Lead dogs sprinting down the trail near Goose Lake during the World Championship Sled Dog Race. Anchorage, Alaska

Fly fishing in Alaska

Fly fishing at Jewel Lake in Anchorage, Alaska

St Sophia Russian Orthodox Church-Bethel Alaska

St Sophia Russian Orthodox Church in Bethel, Alaska 30 minutes before sunrise.

Clouds blanket mountains

The clouds blanket mountains in Southeast Alaska while tranisting Sumner Strait

Matanuska Glacier Meteor

Meteor over Matanuska Glacier from the forest service cabin at the Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site.

Methane Gas Ice Bubbles

Methane gas ice bubbles trapped in ice along the Glenn Highway north east of Anchorage. Lake bed plants release methane gas that travels to the surface to the height of where the lake has frozen. As the lake continues to freeze the methane bubbles are trapped in layers.

The Alaska Railroad as it travels south along Turnagain Arm. Taken at Beluga Point. Hope, Alaska is in the valley to the left across the arm.

Aurora Borealis

The Northern Lights dance above Mount Susitna (Sleeping Lady) from Pt Woronzof in Anchorage

The Color Run-Anchorage

The Color Run in Anchorage on June 28, 2014. Brooklyn, Della, Jacquee & a bunch of other people.

Lunar Eclipse-Blood Red Moon

Blood Red Moon & the star Spica April 14, 2014

Alyeska Resort

Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska

Alyeska Resort

Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska

Turnagain Arm Sunrise

The sun rises over the Kenai Mountains along Turngain Arm.

Turnagain Arm from Bird Point

Turnagain Arm from Bird Point looking north towards Anchorage

This was taken shortly after departing the Spencer Whistle Stop. We had just picked up the rafters along the Placer River and were headed back to Portage.

Paige Drobny a rookie from Fairbanks passing by Goose Lake during the ceremonial start of the 2013 Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska.

Rounding the corner after crossing the Northern Lights Blvd bridge by Goose Lake during the Fur Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races.

This ice sculpture is called "Visitor" and was completed by Team He Long Jiang China and received 2nd place in the Crystal Gallery of Ice 2013 at the Anchorage Town Square . The blue lights in the background are simply strands of blue lights on the trees but make for a nice background.

30 foot tree in the back yard that we strung with lights with the moon in the sky. I set the aperture to F22 to make the moon and lights have that star effect.

Venus Transit taken from Anchorage, Alaska June 5, 2012

Waterfall at Derby Cove in Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska

Derby Cove cabin in Resurrection Bay just south of Seward, Alaska. This is a forest service cabin that can be accessed at low tide or by water taxi. There's a small stream that runs in front of the cabin and about 50 yards beyond that is the beach and the bay.

Jupiter & Venus through icicles.

Sunset from the Section Potter House looking across Cook Inlet.

The northern lights taken from the Glen Alps Overlook Trail in the Chugach Mountain foothills. It can be difficult to even see the aurora in Anchorage due to the light pollution. In this case it added a bit as the pinkish glow is from the reflection of the lights of Anchorage 2000 feet below.