A night of Aurora chasing.

The aurora forecast numbers were good last night, so I drove 70 miles up to Hatcher Pass, which is one of my favorite places to shoot.  It takes about an hour and a half to get to the top, so I got there at 11pm.  And sat...and sat...and waited...and then waited some more.  The Aurora just never got going much at all, but it was fun to get some Milky Way shots.  I finally gave up at 3am and headed back to Anchorage, getting home at 4:30am.  

And of course, when I pulled in the driveway, that's when the Aurora went crazy!  It only lasted for about 30 minutes, but a really active show.  I'm sure it was awesome up in Hatcher Pass ;)  Oh well, that's how it goes.

Time and winter march on.

Still no snow on the ground, but look at the rapid change in the snowshoe hares as the temperature has dropped.  Just 12 days between these photos.

So... last night was pretty intense :)

An absolutely amazing auroral display last night.  It started around 11:30pm Alaska time and just kept building and building.  Most of these pictures were shot between 1am and 5am.  I started out shooting at the house, then at 3am I jumped in the car and headed to Potter Marsh, then drove down Turnagain Arm to the Twenty Mile River and Portage Valley.  What a fun night!  Way too many pictures, but I just can't pick a few favorites.  I hope you can view these on a big screen!