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posted: April 3rd, 2018 |
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This page begins with March 1st as another moose wanders through the yard. Then there is a single Aurora Borealis shot from March 9th and that is followed by a walk up the road on March 10th. After that there is a shot of a 10 minute snowstorm on March 19th and then a shot of blue sky a few minutes later. There is a single shot of the sunset on the Vernal Equinox and then several shots of the Aurora Borealis on March 24th. The remainder of the page shows photos taken as we drove to Eagle Summit on March 26th for a day trip. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin March 1st - 9th |
If you've been a regular follower this winter then you know that we've been seeing a lot of moose recently. Here is the latest one that came wandering through the yard. This was on March 1st, and surprisingly, that's the final one we've seen. They hang out here during the winter, but we never see one here during the summer - thank heavens! If they came during the summer, it would be impossible for us to have a garden! In all three of these photos it rather looks like the critter is trying to hide behind the trees, but obviously it only "appears" that way. Interesting.
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Here is a final March 1st moose photo. That is followed by a March 6th photo looking out towards the east from the upstairs window. The third shot is of the Aurora Borealis on March 9th. The roof you see there is the roof of our house.
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| End March 1st - 9th, Begin March 10th - 19th |
Now it is March 10th and we are taking a walk up the road from our house. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed ourselves immensely.
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The first shot here shows some mountains in the Alaska Range near Delta Junction. We zoomed in from the same location as shown just previous to catch this 100 mile distant scene. The second shot is looking across a large field where we often end our walks from the house. The third image is a 2-shot panorama of the same field as shown in the center photo.
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On March 19th we were working at our computers and suddenly it started snowing like you wouldn't believe - the first image is a 2-shot panorama taken from the porch which shows this "storm". Then, just 12 minutes later, I took the 2nd set of photos and made another 2-shot panorama - blue sky and sun!
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| End March 10th - 19th, Begin March 20th - 24th |
On March 20th we took another walk up the road, near sunset time, to try and catch a fine Vernal Equinox shot. This is the best one. The second and third shots show that on March 24th we had some great Aurora Borealis viewing! These two shots were taken from our driveway looking more or less to the east.
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Here are two more Aurora Borealis shots which were taken looking more or less to the east. The third image is a 3-shot animated GIF image of the previous three photos.
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The first shot in this row was taken while looking to the north. The roof is the roof of our house. The second and third shots were taken from about 500 feet up the road from our house.
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Here are three more Aurora shots, taken from about 500 feet up the road from our house.
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Here are two more Aurora shot and then another animated GIF of the previous five separate shots.
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Here are the final two shots of the March 24th Aurora display.
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On March 26th we got up early, prepared everything and headed out for a day trip to Eagle Summit. As you know, this is one of our favorite summer haunts, but this was the first time we'd ever even tried to go there during the winter season. The first shot was taken from Cleary Summit, the Skiland parking area, where we stopped to eat part of the breakfast which we took with us. The second shot was taken farther up the Steese Highway, where it was like an ice-skating rink - solid ice in both lanes, the kind that would send you off the road in a single second if you had to attempt a sudden stop, or if you just messed up and made a mistake. It was like this for about 20 miles and then the highway was pretty decent, with nice hardpack snow on it. The third shot shows what good winter highway looks like.
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Now we are getting quite close to Twelvemile Summit at about Milepost 85.
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We have now reached Twelvemile Summit, at Milepost 85.5 on the Steese Highway. The left sign in the third photo says "Pinnell Mountain Trail", a trail which we have spent a considerable amount of time on. The right sign warns of a 7% downgrade for the next 2 miles or something like that.
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