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Photo: Sunrise Hana Bay by Howard Eskildsen
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Crunch Time
The little nut cast a big shadow on the road and was a reminder that acorn season is upon us. They will be falling in large numbers over the next several weeks and leaving their stains all over the driveway and street as they are run over and crushed. However, it is fun to step…
River of Ice
Clouds that had hidden Alaska’s costal mountains parted along the way revealing this view of a glacier and its tributaries. Dark lines show debris that has been plucked off the rocky ridges and carried for miles as the centuries passed. It was an amazing sight that made me wonder what part of the glacial ice…
It Thought It Could
It is hard to believe that this little, narrow-gauge steam engine, built in 1907 in Davenport, Iowa came to Alaska after first working in the building of the locks of the Panama Canal. In 1917 it was acquired by the Alaska Engineering Commission to help build the Alaska Railroad. Later, it was converted to standard…
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