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A small Canadian motel in winter (Haines Junction, Canada)
A welcome sign ... after a long day of driving, I pulled into Haines Junction one winter day, and came across this small hotel, and a very welcome 'Vacancy' sign.
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Alaska sunrise - Sun at 1:20pm, December 5, 2010
This is a photo of where the sun was at its "peak" height in the sky today, December 5, 2010, at around 1:20pm. As you can see, it's not very high in the sky at all.
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Wasilla, Alaska weather - December 15, 2010 - High winds
Wasilla, Alaska weather - December 15, 2010 - High winds: Driving back from Acnhorage, Alaska this afternoon, it was all I could do to keep my car in my lane as I got back to Alaska. High winds with...
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Wasilla, Alaska weather - December 15, 2010 - Can't see road (high winds)
Wasilla, Alaska weather - December 15, 2010 - Driving back to Wasilla, Alaska this afternoon, at some points the road disappeared almost entirely, and I had to slow down to a crawl to make sure I...
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Wasilla, Alaska weather - December, 2010 - High winds land tree
Wasilla, Alaska weather - December, 2010 - Winds of up to 80 mph last night landed a large tree in our parking lot. (Yes, that thing that looks like an ice-skating rink is our parking lot.)
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Ice in Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway, Alaska
This is a view of the ice in a body of water known as Turnagain Arm, adjacent to the Seward Highway, south of Anchorage, Alaska. This was probably also just south of Girdwood, Alaska, though the ice...
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Ice in Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway, Alaska (2)
This is a view of the ice in a body of water known as Turnagain Arm, adjacent to the Seward Highway, south of Anchorage, Alaska, near Girdwood, Alaska. As you can see, it looks more like a collection...
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Portage, Alaska - Icy water, snow covered mountains
This photo was taken in Portage, Alaska, on Sunday, February 27, 2011. As you can see, winter in Alaska is pretty darned cold.
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Talkeetna, Alaska - winter snow, white van
Here's a photo of my favorite van in Talkeetna, Alaska, along with the snow that has accumulated. Taken April 3, 2011.
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Sunset and moonrise over Anchorage, Alaska
Sunset and moonrise over Anchorage, Alaska. From the Alaska Dispatch Facebook page.
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A little windy in Wasilla (truck at Evangelo's restaurant)
It was just a little bit windy in Wasilla, Alaska recently, as this truck that fell into Evangelo’s parking lot shows. (Image from Twitter.)
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Yukon Quest - Central checkpoint
This is a photo of the Central checkpoint at the Yukon Quest this year (2015). See the Yukon Quest’s official Facebook page for many more photos of the sled dogs, trail scenery, and videos.
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Rockslide on the Seward Highway
A rockslide on the Seward Highway caused the road to be closed for a while on February 19, 2015. (Image from adn.com.)
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When will Alaska's population reach one million?
When will Alaska's population reach one million? Never, apparently.Note that this is the population of Alaska in the summer months. In the winter months the population is more like 300,000, roughly the...
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