Midnight in Alaska
Oct 29, 2020 15:51:36 #
I took this with my iPhone 11 on July 4, 2020, at 11:54PM. It won’t get much darker than this before the sun starts coming up again in the morning. Which will start in about 3 1/2 hours. I intentionally included the flag, given it was Independence Day.
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Oct 29, 2020 16:37:17 #
Ourspolair wrote:
Cool sky! Thanks for sharing. Please stay well and keep up the good work.
Thanks. I just wish those houses weren’t there, but we do live in a subdivision.
Oct 29, 2020 17:01:17 #
Oct 29, 2020 17:04:19 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful shot, Greg!
Thank you, Mike. One of the benefits of being this far north. Summertime daylight lasts up to 19 1/2 hours! And at that, at least for a month, it doesn’t actually get dark, just sort of dusk. We love it.
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Oct 29, 2020 22:45:18 #
dadbecker wrote:
Just a quick retouch but your neighbors have moved.
Ha, Ha, and suddenly we live in the woods now. Very good.
Oct 30, 2020 07:02:36 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
Wingpilot wrote:
Thanks. I just wish those houses weren’t there, but we do live in a subdivision.
You have subdivisions in Alaska???
I only say that because when people find out I'm from WV they look down at my feet to see if I'm wearing shoes. 
Nice image.Oct 30, 2020 11:21:30 #
medphotog wrote:
You have subdivisions in Alaska??? I only say that because when people find out I'm from WV they look down at my feet to see if I'm wearing shoes. Nice image.
I only say that because when people find out I'm from WV they look down at my feet to see if I'm wearing shoes. Nice image.Heh, heh, Thanks. Yeah, believe it or not, we do have subdivisions. In fact, Wasilla is the fastest growing city in Alaska.
Oct 30, 2020 12:40:16 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
I had a former coworker that was stationed in Alaska. We looked at the Katmai webcam quite often when the boss wasn't lurking around. We talked about heading up that way for vacation but it's kind of a haul from North Cackalacky. :)
Oct 30, 2020 13:01:46 #
medphotog wrote:
I had a former coworker that was stationed in Alaska. We looked at the Katmai webcam quite often when the boss wasn't lurking around. We talked about heading up that way for vacation but it's kind of a haul from North Cackalacky. :)
And expensive, too. If you have the time and budget to do it, though, it’s an adventure you won’t ever forget.
Oct 30, 2020 14:44:02 #
captivecookie
Loc: Washington state
Heard lots of stories about the rough Alaska life from my dad, who was born and raised in Homer. Those suburban homes just don't fit my mental image. Thanks for letting us see your reality.
Oct 30, 2020 14:46:05 #
captivecookie wrote:
Heard lots of stories about the rough Alaska life from my dad, who was born and raised in Homer. Those suburban homes just don't fit my mental image. Thanks for letting us see your reality.
We’re about as modern as it gets up here now. Not too rough unless one lives in one of the rural villages. Anchorage is a typical modern city of just over 300,000 people. It’s come a long way up here.
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