Alaska - Land of the Mid-Day Sun
this is Alaska in February. These are 150 photos I captured from FAA webcams scattered all over Alaska. Over 2000 miles of snowy wild country. All the photos were taken within 10 minutes of each other! Most are at airports, some are in the mountains or other places. You can see all sorts of interesting things in the photos. You can see how much different the weather can be in one part of Alaska, compared to another. You can also see how in the far north, above the arctic circle, it is daylight but the sun never rises this time of year. Farther south the sun is seen low in the sky. Several photos show the moon. Some show villages such as Wales that are truly out in the wild land. The music is an all time Alaska favorite, available on the web courtesy of Uncle Mike Faubion at his site:
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I've Been Everywhere in Alaska
song by Geoff Mack (I've Been Everywhere)
Bethel lyrics by Michael Faubion
I got my snow machine stuck out on that windy Atmautluak trail. When along came a musher, pulled me out and a saved my tail. He said, If you're going to Atmautluak man, with me you can ride. So I climbed into the sled and I hunkered down inside.
I said, Have you ever seen a trail with so much ice and snow? and he said, Listen, Bud, I've been everywhere in this state there is to go.
He said--
I Been everywhere, man,
In Alaska I been there, man,
Across the tundra bare, man,
I even seen a grizzly bear, man,
I been everywhere!
I been to Juneau, Prudhoe, Yukon, Barrow, Minto, King Cove, Kobuk, Koyuk, Cordova, Seldovia, Sleetmute, Nightmute, Paimute, Ohogomuit, Nogomuit, what a hoot--
Togiak, Kodiak, Akiak, Aniak, Nushagak, Chevak, Naknek, Yakutat, Noatak, Nyac, Napaskiak, Napakiak, Adak, Unimak, Snack Shack, Hell and back--
Nenana, Tanana, Tanacross, Holy Cross, Quinhagak, Kanatok, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Hydaburg, Petersburg, Petersville, Placerville, Farewell, Cantwell, oh well, what the hell--
Sheldon's Point, Dall Point, Pitka's Point, Pilot Point, Point Spencer, Copper Center, Point Hope, Point Lay, Sand Point, Icy Cape, Big Lake, Tanakee, Kake, Mcgrath, Wasilla, Willow, what a killer--
Noorvik, Anvik, Selawik, Kotlik, Sitka, Chitna, Chickaloon, Chicken, Kwethluk, Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk, Alakanuk, Koyukuk, Holikachuk, Chuathbaluk, just my luck--
Lime Village, Mountain Village, Arctic Village, Stevens Village, North Pole, North Way, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Kalskag, Kaltag, Shageluk, Shaktoolik, Moose Pass, Rainy Pass, False Pass, Anaktuvik Pass--
I been to Anchorage, Dillingham, Anchorage, Bethel, Anchorage, Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Palmer, Anchorage, Seward, Anchorage, Homer, Anchorage..Anchorage..Anchorage--
Old Harbor, Dutch Harbor, Hog River, Stony River, Eagle River, Salmon River, Crooked Creek, Cripple Creek, Flume Creek, Heinie Creek, Kong and Eek, Unalakleet, Savoonga, Matanuska, Unalaska, Alyeska--
Gambell, Wrangell, Wainwright, Rampart, Venitie, Valdez, Diomede, Deadhorse, Skewntna, Shishmaref, Pribiloff, Chichigof, Kwigillingok, Kotzebue, Iditarod, OH MY GOD--
Angoon, Hoonah, Newhalen, Russian Mission, Kipnuk, Kilamak, Chugiak, Nushigak, Tuluksak, Kanakanak, Nunivak, Katchemak, Susitna, Chulitna, Holitna, Hoholitna--
Saint Michael, Saint George, Saint Paul, Saint Mary's, Andreafski, Oozinki, Mount Mckinley (Or Denali), Emmonak, Chefornak, Nicholai, Kenai, Pelican, Mekoryuk, Egegik, Aleknagik--
I Been everywhere, man,
In Alaska I been there, man,
Across the tundra bare, man,
I even seen a grizzly bear, man,
I been everywhere!