More Alaska Scenic: The Alaska Railroad hauling coal up the Turnagain Arm. This is exactly what a typical gloomy, overcast, snowy day looks like in the middle of winter. The Sun Dog is...

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

The Alaska Railroad hauling coal up the Turnagain Arm. This is exactly what a typical gloomy, overcast, snowy day looks like in the middle of winter.

The Sun Dog is another winter time experience. There was this huge ice fog bank with the noon day sun shining behind. This was taken near the Anchorage International Airport. There is a runway to the left of the fence that runs north and south.

This other shot is a Dall Sheep Ewe feeding on lichen and mushrooms that grow on the steep cliffs of Turnagain Arm along the Chugach Mountains. By the way, I made sure the camera was perfectly level for this shot.

Thank you all for looking,

Enjoy,

Lee

Coal Train running along the Seward Highway

Sun Dog

Dall Sheep Ewe feeding

laskalass Loc: Land of the Midnight Sun

Great photos! By the way did you read in the paper that there are five species of Owls hanging out down at Clithroe Center past Point woronzoff ? You go all the way to the opening of the Center....look in the trees and you will see them hanging out there.. we saw a Northern Hawk owl...but it was getting dark. If you have the right lens it would be cool to get some pics of them.

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

Hi there,

Yes I've been down there several times but have only seen a couple of hawk owls so far. I have not gotten a decent shot yet.

There are several eagles hanging around the old fire station up Eagle River Rd. Saw about 14 there last week. Most of them are hard to get to because of private property.

Thanks for the heads up.

Lee

laskalass Loc: Land of the Midnight Sun

sure...well thanks for that too...I have been wanting to get some eagles...Ill try to go up there if it ever stops snowing...lol

genepoole wrote:

Hi there,

Yes I've been down there several times but have only seen a couple of hawk owls so far. I have not gotten a decent shot yet.

There are several eagles hanging around the old fire station up Eagle River Rd. Saw about 14 there last week. Most of them are hard to get to because of private property.

Thanks for the heads up.

Lee

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

The blue sky is great for a background when you're shooting into the trees. Good luck,

Lee

annie blossum Loc: USA

I love alaska. We took clothes for cold weather in July. There was a heat wave. We had to go and buy clothes.I plan to return in 2013. We went to Denali. We could see the mountian coming up from Anchorage. My husbands could'nt understand why I was excited. I told him a large percentage of vistors never see it. We were blessed to see it two days. Our bus broke down about 15 minutes into the park. I thought we would be stuck for hours but another bus picked us up. we got on the camper bus. we went pass Wonder Lake into the private area. Our driver would stop to let us take pictures of the wildlife. We all got to see a wolf. She said workers had work there for years and had never seen a wolf. What I thought was a bumb trip turned out to be the best. We were in the park about 14 to 15 hours. I'm glad your state gets a lot of sunshine in the summer. On a scale from 1-10 we had a 12.

AK Dreamer Loc: Alaska & Nevada

Very nice! Reminds me of the many times I drove along the Arm.

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

Annie,

Sounds like you had a trip that is even rare for us locals. Seems like the only time I can see a clear Denali is when I'm at work. May and June as well as Sept is a good time to catch that mountain in the sunshine. Another great way to see the mountain is to take a flight-seeing trip but you miss all the animals that way. You do get to see a lot of mountain climbers. I saw one climber that was hanging from the end of a rope out into space. Several others were in base camps and had their tents set up.

Lee

AlaskaTom08 Loc: Fairbanks, Alaska

Nice shots! A lot of people stay indoors during our Alaskan winters, but there's a world of opportunities out there when we bundle up and head outside with the camera. A couple weeks ago during a "warm spell" when the sky was crystal clear, I shot Denali from a hill overlooking Fairbanks. It appeared to be so close that it was just beyond the city limits!

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

genepoole wrote:

The Alaska Railroad hauling coal up the Turnagain ... (show quote)

I like them all but that first one is presented at an interesting angle... fun stuff. Good shooting!

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

AlaskaTom08 wrote:

Nice shots! A lot of people stay indoors during our Alaskan winters, but there's a world of opportunities out there when we bundle up and head outside with the camera. A couple weeks ago during a "warm spell" when the sky was crystal clear, I shot Denali from a hill overlooking Fairbanks. It appeared to be so close that it was just beyond the city limits!

Alaska Tom08,

Not sure what it's like in Fairbanks but down here in Anchorage on a sunny day we have 3 to 3.5 hrs of something that resembles evening light through the middle of the day. I really like that light and now I've found a new subject for those long nights in the form of the Northern Lights.

You're very lucky to have Denali so close at hand. Hope to make it up there this spring.

Thanks for the comments,

Lee

genepoole Loc: Alaska (South Central)

I like them all but that first one is presented at an interesting angle... fun stuff. Good shooting![/quote]

Jimmya,

Thanks for the comments. That coal train is always a very long train with several engines in the lead, then halfway back they have 3 or 4 more and bringing up the rear is another 4 or 5 engines. I would guess that coal is a very heavy product.

Thanks,

Lee