Aurora borealis displays February 19-21 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Geomagnetic storms sparked from a fast solar wind from a coronal hole have provided us with great…
We’ve had some wonderful winter sights, and a handful of light shows so far this winter. This is my 11th full winter in Fairbanks, marking…
The past few months, I’ve been re-vamping my presence on Flickr. I’ve certainly waxed and waned in my usage of the photo-sharing platform over the…
I’ve heard a few stories recently about disappointed “aurora tourists” around the world. Do the photos really look like what you see in social media?…
Late summer day-hiking near Fairbanks in 2020. Photos from the Gulkana Glacier, Nome Creek, Creamer’s Field, and Angel Rocks.
Photos and brief description of ice crystal growth in an R-channel, or Röthlisberger style subglacial channel in winter – Castner Glacier – Alaska Range
In late July, Cat and I attempted to hike Mt. Healy via Bison Gulch, just south of Healy, Alaska. It gets added to the list…
At the beginning of July, we spent a weekend in Denali, camping for 2 nights at the Riley Creek Campground. For a change, we weren’t…
Water and ice seem to possess a never-ending range of color and texture. This project involves capturing images of the detail, complexity, and range of…
I don’t need to say that the spring of 2020 has been . . . interesting. For everyone. Here in Fairbanks, we finished off one…
This phenomenon is due to the interaction of light with ice crystals in the atmosphere, so it falls into the class of halos in atmospheric…
I saw the head following me, it was a Great Horned owl, the tufted ears being the giveaway. The Great Horned is the only tufted…
Yesterday, in an effort to avoid people amidst a growing outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Fairbanks, Cat and I drove down to Castner Creek. There…
A sea otter watches us in Valdez Harbor. These guys are so curious, playful, and absolutely adorable! The largest member of the weasel family, the…
The Canwell Glacier is an approximately 10-mile long valley glacier on the south side of the Delta Mountains in the Eastern Alaska Range. It is…