Well it was a good weekend for bird photography in Denali Park, despite the less than perfect weather (snow, sleet, rain, wind...you name it).  The spring daylight had all the residents in a flirtatious mood.  Male Willow Ptarmigan were sitting in the tree tops feeding and calling and generally

Well this is much delayed, but here is the second round of my bio blitz.  Today I’ll focus on the first round of fauna.  I am no entomologist, but I’ll give some descriptions in broad generalized terms (common name only, sorry).  And first and foremost is the the little critter above.  I knew it

I have never found churches much of a place to worship.  I’m not exactly religious, not even close actually, but I like to think of myself as spiritual and the Christian tradition holds a strong place in my heart.  As a result, Easter has always been an important day to me.  A day of hope, peace,

Spring has finally made its appearance in interior Alaska.  The snow, as I write, is turning rapidly to water and running in streams down the driveway.  In Alaska we refer to this time of year as breakup. A reference, I believe, to the river ice breaking up and floating away. The term breakup

Ahhh it is great to be a kid...again.  Another annual event in Fairbanks is the World Ice Art Championships.  And the art, though interesting, and occasionally lovely is not nearly as much fun as the Ice Park, which though created for kids, is even better as an adult.

Sunday was another bright and sunny day for the final day of the Open North American Championship sleddog race.  I situated myself along the trail and again attempted to catch the action with my camera.  I’m not sure I was as successful this time around.  I tried some of the same techniques but