Tag Archives: sunset
Grand Alaska Moonrise
A very beautiful, nearly indescribable, moonrise over the Chugach Mountains in Alaska. I knew the approximate time of the moonrise last night, but was fairly certain I wouldn’t be able to photograph it because of heavy cloud cover over the … Continue reading
Up early for no reason at all, or so I thought.
For no apparent reason that I could think of I awoke at 3 a.m. this morning & couldn’t get back to sleep. So, an hour later, I got out of bed & got dressed. After making myself a large cup … Continue reading
Summit Lake at the top of Hatcher Pass
I spent most of the afternoon and evening yesterday at the top of Hatcher Pass just hanging out, waiting for perfect clouds and sunset. I arrived much too early in the day, around 3:00 p.m. I think, and therefore had … Continue reading
Hatcher Pass and Rain
I’ve been spending a bit of time on Hatcher Pass with my camera again. There was quite a spell when I just didn’t have the desire to spend much time up there because I felt that all of my pictures … Continue reading
Alaska skies clear again…but only briefly
I took advantage of a break in the weather late yesterday afternoon, spending a pleasant hour sitting on my deck enjoying the view as magnificent cloud formations rolled across the Chugach Mountain to the east. Meanwhile though, I could hear … Continue reading
Celebrating a birthday at the Double Musky Inn near Girdwood
Yesterday Becky and I traveled to Girdwood with a group of friends to celebrate the birthday of our friend, and Becky’s employer, Dr. James Martin. Girdwood sits along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, nearly a two hour drive from Wasilla. … Continue reading
Returning to Goose Bay
Yesterday I took quite a chance and drove to Goose Bay looking for some pictures. The reason I say I took a chance is because I’d quit going to Goose Bay a couple years ago, even though it was probably … Continue reading
Nice color on an otherwise gray day
* Wow! What a big surprise we had on Sunday afternoon. After days and days of nothing but gray skies and low depressing clouds we actually had a sunset worth watching. It was beautiful. I even grabbed my camera to … Continue reading
A Winter Afternoon On Alaska’s Wasilla Lake
Date: December 31, 2009 Official Sunrise: 10:16 Photograph Taken: 9:23 Temperature: 16° Wind: None Photographer: Ron Day Camera: Nikon D70 This mornings sunrise was very similar to the sunrise we had yesterday. The weather for Wasilla, Alaska on this last … Continue reading
