Backyard fireweed- Fairbanks, 7-29-2017
Milk vetch may be taking over Fairbanks, but fireweed can still be found in abundance if you know where to look. This fireweed is in a backyard along Second Street in Graehl.
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Swirly clouds swinging over Fairbanks tonight – 7-20-17
Interesting clouds I saw while at the Georgeson Botanical Garden tonight. These ripply, swirly clouds were at the leading edge of storm clouds moving into the area. They only lasted a few minutes.
Misty, moisty morning along Chena River in Fairbanks – 7-20-2017
Looking northeast towards Birch Hill from the William Ranson Wood pedestrian bridge in downtown Fairbanks. I took this photo in a slight drizzle at about 6:00 AM.
Monkshood in our front yard – Fairbanks, Alaska, July 2017
Mixed in with the highbush cranberries in our front yard are a few native monkshood plants. Just one plant appeared a few years ago–don’t know where the seeds came from. There are now two...
Chistochina area has brief but rich gold rush history
This historic cabin is one of the few remnants of the Chistochiona Trading Post, which burned down in 1999 Gold was discovered along the Chistochina River in late 1898 by argonauts originally headed for...
Knik, Alaska: Little survives of early Cook Inlet commercial center
About 14 miles southwest of Wasilla on the western shore of Cook Inlet’s Knik Arm lies the hamlet of Knik. Its history may be most linked with the 1910 Iditarod Gold Rush and the...
Livengood Placers and its vagabond gold dredge
Warehouse at Livengood constructed by Livengood Placer, Inc as it looks today The building depicted in the drawing is an old warehouse near Livengood. Of heavy timber-frame construction, it has ship-lap siding (except for...
January 5, 2017 – Snowy, blustery day at the Chena River
I walked down to the Chena River last Thursday just before sunset. It had pretty much stopped snowing, but the wind was drifting in the tracks I had made just a few days before....
January 2, 2017 – Dawn over the Chena River
I took this photo just before sunrise (about 10:45 AM) from the bank of the Chena River behind my house.
