Some recent AK photo's

[Rance]

Originally Posted by vpcats

Rance can you send me the original duo bald eagle pic and the single eagle please?

My son loves eagles so I want to send them to him. thanks.

Of course I can. DM me with an e-mail addy and I'm on it quicker than a raven on an eagle's tail!

[Rance]

100 miles round trip across the tundra via ice road.
I saw more caribou than ever that have stayed the winter. Global warming?


On the ice road west.


A pingo in the distance


The Arctic Ocean


Exploration drilling rig


The frozen tundra


Another exploration rig

[allforcats]

YUMMMMMMMMMM!!! -- all that snow and ice and cold air!!! Okay, Rance, what's a "pingo"? Thanx.

[Rance]

A pingo is an ice pocket that has swollen or heaved upwards to create a mound or small hill!

[allforcats]

Ahhhh..... kind of like the puffy frozen pillows of surf we saw in pix the other day, eh? Thank you.

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Rance

100 miles round trip across the tundra via ice road.
I saw more caribou than ever that have stayed the winter. Global warming?

Only the Porcupine herd tends to migrate almost completely off the North Slope. A majority of the Central Arctic and Western Arctic herds also go south of the Brooks Range, but a significant number of them do not.

The Teshekpuk Lake herd stays on the Slope year round, and around the NPRA, that would be mostly what you'd see this time of year.

If you were close Prudhoe, rather than NPRA, you'd be seeing caribou from the Central Arctic herd. Close to NPRA most of the caribou will be from the Teshekpuk Lake herd, though some will be from the Central Arctic herd and some might even be from the Western Arctic herd.

All of those tend to move somewhat in a North-South direction, but they also move East-West a lot too. Hence the Central Arctic herd animals can be found mixing with the Porcupine herd in ANWR during the summer, and may still be there during the winter too. And other animals from the CAH might be near Nuiqsut (Alpine) while others are wandering around south of Anaktuvuk Pass!

The Teshekpuk herd doesn't wander that far east and west, or north/south for that matter. They usually winter between Atqasuk (60 miles south of Barrow) and Wainwright (90 miles southwest of Barrow).

The huge Western Arctic herd animals sometimes wander as far east as Nuiqsut.

[siamiam]

some folks at the fairbanks ice track hanging out and enjoying them selves


cold car

[forgetwho]

I just looked at all 44 pages of this thread in one sitting. Now I can hardly breathe - incredible photos. Thank you, everyone.

[organic mama]

wow..amazing photos. I've never been to Alaska, but I feel as if I was just there visiting.

I moved from the Midwest to Oregon because of Oregon's mild winters and the beautiful Mountains..and forests.....and...
But... It looks like Alaska is another winner for beauty.
Just wish it didn't get so darn cold..otherwise I would move there. Plus...I've heard it's dark for 1/2 a year and then Sun for the other half...even in the evening..there is sun.
How do you deal with that. Doesn't your brain get a littly whacky?

[Barkingowl]

Mama are you on the coast or up in the high desert?