Tag Archives: Winter

An almost-ice-free Chena.

Chena River Breakup

Elisabeth and I had a chance to get down to the Chena River on one of its final icy days. It was a slow breakup this year because winter’s-end was unusually warm. She enjoyed seeing the few remaining pieces floating downstream.

Our typical view this time of year.

Just Before Six

People around Fairbanks start to get excited this time of year as our daylight increases by nearly seven minutes per day. I took this picture from our front porch at 5:37pm on Saturday. We see beautiful sunsets here every day and have a great view … Read More

The long Fairbanks winter is here.

First Fairbanks Snow

Before we went to bed on Saturday evening we snapped this photo from our front door; we had three inches by morning.