It's Electric!
April 25, 2021. Or, at least high energy electrons streaming down through our thermosphere exciting oxygen atoms and molecular nitrogen that spontaneously de-excite giving off those wonderful green and pink photons! Temperature: 32°F (0°C) | Sunrise: 5:37 am | Sunset: 10:02 pm
Beautiful day at Angel Rocks
One of the granite towers and Angel Rocks, about 50 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska.
The Sun Hangs Low
Slow sunset at Angel Rocks.
Night Sky over the Chena
The night sky over the North Fork of the Chena River along the Angel Rocks Trail. Chena River State Recreation Area - Alaska
Angel Rocks
Looking out at the towers from above one of the tributaries flowing into the North Fork of the Chena River
It's A Twister!
Aurora borealis over the Chena hills from the Angel Rocks Trail. Chena River Recreation Area, Alaska
Open Stream
Open water at Angel Rocks in January.
Northwest view
The band intensified in the northwest sky, expanding southward.
Northern View
Spruce trees swaying. It was pretty windy.
A few of the tors and Chena River Valley from the backside of the Angel Rocks Loop trail taken yesterday. It was a beautiful day to go out for a hike in the interior. While the trees really greened up over the weekend in Fairbanks, out here the buds on the birch trees were just starting to open. A bit of snow is lingering in the shady areas. I wrote a little blogpost about the day: http://lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/travel-alaska/hiking/verge-green-angel-rocks/
Angel Rocks Winter Panorama
A rather chilly and windy hike led to golden afternoon light on Angel Rocks in the Chena River State Recreation Area. 9 image panorama processed in with Hugin Projection: Cylindrical (1) FOV: 148 x 74 Ev: 13.06
Forest View
Light on the hills
Evening light on the hills at Angel Rocks
