Trumpeter Swans along Denali Highway in early May 2013
We drove in the Denali Highway as far as Alpine Creek Lodge on Saturday. That is about half was across the road. Because of the late spring the highway is still not plowed...
Old College depot (an example Fairbanks hidden history) torn down
Once upon a time (80 odd years ago) there was a tiny depot by the railroad tracks near what was then the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska)....
UAF Experiment Farm history reflects saga of Alaska agriculture
Pictured in the drawing are the two oldest buildings at the University of Alaska Experiment Farm: the manager’s residence and the barn, both built in 1940. The farm was originally part of the Federal...
Late winter panorama of east side of Broad Pass, Alaska
This is a view of the mountains on the east side of Broad Pass. I took the photos a week ago from the pullout at Mile 199 of the Parks Highway.
Snow ripples in Broad Pass
We went snow shoeing again this past week. This time at the south end of broad pass where the railroad tracks cross the highway. There is a low area there (I think it was...
Artist speaks at Pioneer Home in Fairbanks
I went out to the Pioneer Home this afternoon to give a presentation about historic sites along the road system in Eastern Interior Alaska. This was a return engagement. I was there last October...
Tiny bubbles in the ice (agatey overflow along Denali Highway)
Here is a close up of one of the chunks of agatey overflow ice I posted about yesterday.
Agatey overflow along Denali Highway
Several areas along the freshly plowed sections of the Denali Highway had heavy frozen overflow that had to be chopped through by the road clearing crews. In one area the overflow was over five...
View of Mt. McKinley from newly plowed section of Denali Highway
I have driven the Denali Highway several times, but in the past always west to east. The state DOT started plowing the Denali Highway this past week and we drove in as far as...
