northern highlights: February 2011

Eaglecrest

Skiing at Eaglecrest

The view from half way up.

The wall.....of skis.

Hanging on the beach near Auke Bay

Hike to the Glacier

The Mendenhall Glacier

We are almost there.

It was so blue.

Looking back.

It does not look very far...but it took us about an hour to reach the glacier,

snowshoeing in 1 1/2 feet of snow.

Before, During and After

Brad was determined to skate in Alaska so he borrowed a shovel

and started making his own ice rink on one of the

Twin Lakes in Juneau, Alaska.

This is the before......

He is still shovelling.........

and now it is complete.

He skated for about 2 hours on a very small patch of ice,

but had a great time.

I skated for a bit but it was not really big enough for the 2 of us.

Passing time

It was a very long ride on the ferry from Skagway to Juneau, Alaska.

It was a great opportunity to work with the camera, work with the white,

yellow and red lighting, and play with angles.

I needed to get out of the office one afternoon so I went out for a walk. I had to bundle up because it was about -34 C out. I got about 4 blocks away and decided to get warm by browsing around Coast Mountain Sports. To pass the time I started to look at some of the hundreds of hats on display. Yes , I made the dreaded mistake of trying some on for fun. I did walk out without buying this particular hat, but it fell in love with me and infiltrated my thoughts for the rest of the day. The price was preventing me from feeling the love. To not make this short story any longer, the next day Brad took me to buy the hat. Hats up here are a necessity and an accessory....and this one is a bit of both.

Boy Toy

Not your typical boy toy.

Some times in life it is the small things

that let us know the impact we have on others.

This little truck, has a special place in the TV stand.

Reminding Brad how special he was to his co-workers.

UFO

If you look very closely

there is a UFO to the left of the moon.

Yukon River at -34

Sun Dog

Day 47.........Sun dogs typically appear when the sun is low to the horizon, usually just prior to sunset or after sunrise, or during winter months. This morning it was -33 and the sun was still low in the sky. The light from the sun was reflecting off the ice crystals that were floating in the atmosphere. Sun Dogs look like vertical arched rainbows or sun spots that are equidistance (22 degrees) to the right and left of the sun, and at the same elevation as the sun. It is quite phenomenal what they look like.

Here is a picture of the sun and half a Sun Dog.