{"id":1840,"date":"2017-03-17T09:48:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2017-03-18T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T20:59:42","slug":"wiseman-alaska-march-2017-aurora-tour-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildimagephoto.com\/journal\/2017\/03\/17\/wiseman-alaska-march-2017-aurora-tour-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiseman, Alaska March 2017 – Aurora Tour Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the last week leading a photo tour to one of my favorite places in the state of Alaska: Wiseman. This gold-rush era village of log cabins and scattered and rusting mining equipment, lies in the southern Brooks Range, off a short spur road from\u00a0the Dalton Highway. This\u00a0trip was a full week, eight days actually, with the goal of shooting the aurora borealis. Which, we got to do. In spades.<\/p>\n

We were only clouded out on one night, and the lights appeared, in one form or another, every single clear night. Score.<\/p>\n

It was, however, cold. Very, very cold. -35F the first night, -44F the second and third. By the end of the trip, however the night time temps had warmed to a comparatively sweltering\u00a0-25F. This is why I put so much emphasis on good gear and\u00a0on being prepared for winter photography.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Rather than give you a blow by blow of each day, (because who cares\u00a0what we ate fore breakfast?) \u00a0I’ll just let the photos do the talking. Here they are, in more or less chronological order:<\/p>\n

(If you are interested in joining me on an aurora trip to Wiseman next fall (September\/October 2017) or spring (March\/early April 2018). Check out this page <\/a>with all the details about arranging a custom, private tour, or to inquire about slots on other trips (I currently have a couple of spaces available on a trip 17-21 March 2018).<\/p>\n

Day 1 (4 March 2017)<\/p>\n

The first day, I didn’t get much chance to shoot, since I was sitting behind the steering wheel, but finally managed to get my camera out when the lights appeared for a quiet display.<\/p>\n

\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-1037-1\" \"AK-Wiseman-aurora-1037-24\"<\/p>\n

Day 2 (March 5)<\/p>\n

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Day 3 (6 March)<\/p>\n

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Day 4 (7 March)<\/p>\n

\"AK-Wiseman-1037-33\"\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103077-32\"\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103077-85-Edit\"\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103077-48\" \"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103077-71\"\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103077-93\"Day 5 (8 March)<\/p>\n

\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103087-52\" \"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103087-6\"\"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103087-36\" \"AK-Wiseman-aurora-103087-38\"<\/p>\n

Day 6 (9 March)<\/p>\n

The one and only cloudy day with some snow.<\/p>\n

\"AK-Wiseman-PIGR-Male-103097-1\" \"AK-Wiseman-HORE-103097-1\" \"AK-Wiseman-CORE-103097-2-Edit\"<\/p>\n

Day 7 (10 March)<\/p>\n

We drove to Atigun Pass in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

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The final day consisted of the drive back to Fairbanks, which started off snowy and cloudy. My camera never had a chance to leave its case.<\/p>\n

After seeing these, if you are interested in an aurora trip to the Brooks Range, I’m taking reservations for private\u00a0trips for September and October 2016, and in March-early April 2018. I currently have one trip with\u00a0a couple of available slots for solo travelers going to Wiseman from 17-21 March 2018. Check here for more info and an itinerary.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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