A pretty decent Aurora show early this morning.

Finally!  We got some half-way decent aurora here in Anchorage.  It's been far too long since we've had clear skies when there's been aurora so this was a nice treat.  Shot between 2 am and 5 am.  Pretty active display that would come and go.  None of the patterns lasted very long.  Fun to shoot.

It's raining Aurora :)

There was very strong aurora last night/early this morning, but as usual this winter, those of us in Anchorage got the short end of the deal.  There was a break in the clouds just before midnight that only lasted for a half-hour or so.   It almost looked like the clouds were raining aurora.  Click on images for full-screen.

Roadblocks ;)

We've had a bunch of snow the past two weeks, including another 6" last night.  The Bear Valley moose aren't stupid, they use the roads to move between feeding spots.  This healthy looking cow decided to hold me up for just a bit this afternoon, then continued her snacking along the road.