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Category Archives: Life In Alaska
Becoming Alaskan
That idea that I am more pleased about shopping for camping/fishing gear (so I can go camping/fishing) than just about any other form of shopping is just further proof to myself that I might not ever be fit to live … Continue reading
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Day 2, Sunday July 2 – End of the Road
The day started earlier than I would have thought especially given how tired I was from my bike ride yesterday. I had gone to sleep early for me, around 10:30pm and I slept fairly well, only waking a few times … Continue reading
Posted in Denali National Park, Life In Alaska, Project RV: The Sandcrawler
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Denali, July 1, 2017 – Seven Miles down
I’m in the park for a whole week, from Saturday, July 1 to Saturday, July 8 this year and I’m on my own which I’m finding quite pleasant. Leaving home I got a bit of a later start that I planned … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, Denali National Park, Life In Alaska, Outdoor Adventures, Photography
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First ride of the 2017 season
Planned on going out with Michael to take the first ride of the season, but his battery was dead so he told me to go ahead and so I did!
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Denali shoulder season, take 2
I took a day off from the workweek to drive out to Denali National State Park with my friend Caroline. I had seen a bear and several wolves the weekend before and they had been sighted by other people through … Continue reading
Posted in Denali National Park, Life In Alaska, MSE-6 Mouse Droid., Photography
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Denali, Shoulder Season Take 1
It’s shoulder season at Denali National Park and the park road was open to mile 30 at the Teklanika Overlook on Saturday, April 15 when I went to the park with my friend Susan.
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Holiday Sweaters
A day trip that started as snowshoeing which turned into walking followed by dinner, drinks and Hot Springs fun. Then we stopped to help get some folks out of the ditch. Caroline and I wore our matching Holiday Sweaters … Continue reading
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Relearning how to shoot the aurora
The past week has been really great aurora showings due to some great conditions for G1&G2 level storms with KP6-7, but now that I’m working and taking a couple classes at UAF – CTC I’ve stayed in since I just … Continue reading
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Denali Road Lottery: Hawk Owl encounter
Stopped at Teklanika Overlook and saw this beautiful bird up in a tree. Â It’s amazing how “close” I can get with a ginormously heavy lens! All images taken with Sony a6000 and a (rental) Tamrom 150-600mm
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Denali Road Lottery: the great bear encounter
I was fortunate enough to be invited to ride along with my friend Susan and her husband Steve while they drove the Denali Park Road during the lottery. We drove in as far as Eielson and saw loads of animals … Continue reading
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