Old Photo Albums

Seattle Airport

Sledding Kids

Our kids sled one of the only little "hills" in town.

Snow Storm

On my way to Anchorage, I caught a lucky break and followed the snow blower across Eagle Summit. It was pretty terrifying at the time.

Denali

An incredible view of Denali from the plane back from Anchorage

Moose

A moose on the road to Fairbanks

Sandra

tries on a pair of skates, with some help

Sun Dog

I don't know why, but this is called a sun dog. A rainbow ring around the sun made by light refracted through ice crystals.

Ice Fog

During our teacher inservice week in Fairbanks, we were trapped by unremitting cold. It stayed below 40 below for more than a week. All cars must be plugged in.

Ice Fog

The cold holds everything down.

The Yukon Quest

The Yukon Quest is a thousand mile dog sled race that starts in downtown Fairbanks on the Chena River.

The Yukon Quest

The dogs take off in temperatures of 40 below, and they'll experience even more extremes on the trail.

The Yukon Quest

One of the things I love about Alaska is that people turn out to enjoy all kinds of events. And the cold doesn't keep people at home. Here, families were out, pulling kids in sleds, bringing dogs on leashes. It was a festival.

The Yukon Quest

I am always amazed by the transformations that take place in the winter. Here, a woman stands at a rail overlooking the Chena River where water flows and boats roar up and down all summer long. On this day, the town mills around on the ice.

Plow

One of the plow trucks on the Steese Highway. This truck has just been pulled out after being stuck in drifts on the summit earlier that day. Even the plow trucks get stuck.

Wind on the Road

Wind whips across the road on the climb up to Eagle Summit.

40 below

A quick stop in Central. The thermometer on the stop sign reads -40˚

Quest in Circle

The Alaskan press sets up camp in the school.

Quest in Circle

A couple of helpers work in the kitchen.

Quest in Circle

Mealtime.

Quest in Circle

Eclipse

The lunar eclipse in Alaska.

Caribou

A lone caribou crosses the road

Caribou

Stopping to let the kids watch the caribou from the road

Caribou

At the noise of the kids, the caribou bound away

Festival of Native Arts

Circle Dancers

Student perform at the Festival of Native Arts.

Yupik Drummers

At the FNA, groups from across the state performed.

FNA Trip

We ate breakfast at the Northern Most Denny's in the world.

FNA Trip

We all went to Barnes and Noble to browse printed text land.

Lacey Street Theatre

In Between

In between times, in between buildings

Pull

In case of fire

Bulletin Board

RoboGargaTron

Saturday Afternoon

This is how I spent mine.

Aurora

The northern lights over the house in Circle