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2 of the 3 remaining Alaska GP40-2s that still wear the classic black and yellow scheme cross Twentymile River at the end of the Turnagain Arm just outside of Portage. The train is fresh from Whittier with a hot train of containers off the barge.
This photo is in stark contrast to the last one I posted. It is winter here now - but in 5 short months this is what it will look like in my corner of Alaska.
Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage and part of a 25-million acre World Heritage Site—one of the world’s largest international protected areas.
I'd like to wish you all, in the US here who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving.
Appreciate all the blessings you have. So many have none and are going through absolute hell right now.
Alaska Railroad's southbound Coastal Classic crosses the bridge at Moose Pass, Alaska on May 14, 2019.
I found this to be a pleasing and colorful landscape shot of the crest of one of the many Chugach Mountains covered with snow at some distance over the rise of a hill that still had some green grass on it. There are low lying clouds beyond this hill and in front of the mountain as well as clouds forming from the snow on the mountain itself. Since moving up from Maryland I have enjoyed the mountain views so much and it puts me in such a joyous mood.
Taken 12 October 2020 near Portage, Alaska.
My wife said we had a moose in the yard, so I grabbed my camera and took some shots. This cow was at the edge of our yard in back and she was working on reaching the higher branches and nibbling on them, the food lower down having already been worked on. It made me think of the evolutionary theory of how giraffe's got their long necks... It was snowing as well. You can see it in the image and on her back.
Taken 23 January 2023 near Wasilla, Alaska.
We are socked in with dark clouds, rain, and a temperature of 47 degrees Fahrenheit . this morning. It looks and feels like fall, so I slipped on a light waffle weave shirt this morning, to ward off the chill in the air. I'm not complaining though - I am enjoying the cooler break in the weather before summer returns again next week.
Temperatures in the far north are warming faster than anywhere else on the planet. This trend is having a profound effect in the frozen waters off the coast of Alaska. These days, sea ice forms later in the season and melts earlier. Recent measurements, in fact, indicate that ice coverage in the Arctic is at the lowest levels ever recorded.
Another old shot from the archives. First light in Seward Harbor, Alaska. Thanks for the views and have a great week ahead.
In this photo you see the beautiful Wrangell Mountains located about 30 miles to the east of our cabin - as the crow flies.
Climbing up to the mountain top and sunshine, on a day in late fall. Snow usually arrives in October, so Doc and I were enjoying another ride through the wilderness, before winter set in.
I love everything about our great state - particularly our state flag song . . .
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue,
Alaska's flag, may it mean to you,
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flowers nearby,
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams,
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear," the "Dipper," and shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
O'er land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's flag to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.
(By Marie Drake)
Our temperature dropped to 29 F. degrees last night, so one of our resident lynx lay waiting for the morning sun. I especially like her serene demeaner and lovely profile. Could she tear me to pieces in a matter of minutes? - sure - but the wildlife that allow me to live with them in this beautiful boreal forest, practice their own form of social distancing - and Doc and I return the favor.