110-year-old building returns home to Chena
Old Chena townsite building as it was being prepped for the return trip to Chena In early 1901, months before E.T. Barnette’s party landed on the bank of the Chena River, George Belt...
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Old Caterpillar tractor from Manley still puttering along
In 1929, C.W. Cash, a sales representative for Northern Commercial Company, traveled through Interior Alaska visiting prospective customers. While at Manley Hot Springs, a small isolated community along the Tanana River, he met with...
Backyard fireweed- Fairbanks, 7-29-2017
Milk vetch may be taking over Fairbanks, but fireweed can still be found in abundance if you know where to look. This fireweed is in a backyard along Second Street in Graehl.
Swirly clouds swinging over Fairbanks tonight – 7-20-17
Interesting clouds I saw while at the Georgeson Botanical Garden tonight. These ripply, swirly clouds were at the leading edge of storm clouds moving into the area. They only lasted a few minutes.
Misty, moisty morning along Chena River in Fairbanks – 7-20-2017
Looking northeast towards Birch Hill from the William Ranson Wood pedestrian bridge in downtown Fairbanks. I took this photo in a slight drizzle at about 6:00 AM.
Monkshood in our front yard – Fairbanks, Alaska, July 2017
Mixed in with the highbush cranberries in our front yard are a few native monkshood plants. Just one plant appeared a few years ago–don’t know where the seeds came from. There are now two...
Early morning at Chena River lagoon – July 2017
6:30 AM at the lagoon at the end of Hamilton Avenue in Fairbanks.
Livengood Placers and its vagabond gold dredge
Warehouse at Livengood constructed by Livengood Placer, Inc as it looks today The building depicted in the drawing is an old warehouse near Livengood. Of heavy timber-frame construction, it has ship-lap siding (except for...
January 5, 2017 – Snowy, blustery day at the Chena River
I walked down to the Chena River last Thursday just before sunset. It had pretty much stopped snowing, but the wind was drifting in the tracks I had made just a few days before....
