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Upcoming French-language edition of John Haines’ book, “The Stars, the Snow, the Fire,” to be illustrated by me, Ray Bonnell

I’m a horrible procrastinator and have been working frantically to complete a special project. I didn’t want to jinx myself by talking about it before it was completed. My part of the project is...

September walk in downtown Ester

I went for an afternoon walk in beautiful downtown Ester yesterday. I was looking for historic buildings but ended up taking photos of almost everything. Here is a sampler. The first six photos were...

Old truck-mounted dragline seen along Elliott Highway outside Fox

This is an old truck-mounted dragline I spotted along the Elliott highway just outside Fox. Haven’t figured out what make it is yet. Do you suppose the truck and dragline turned color along with...

The changing roadhouses of Richardson, Alaska

Richardson Roadhouse in the 1960s Opening and operating a roadhouse in Interior Alaska was always a gamble. A poorly chosen location could hobble a roadhouse’s ability to attract travelers, new routes might bypass a...

A porcupine, a fox and a lynx met in a bar…

Porcupine – ubiquitous across Alaska I’m not really a wildlife artist, but here are some wildlife drawings I recently completed for a special project. Some of them are just so-so, but in general I...

Manley’s historic schoolhouse reflects town’s commitment to education

  Manley schoolhouse in mid-2000s Gladys Dart was a young mother with three children when she moved to Manley Hot Springs in 1956. She and her husband, Chuck, had just purchased the Karshner homestead...

Fairbanks Creek Camp was one of F.E. Company’s final ventures in Fairbanks area

North side of blacksmith shop at Fairbanks Creek Camp in early spring of 1994 Gold Dredge No. 2, located about 20 miles northeast of Fairbanks at Fairbanks Creek, was one of Fairbanks Exploration Company’s...

Starwort, mushrooms and panorama at Delta River – August 2015

Went camping along the Delta River near Black Rapids this past weekend. This is a panorama looking downriver. (Click on the image for a large view.) Weather was blustery–wind blowing down the river as...

Bunchberry and Fungi – Fairbanks – August 2015

When I was out taking photos of the woods behind my house i noticed these two examples of fungi ensconced among the bunchberries (Cornus canadensis) . These two fungi were within yards of each...