Northern bluebell along Chena River
Spotted these bluebells (Mertensia paniculata) on the bank of the Chena River on Saturday.
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Fairbanks Summer Folk Festival – 6-7-2014
Made it out to Pioneer Park this afternoon for the Fairbanks Summer Folk Festival. The weather was mostly sunny–temperature made it up to almost 80 degrees F. Lots of good music, good people, good...
Arctic Mountain Avens and Arctic Diapensia along U.S. Creek Road – Steese Highway – 5-28-2014
Saw these wildflowers at the top of the ridge between the Chatanika River and Nome Creek drainages. Both plants are low–no more than 6″ high. I think this is Arctic Mountain Avens (Dryas integrifolia...
Day trip up the Steese Highway to Nome Creek- 5-28-2014
Yesterday I took a day trip up to Nome Creek to check out the cultural resources there. The photo above is of the Nome Creek Valley from the top of the ridge between Nome...
Brushkana Creek cabin a remnant of Denali transportation history
Brushkana Creek cabin in 2013 The Alaska Road Commission (ARC) cabin on Brushkana Creek (shown in drawing) is one of the few remnants of the Cantwell-Valdez Creek Trail. Bruskana is a clearwater stream that...
Old 1940s Army bus in Fairbanks back yard
I have been out taking photos in nearby neighborhoods the past couple of days. Here is a photo of one of my favorite scenes, an old Army bus in the backyard of 303 Illinois...
A few old houses in Fairbanks between Barnette & Cowles Streets
More springtime photos of old houses in Fairbanks — this time between Barnette and Cowles Streets on the west edge of downtown.
Consitution Hall at Univeristy of Alaska Fairbanks played important part in state’s formation
Ernest Patty’s tenure as president of the University of Alaska (from 1953-1960) was a time of building. According to Terrence Cole’s book, The Cornerstone on College Hill, during those seven years the faculty almost...
A few old house in downtown Fairbanks west of Cowles Street
Spring is one of my favorite times for taking photo of old buildings.The lack of leaves on the trees provides a better view (at least for the purpose of checking out architectural detail. These...
