Alaska

Weekend Sightseeing

We took advantage of the clear weather and nearly full moon to enjoy a moonlight beachwalk. At twenty degrees and calm–and dressed for much colder–it was beautiful outing.

Mike took his camera. It’s a fairly new camera (a long time in coming), and he’s just learning to use it. He was surprised and impressed by its high-ISO capabilities (hand-holding in low light–really low light).

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We saw Jupiter, the North Star, and the familiar constellations: Orion, the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades.

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I haven’t plowed a path to the beach, but I probably should.
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It was low tide, so, again, there were icebergs on the beach to explore. A lone harbor seal swam nearby to keep an eye on us.

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This is an Alaskan ice cube.

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Sticking my head in the gaping maw of the beast–and living to tell the story.
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We can’t take moonlight walks in the summer; it’s never dark enough to have moonlight. One of the things we enjoy when we visit other places is the combination of a dark night and warm temperature. Alaska never has that. But, then, other places never have this, and this is pretty spectacular.

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  1. Do you still need fictitious book titles? How about Ice Dragon?
    The pictures are stunning. What a beutiful night. It’s clear you love the hat(s) you wear.