Northern Bedstraw among my junipers
I noticed some Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) poking up through my common juniper bushes this summer. The bedstraw has confined itself in years past to the highbush cranberries, but it looks just as lovely...
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Lake Louise panorama – 7-10-2013
We stopped at Lake Louise on our recent road trip. This is a panorama taken from the dock at Lake Louise Lodge (six shots stitched together–it probably covers about 150 degrees). I had to...
Old Paxson Roadhouse crumbling into ruin
I took this photo at the beginning of “summer,” and just came across it again. This is one of the original Paxson roadhouses, about a 1/2 mile north of Paxson Lodge. It is across...
Blueberry picking time in Fairbanks–2013
Blueberries–obviously We went blueberry picking this afternoon at our favorite spot near Olnes Pond along the Elliott Highway. There are plenty of blueberries this year (as opposed to last year’s dismal pickings). We also...
Pingos along the Denali Highway
Here are a couple of pingos we saw along the Denali Highway. I think they were at about mile 49. Pingo is an Inuit (Northern Eskimo) word meaning hill. The term was borrowed...
A few Denali Highway wildflowers
Here are a few photos of wildflowers I photographed along the Denali Highway last week. I’m no expert on flower identification, but I’ve given it my best shot. Alpine Arnica (Arnica alpina) – At...
Kantishna’s Fannie Quigley, larger-than-life frontier woman
Quigley cabin as it looked in the 1990s Fannie Quigley was a larger-than-life Alaskan whose story has probably been embellished over the years. A 1990 Alaska Magazine article related that Fannie “was quick on...
North American AT6 Texans at Fairbanks air show
There were four North American AT6 Texan trainers at the Centennial Air Show Celebration on July 4th. The AT6 was an advanced trainer aircraft used by the United States, Great Britain, and members of...
Rare 1931 American Pilgrim 100B aircraft at Fairbanks
We had a Centennial Air Show Celebration here in Fairbanks Today, The show was in honor of 100 years of aviation in Alaska. We went out to the airport to look at the planes....
Old Dodge M-series 4×4 somwhere in the hills around Fairbanks
Here is is a photo of an old Dodge M-series truck. Some one told me about it few weeks ago and I asked the owner if I could photograph it. He said yes, but...
