Late winter panorama of east side of Broad Pass, Alaska
This is a view of the mountains on the east side of Broad Pass. I took the photos a week ago from the pullout at Mile 199 of the Parks Highway.
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Snow ripples in Broad Pass
We went snow shoeing again this past week. This time at the south end of broad pass where the railroad tracks cross the highway. There is a low area there (I think it was...
Ptarmigan tracks at Broad Pass
Betsy and I were checking out the Summit airstrip in Broad Pass when we noticed animal tracks crisscrossing the snow. It took us a while to realize that they were ptarmigan tracks. That must...
Late winter walk in the woods – hips, berries, leaves and cones
We have fresh snow and I went tramping through the woods today. Here are a few of my discoveries. Left – Rose hips Right – Highbush cranberries ...
Immaculate Conception Church on a brilliantly sunny (but frigidly cold) February day
Today was a beautiful sunny day. Of course, the temperature when I woke up this morning was 30 degrees below zero–oh well. Here is a photo of Immaculate Conception Church from across the new...
Gnarled trees with no leaves under snowy eaves
I was out walking today taking photos of old buildings. These trees up against an old garage caught my eye. The photos are of the same group of trees from three different angles.
Moose tracks in the fresh snow
Usually, all we get coming through the neighborhood in winter is cow moose with calves. This morning a young bull moose hopped over our highbush cranberry hedge into the front yard. He breezed through...
Top hats for my fence posts
After our recent snowfall, all the front yard fence posts were sporting new white top hats.
