Snowy branches in my backyard
Ragweed under the snow I took some photos in my back yard after the recent snowfall. Here are a few of the pictures Birch catkins Spruce bough
Palace Hotel a rare remnant of Fairbanks early business district
Palace Hotel as it looked in November 2012 The old Palace Hotel, a two-story log structure now located at Pioneer Park, is a rare survivor of Fairbanks’ early business district. According to the City...
Kickstarter campaign to fund book winding down
Dear Friends, Thank you to all who have supported my Kickstarter campaign. For the past month I have been raising funds to publish a book based on my historical drawings and newspaper columns. Last...
12-16-2012 – High noon in Fairbanks at -36 degrees
Here’s a photo I took at noon today on a bank of the Chena River looking east.
Remote Sourdough Creek mining camp offered modern conveniences in 1930s
Sourdough Creek flows south out of the White Mountains and empties into the Chatanika River at about 66 Mile Steese Highway. Several miles upstream, along Sourdough Creek Road, lies the old Zimmerman/Carlson mining camp....
Snowy day in Fairbanks
We received about 10 inches of snow over the past 24 hours. I went out this afternoon to take some photographs in the woods behind my house. Here are a few pictures. I’ll be...
Creeping juniper in fading winter light
The Fairbanks area received three to four inches of new snow last night and today, one of the most significant snowfalls we’ve had this winter. Here is a photo of a creeping juniper (Juniperus...
Remnants of F.E. Company housing line Illinois Street
For more than 30 years, the Fairbanks Exploration Company maintained a small company enclave at the north end of Illinois Street. The west side of the street was where the company’s office and...
Artistic guide to Interior Alaska historic sites project at 80% funding. 14 days till end of Kickstarter campaign. Pledge now.
If you are interested in art, if you are interested in preserving local history, if you are interested in educating people about our Alaska heritage, please help me publish this guide book It will...
Found Art – Iron and Snow
I’m always on the look-out for the broken or forgotten implement, that by its juxtaposition in the natural world makes a statement to me. I found this whatchamacallit next to the power plant downtown....
