Late summer day hikes around Fairbanks in 2020. Photos from the Gulkana Glacier, Nome Creek, Creamer's Field, and Angel Rocks.
Posted by | May 5, 2020
More Photos A trumpeter swan feeding in the snowmelt at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Trumpeter Swan is the largest native waterfowl in North America, the males averaging about...
Posted by | March 2, 2020
Purchase Print The pastels turn fiery as the Sun nears the horizon. The sunrise colors glance the bottoms of the clouds over a bog along a trail on the Alaska...
Posted by | March 1, 2020
For a solid week, the aurora danced across the sky almost every night under a bright moon in 2015. The contrast of the bright snowy forest and the lit-up sky...
Posted by | February 21, 2020
Jupiter and Venus shining brightly in the sky Purchase Print Back in 2012, a friend and I went out on Murphy Dome at night on skis. The temperature was -30...
Posted by | February 20, 2020
Snow-clad trees in Fairbanks, Alaska Forest Photo Gallery There's something insanely spooky about walking through the boreal forests here in the winter. All the hunched over ghosts of snow-covered, stunted...
Posted by | February 19, 2020
Aurora in Twilight Buy This Print Watching the northern lights before it's dark is one of the most amazing experiences. The cobalt blue sky is already striking. The emerald and...
Posted by | February 18, 2020
Ballaine Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska It has been a cold winter in Fairbanks this year. We haven’t had one in a few years. While I’m writing this, our outdoor thermometer...
Posted by | February 13, 2020
The hike is steep, but not for long. It’s just less than 1-mile of climbing, and the steepest section is very short-lived at about 0.4-miles. The views are worth the...
Posted by | February 7, 2020
Looking at the west side of the Museum of the North at sunrise An architectural delight in Fairbanks, the Museum of the North is home to many local cultural and...
