Tagged: Murphy Dome

Murphy Dome radar site near Fairbanks as it looks today. This is all that is left of a much larger radar installation dating from the 1950s. Pen & ink on watercolor paper, 8" dia.

Peaceful Murphy Dome was once a Cold War radar surveillance site

Murphy Dome, named by prospectors in the early 1900s, is a 2,930-foot-tall mountain 20 miles northwest of Fairbanks. It is the highest point in the area, and with a summit almost 2,500 feet above...

Lowbush Cranberries at Murphy Dome – – Fairbanks – 7-26-2015

When we went up to Murphy Dome we didn’t see many blueberries, but we did find several nice patches of lowbush cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), also called lingonberries. The cranberries were ripening up nicely and...

Murphy Dome panorama – Fairbanks – 7-26-2015

We drove up to Murphy Dome last week looking for blueberries. Didn’t find many berries, but the view was fantastic! This panorama is looking southwest. That’s our camper at the right edge of the...