wild frontier

Sometimes I forget just how BIG Alaska is (and as a geographer, I should know that!). Spending almost two weeks there teaching GIS for the Bureau of Indian affairs, gave me great time to explore what this place has to offer. See the entire gallery for more >>

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Kinda reminded me set from 'X-Files' or 'Lost'....I totally stumbled upon this while exploring Talkeetna, Alaska and looking for a good view of Denali, the highest point in North America.
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Sometimes I forget to look at the small things under our nose, like this tiny leaf melting snow, slowly, slowly, slowly over the past weeks (note the subtle ice rings).
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"I'm not lost, I'm exploring" (a favorite R. J. quote).
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Denali on a clear day as seen from Talkeetna, AK.
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