Daily Photos

My on again off again attempt to post regularly.

Sheer Granite
08.28.14: Some sheer rock faces of the Alaska Range, hiding in between in the cloud cover is the highest peak in North America, Denali.
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Alpenglow Morning
Is there anything better than an Alpenglow sunrise? Well, probably but this still ranks high on the list.
Alaska Range sunrise Alpenglow beautiful mountains scenic landscape
Anchorage Sunset Reflection
Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, is even more beautiful in the setting sun and reflected in the waters of Cook Inlet.
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Anchorage Reflection
3.01.14: Anchorage, AK as seen from across Cook Inlet from Earthquake Park on a fantastic day.
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Frozen Anchorage
3.18.13: The Anchorage skyline as seen from Earthquake Park and across Cook Inlet on a warm, by Alaska standards, winter's day. The mountains are the Chugach Mountains.
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Full Moon Over Anchorage
A full moon rises over the city of Anchorage. This location is popular with photographers as it offers a splendid view of the city as well as Denali on a clear day.
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Chugach Sunset Glow
08.10: A sunset look at the anchorage Railroad train yard with the Chugach Mountains in the background.
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From Alaska
From the Air
The local switches a scrap dealer in an industrial complex near downtown Anchorage. Industrial yes but also very scenic.
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Coming Home
A single locomotive travels along first street after finishing their chores for the day on a bitterly cold Alaska winter day.
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Lonely
A single locomotive moves slowly along first street as they head out to service a customer on a very cold afternoon
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Girdwood Backlit
A setting sun illuminates the side of the three locomotives as they slowly inch along.
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Rail n Cruise
On a very rainy day the crew of the Alaska Railroad train are ready to leave Whittier behind as it has been two days of non-stop rain. In the background is a cruise ship about to head out to sea.
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Frosty Afternoon
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Mountain & Train
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Whittier Bound
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Summit Lake Color
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All Business
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Bridge Over Frozen Water
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Snowy Bird Point
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Gorilla Rock Plow
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Glint
On my ride home from a day cruise of Prince William Sound the Alaska Railroad heads into the Alaskan sunset.
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Avalanche Cruising
Avalanches are common in Alaska and the Alaska Railroad travel through some very avalanche prone areas as seen here. This avalanche was recently cleared by railroad maintenance forces
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Serendipity
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Dawn Coal Train
Just before the sun rises above the Chugach Mountains an Alaska Railroad coal train plows freshly fallen snow at Beluga Point.
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Gorilla Rock
12.14.15: An export coal train winds its way along Turnagain Arm en route to Seward where the coal will be unloaded and shipped to Chile. March is a beautiful time to be in Alaska as the weather is often very nice and combined with the long hours makes for plenty of time to take photographs.
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Bird Point Southbound
The Kenai Mountains make a nice back drop for this south bound train just a few miles south of Anchorage on a gorgeous early May day morning.
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Mountain Beauty
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Plane, Trains & Reflections
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Matanuska River Crossing
A beautiful night in Alaska. This northbound freight crosses the Matanuska River near Palmer, AK
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Bear Valley by Air
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Denali Star Last Light
3.09.14: The southbound passenger train in the shadow of Pioneer Peak about 30 miles north of Anchorage on a beautiful afternoon.
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Frozen Potter
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Whittier, AK
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon the Alaska Railroad cruise train has just dropped 600 passengers ready to embark on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Island Princess.
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In the Shadow of Denali
3.24.14: The good weather continues in the Last Frontier, Saturdays northbound Winter Aurora arrives Talkeetna under the watchful eye of Denali and the Alaska Range on a stunningly beautiful day to be in Alaska
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Peek - A - Boo
A large Bull Moose keeps an eye on the photographer as he looks on through the fall brush
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Bird Ridge
08.03: With thunder clouds building the sun peaks over the Chugach Mountains just enough to illuminate Bird Peak on a blustery summer morning.
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Bird Point from Hope
3.9.15: Bird Peak, Chugach Mountains, as seen from Hope Alaska looking across Turnagain Arm.
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Bison!
Bison Madison River
Pink Sunrise
Bison Sunrise
Marias East
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Golden Mountains
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East Portal Surprise
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Train Tri-fecta
BNSF 4928 Spruce Train Meet
Winslow Interlude
11-23-12: At the end of a beautiful day a matching sunset. A BNSF train is about to arrive at Winslow, AZ for a crew change while traffic on parallel Interstate 40 rolls by.
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Cook Inlet Silhouette
7.24.14: A military ship participating in an earthquake preparedness drill makes a nice silhouette in Cook Inlet at sunset as seen from the Anchorage small boat launch.
Boat Harbor sunset cook inlet anchorage Alaska military ship water silhouette

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