Dreams

The sky explodes in the colors of the northern lights at Angel Rocks. Multiple bands and ribbons of green and pink in the twilight sky with light on the horizon.

Autumn in Denali National Park

Mountains south of the Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve. "Rivers" of yellow wind through the red foliage and "lakes" of green spruce dot the hillsides. I have yet to find a place that I would prefer to be in autumn, even though the season here is incredibly short. The splendid colors only hang around for about a week before the deciduous leaves fall, followed shortly by the snow.

Sea Otters

Sea otters exiting an iceberg in Columbia Bay, Alaska.

Autumn's Winter

An early snowfall fell in September of 2013 in Fairbanks. The foliage was just coming into peak and the oranges and yellows were beautifully covered in a bit of white. I would not mind if snow fell every year on autumn leaves.

Aurora Borealis over Boreal Forest

McHugh Creek Falls

A rainy day at McHugh Creek off the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm.

Just looking

Cat looks up at enormous ice crystals and hoarfrost on a Castner Glacier cave ceiling.

White Mountains

Hike in the Mt. Prindle front country over Nome Creek. September 12, 2021.

Bright Moon and Aurora Borealis

Aurora shining in the bright moonlight over a snowy spruce forest in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Reflection

I was walking home from work and saw a really amazing reflection in Ballaine Lake. It took on a different life and perspective completely when flipped.

Eagles

Juvenile and adult bald eagles sparring over salmon. At the Solomon Gulch Hatchery in Valdez, Alaska.

Worthington Glacier

Overview of the Worthington Glacier from the Ridge Trail. Thompson Pass, Alaska.

Orange Sunrise

Near the horizon the oranges were dominant. You can see a bit of that cool arctic blue/green in the sky.

Iceberg in Dark Water

An iceberg drifting in the dark blue waters of Prince William Sound near Columbia Bay and the Columbia Glacier.

Pretty Lights

Aurora dancing over Angel Rocks in the Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Windy Day

Wind blown mountains in the Alaska Range.

Peak Sunrise

The pastels turn fiery as the Sun nears the horizon. Taken on the Alaska Dog Musher's Association trail system on the Creamer's Field Migratory Bird Refuge. It's sunrises like these that keep me going in the dark winter here.

Boreal Forest Aurora

The northern lights just a few yards away from our cabin.

Sunrise Silhouette

Spruce trees silhouetted against a fiery sunrise in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Icefall

Close-up photo of the Gabriel Icefall on the Gulkana Glacier.

Cold River

A musher sets out for a cold evening run on the Tanana River. All I can see against the setting Sun is the silhouettes of the musher with his dogs and the trees in the distance. The fog around the dogs is actually from their breath - the air was 40 below.

aurora blast

One of the brightest, albeit brief displays I've seen over Fairbanks, Alaska.

Grizzly Bear - Denali National Park

The brown bear paused from eating soapberries to look around before returning to the river. I can't believe how beautiful, almost human, it's eyes were. This really wrapped up a fantastic bus trip into Denali National Park.