Polar Bear trying to get onto football field
in Barrow, Alaska |
Illiamna Volcano puffing
about 150 miles south of Anc |
2 week old moose calves |
Copper mine built in early 1900’s,
put it on your bucket list. |
Park Service is doing restoration
& giving tours. |
The “sand hills” are moraines which have
ice under them from the Kennicott Glacier
(far right background)
receding over the years. |
Great Alaska Oil Pipeline from
Prudhoe Bay to Valdez |
Close up of cooling towers,
so heat from the friction of the oil
going through the pipeline will dissipate
& not melt the permafrost surrounding
the support poles. |
Black Bear cub
(mother had got hit by trk) |
Baby Moose
(mom did not like me taking their picture) |
Lake up near Denali (Mt McKinley) |
Denali framed around a Caribou rack |
2/3/13 by runway near our house,
notice thick dark winter coat. |
Ballooning in Alaska late 70's early 80's,
to expensive now, landing & take off
sites are all built on now. |
Moose wandering the soccer field |
Aurora in March, you can never get enough
Aurora borealis (northern lights) |
What do you think of my new snow pusher? |
Aurora changes constantly |
It's that time of year,
let the sparring begin |
Yes really, but it's in Texas |
Glacier near Denali (Mt. McKinley) |
Road north of Anc after 7.9 earthquake in 2002,
no major damage in Anc. |
Dinner time! |
Some of our moose are christians and
pray for their food. |
Only in Alaska "Chocolate Waterfall" |
"Running of the Reindeer"
(like running of the Bulls) |
