Alaska’s Sandhill Cranes migrate to the United States West Coast as winter approaches.
View here as just filmed minutes ago on this early September morning as a honking pair of Sandhill Cranes take flight from Anchorage Alaska over the waters of Cook Inlet. The view is from Anchorage’s Coastal Trail.
A bit overshadowed by two of its neighbors (Bryce & Arches), Canyonlands is stunning in its own right. Expansive vistas & eye popping formations are the norm. Some of them seem almost contrived by artists realizing their vision as they go along. Almost unreal & a common theme throughout the Mighty Five.
I really liked this mural that was down in front of the Long Beach Convention Center when I went to the coin show yesterday
Here’s an alternate reality (AI assisted) version I just designed
A bit overshadowed by two of its neighbors (Bryce & Arches), Canyonlands is stunning in its own right. Expansive vistas & eye popping formations are the norm. Some of them seem almost contrived by artists realizing their vision as they go along. Almost unreal & a common theme throughout the Mighty Five.
Next week: Arches.
Awesome photography! I hope to make it there someday
The 1st year or 2 it wasn't a bad show. After that the lame jokes and the
canned laughter really hurt it. The worst was how the "left wing" took over
every aspect of the show.
The Alaska Railroad and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to offer a unique wilderness experience offered nowhere else in the world.
Accessible only by rail on Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train, the Chugach National Forest backcountry is opened up for hiking on improved trails, rafting or kayaking on a glacier lake and adjoining river, and unique views of the rugged Kenai Mountains.
In this video the Glacier Discovery Train with its passenger cars and an added Ultra Dome Car designated as The Wilderness Explorer are seen departing Anchorage Alaska.
On board is a Wilderness Cafe Snack Bar and unlike the privately owned Ultra Dome Cars on other trains, passengers are free to visit the Wilderness Explorer Ultra Dome Car if the otherwise reserved seats are not filled.
Holland America is one of the cruise lines that owns its own Ultra Full Length Dome Rail Cars. Usually they team up with Princess Cruise Line to contract with the Alaska Railroad to have multiples of their Ultra Dome Rail Cars pulled together by an Alaska Railroad locomotive.
However on this one September morning there were only enough passengers to occupy a single car.
Watch as the Locomotive with horns blaring departs from Anchorage and heads north to Denali hauling a single Holland America Ultra Dome Rail Car.
Link to Video (Alaska's Shortest Train Departs with Horns Blaring):
Alaska’s only passenger train that connects Anchorage and Fairbanks departs each summer morning at 8:20 AM. Designated the Denali Star Train it stops in Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali Enroute to Fairbanks.
Watch and listen as horns blare and gate crossings clang. A car speeds across the tracks as the train approaches and the crossing gates begin to drop. Led by double locomotives the rail cars being pulled are in succession a baggage car, an Ultra full length Dome Car, a dining car, a standard passenger car, two compact dome cars and two Wilderness Express Ultra Dome Cars.
While all passengers have access to the upper level of the compact dome cars, the Ultra full length Dome Cars including the ones at the end of the train are restricted to premium paying passengers.
Link to Video (Denali Star Train Departs Anchorage Depot):
THE FOUR PASSENGER TRAINS THAT DEPART DAILY ON THE Alaska Railroad FROM ANCHORAGE
The First Passenger Train that Departs Daily from Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad is the Coastal Classic Train with its final destination Seward, Alaska.
Immediately below is a link the my YouTube Video of this train as I filmed it while on the train:
(As a side note, FWIW, now exceeding 13,000 views on YouTube is this scene titled "Traversing a Moose Pass Tunnel aboard the Alaska Railroad's Historic Denali Car" as I filmed it from the above Coastal Classic Train as it was headed to Seward:)
Link to the view of Traversing a Moose Pass Tunnel while aboard the Coastal Classic Train:
Finally, below is a Video Link to my YouTube Playlist of the Additional Three Passenger Trains that Depart Daily from Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad as I filmed them in succession this September Saturday morning:
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Mercedes has been focusing on that technology for decades. Interestin to see Hyundai made it to market first.
