugged character of the eastern Olympics.

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    Olympic National Park is home to diverse landscapes and wildlife. As winter snow melts in the central Olympics, fields of avalanche lilies bloom in the breeze with Mount Olympus' glaciers still laden with snow in the background. Plants in the alpine zones have adapted to quickly changing conditions, with an early summer snowfall melting back from spread phlox blossoms. Lake Constance and Avalanche Canyon below Mount Constance were carved into thick basalts, contributing to the rugged character of the eastern Olympics.

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