Life in the northern landscape
Musher Egil Ellis wins the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16, ISO 400 Musher Buddy Streeper takes second place in the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16, ISO 400 Musher Ken Chezik takes third place in the ONAC Canon 1Ds Mark III, 100-400mm f4.0L, 1/640 @ f16,…
Musher on the final day of the 2007 ONAC, Fairbanks, AlaskaCanon 1ds Mark II, 16-35mm (16mm), 1/800 @ f8.0, ISO 320 The dog mushing season is in full swing as Iditarod 36 moves to a close in the next day or so. In the interior, the Open North American begins on Friday, March 14th. It…
Pacific herring spawn in the waters around Sitka, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark II, 24-105mm f4.0L IS (28mm), 1/1000 sec @ f5.6, ISO400 Each year in March a brief Pacific herring sac roe commercial fishery happens in Sitka. The school of fish, which returns annually to the Sitka Sound, is monitored closely by the Alaska Department…
Sled dog at the 2008 Yukon Quest sled dog race, Fairbanks, Alaska. Canon 1ds Mark III, 100-400 f.40-5.6L IS, (275mm) 1/80 sec @ f9.0 The Yukon Quest start unfolded on Saturday, Feb 9th in Fairbanks, under minus 40 degree temperatures, which slowly warmed up to minus 20 as the day progressed. For those not familiar…
The dog mushing season is about to unfold in Alaska’s interior. The Yukon Quest, a 1000 mile race between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Canada, begins on Saturday Feb 8th. Following that will be many sprint races at the Dog musher’s race grounds and the North American Limited and Open series in March. More daylight and…
Each year the World Eskimo Indian Olympics are held in Alaska. They were first held in Fairbanks in 1961, and now alternate annually between Fairbanks and Anchorage. A little summary from their website gives background: For time immemorial, Native peoples of the circumpolar areas of the world have gathered in small villages to participate in…
I spent some time in Barrow, Alaska this summer, which is located in northern Alaska, along the Arctic ocean. Its an Inupiaq (Eskimo) community with a rich culture, and like many of Alaska’s native communities faces a host of challenges due to changing lifestyles, economics, and climate. If you find yourself miffed at the price…
On the eve of winter solstice, I’m reminded of a photo I took during the summer solstice, June 21, 2007. Fairbanks celebrates the summer solstice with many events and activities, one of which is the Gold Panners semi-pro baseball game that plays until midnight under natural daylight. Midnight sun baseball game, June 21, 2007, Fairbanks,…