Another wonderful night of Aurora hunting.

Second night in a row of really nice, active aurora.  This time she started just before 1 am, and after about 15 minutes of intense color and movement, she settled down a bit but was still dancing until I finally gave up at 2:30 am.    She climbed quite a bit higher tonight, with lots of curtains, spikes and waves.  The second night in a row I missed a really bright falling star!  I think it's a cosmic plot that they wait until I'm pointed in a different direction.  Gotta love shooting aurora this time of year when it's not below zero :)

Good to see you again :)

Thought we just might have a strong auroral show last night/early this morning.  It started around 11 pm with a really high, wide band of green that sometimes is the indication that a big show is coming.  She cranked up right around midnight and was pretty active for about an hour, but the bright stuff never got very high off the horizon.  Still, fun to shoot--especially when it's warm at night!

Backcountry bliss.

We headed up to Turnagain Pass this afternoon for some true backcountry skiing.  The conditions were absolutely incredible.  Clear blue skies, bright sun and plenty of snow.  Many hours later, all three of us are beat, but in a good way.  This was one of those days that reminded us of why we love Alaska so much.