Shorter Nights

The winter days are getting noticably longer. South Central is gaining about 5 minutes a day. During this latest cold snap, being clear & cold, the sunsets have been magnificant.

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Sunsets at the lodge that is. Time is getting short for me. The season is winding down to a halt soon. Luckily I have a lot to do so the time should go by fast & then slow down while I get ready for winter. HaHa I Wish!

Road Home

Took these pictures at around 7:30pm before day-light savings time took effect last night. With the day light getting longer 5-6 minutes a day there is no need to spring ahead in Alaska. I wish my state would do away with it like Hawaii and Arizona.

Bird's Eye View

Photos by John Thun

Pronounced John Thun, like thunder, took these photos from his cousin's super cub. They flew around Hatcher Pass and the Matanuska Valley during these beautiful VFR flying conditions in Alaska right now. All the photos he took were great and I asked him to send me these two, with permission, to post on my blog. In the second photo there are people on the runway where the plane needed to land. The pilot buzzed them a couple times then proceeded to make a smooth landing.

Sunset Won Over

Thank-you readers for bearing with me so far this winter. Looking forward to Winter Solstice when the daylight starts getting longer. This was the sunset today. The bottom picture was taken (before the top picture) around 3:30 pm ADST looking towards Anchorage from the parking lot of Lowes. The top picture was taken at 4:20pm from the Mat-Su Lodge parking lot overlooking Wasilla Lake. Kept pulling over and taking pictures. The sunset was strikingly beautiful and kept changing every minute. I'm learning my way around The MatSu Valley. Google maps is my friend. Thinking about becoming a real estate agent.

Window Sunset

We topped out at a warm plus 8 degrees today. Beautiful day breaking out of the cold. Clouds made for a colorful sunset looking west towards Pt. MacKenzie.

Sunset on the Bluff

There has been some beautiful sunsets lately. I can imagine that spruce tree being a palm tree.

Earthquake Park getting dark

Beautiful sunset in the Anchorage bowl tonight. Took the short drive to Earthquake Park to enjoy the view, take pictures and see if my laptop and cell phone worked out there. While watching the sun go down I played scrabble, listened to Radio Paradise and got to talk to my best friend on the horn at the same time. Sunset at 5:30 and didn't linger on too long after that.