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posted: May 1st, 2018 |
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This page begins with April 16th and a trip to Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to see which species have arrived so far. Then we jump to April 18th and a day trip from Fairbanks, down to Summit, Alaska, at the summit of the Alaska Range on the Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 4) . Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin April 16th |
On April 16th Kazuya and I went to Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge here in Fairbanks to see what waterfowl had made it this far north as of this date. The only thing we saw were Canada Geese (Branta canadensis). Too early for the other species we were hoping for.
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A few more Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) at Creamer's Field.
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| End April 16th, Begin April 18th |
On April 18th we went out on a long drive for a day trip. We drove down the Alaska Highway (Richardson Highway) to Delta Junction and then we continued south on the Richardson Highway to Summit Lake, at the summit of the Alaska Range. Let's start out with photos taken between Fairbanks and Delta Junction. By the time we got back home we'd driven 346.4 miles.
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The Alaska Range and the Tanana River in the foreground. Between Fairbanks and Delta Junction.
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Here are three more shots of the Alaska Range, taken between Fairbanks and Delta Junction. Does anybody know the name of that prominent feature in the center photo? It also shows in the third photo. Please?
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Here is a shot of Kazuya shooting a photo, the Tanana River and a great shot of what is probably Mt. Hess (12,030 ft = 3,667 m).
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Now we have passed Delta Junction and are headed down the highway towards Summit, Alaska and Summit Lake.
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Here are three more shots taken south of Delta Junction on the Richardson Highway.
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Some amazing scenery. I was driving and Kazuya was shooting photos as we drove along. We made frequent stops for photos.
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WOW!
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Now we are seeing the Delta River along with the Alaska Range.
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Such amazing beauty.
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Anything I can write would be inadequate against such a backdrop of beauty.
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As you can see, as we continue to drive south, we start seeing more clouds up there at peak level.
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| End Page 1, but April 18th Continues on Page 2 |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 2 for the continuation of this April 18th adventure, beginning at 10:12 AM. |
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