Northern bluebell along Chena River
Spotted these bluebells (Mertensia paniculata) on the bank of the Chena River on Saturday.
Tagged: Fairbanks
Fairbanks Summer Folk Festival – 6-7-2014
Made it out to Pioneer Park this afternoon for the Fairbanks Summer Folk Festival. The weather was mostly sunny–temperature made it up to almost 80 degrees F. Lots of good music, good people, good...
Day trip up the Steese Highway to Nome Creek- 5-28-2014
Yesterday I took a day trip up to Nome Creek to check out the cultural resources there. The photo above is of the Nome Creek Valley from the top of the ridge between Nome...
Old 1940s Army bus in Fairbanks back yard
I have been out taking photos in nearby neighborhoods the past couple of days. Here is a photo of one of my favorite scenes, an old Army bus in the backyard of 303 Illinois...
Consitution Hall at Univeristy of Alaska Fairbanks played important part in state’s formation
Ernest Patty’s tenure as president of the University of Alaska (from 1953-1960) was a time of building. According to Terrence Cole’s book, The Cornerstone on College Hill, during those seven years the faculty almost...
A few old house in downtown Fairbanks west of Cowles Street
Spring is one of my favorite times for taking photo of old buildings.The lack of leaves on the trees provides a better view (at least for the purpose of checking out architectural detail. These...
Creeping Juniper in my front yard
I received a few questions about the growing habits of my creeping juniper, so I am posting two new photos, along with some comments on how creeping juniper (mine at least) grow. I was...
Empress Theater brought several firsts to Fairbanks
Empress Theater as it looked in 2005, when the second floor still had one of its original multi-pane windows Austin “Cap” Lathrop never cut corners. He felt that doing a job right the first...
2nd Avenue cabin in Fairbanks was a safe haven for Clara Rust in 1909
Clara Rust cabin on 2nd Avenue as it looked in 1990 When 18-year-old Clara Hickman first set foot in Fairbanks in the fall of 1908, it wasn’t from a stage just arrived over the...