Alaska’s Sandhill Cranes migrate to the United States West Coast as winter approaches.
View here as just filmed minutes ago on this early September morning as a honking pair of Sandhill Cranes take flight from Anchorage Alaska over the waters of Cook Inlet. The view is from Anchorage’s Coastal Trail.
Link to Video:
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This was a Saturday night favorite when i was growing up
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I still watch this show on METV
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Those were the DAYS
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Canyonlands National Park
A bit overshadowed by two of its neighbors (Bryce & Arches), Canyonlands is stunning in its own right. Expansive vistas & eye popping formations are the norm. Some of them seem almost contrived by artists realizing their vision as they go along. Almost unreal & a common theme throughout the Mighty Five.
Next week: Arches.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
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I really liked this mural that was down in front of the Long Beach Convention Center when I went to the coin show yesterday
Here’s an alternate reality (AI assisted) version I just designed
Mr_Spud
Awesome photography! I hope to make it there someday
Mr_Spud
@Mr_Spud: I hope you do & are able to visit all of the Mighty 5!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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Yesterday morning:
Tear Down Day:
Until next year ...
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Bought their batteries twice in the late 60's. They weren't worth
throwing a way. The only decent one they made was the square
9 volt battery.
The 1st year or 2 it wasn't a bad show. After that the lame jokes and the
canned laughter really hurt it. The worst was how the "left wing" took over
every aspect of the show.
This morning:
The Alaska Railroad and the U.S. Forest Service have partnered to offer a unique wilderness experience offered nowhere else in the world.
Accessible only by rail on Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train, the Chugach National Forest backcountry is opened up for hiking on improved trails, rafting or kayaking on a glacier lake and adjoining river, and unique views of the rugged Kenai Mountains.
In this video the Glacier Discovery Train with its passenger cars and an added Ultra Dome Car designated as The Wilderness Explorer are seen departing Anchorage Alaska.
On board is a Wilderness Cafe Snack Bar and unlike the privately owned Ultra Dome Cars on other trains, passengers are free to visit the Wilderness Explorer Ultra Dome Car if the otherwise reserved seats are not filled.
Video Link (Glacier Discovery Train's Departure):
ALASKA'S SHORTEST TRAIN
Holland America is one of the cruise lines that owns its own Ultra Full Length Dome Rail Cars. Usually they team up with Princess Cruise Line to contract with the Alaska Railroad to have multiples of their Ultra Dome Rail Cars pulled together by an Alaska Railroad locomotive.
However on this one September morning there were only enough passengers to occupy a single car.
Watch as the Locomotive with horns blaring departs from Anchorage and heads north to Denali hauling a single Holland America Ultra Dome Rail Car.
Link to Video (Alaska's Shortest Train Departs with Horns Blaring):
Alaska’s only passenger train that connects Anchorage and Fairbanks departs each summer morning at 8:20 AM. Designated the Denali Star Train it stops in Wasilla, Talkeetna, and Denali Enroute to Fairbanks.
Watch and listen as horns blare and gate crossings clang. A car speeds across the tracks as the train approaches and the crossing gates begin to drop. Led by double locomotives the rail cars being pulled are in succession a baggage car, an Ultra full length Dome Car, a dining car, a standard passenger car, two compact dome cars and two Wilderness Express Ultra Dome Cars.
While all passengers have access to the upper level of the compact dome cars, the Ultra full length Dome Cars including the ones at the end of the train are restricted to premium paying passengers.
Link to Video (Denali Star Train Departs Anchorage Depot):
The Disguised Door into the Locomotive:
Bounty of the [Great]Land
(Raspberries, Crab Apples and King Crab)
THE FOUR PASSENGER TRAINS THAT DEPART DAILY ON THE Alaska Railroad FROM ANCHORAGE
The First Passenger Train that Departs Daily from Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad is the Coastal Classic Train with its final destination Seward, Alaska.
Immediately below is a link the my YouTube Video of this train as I filmed it while on the train:
(As a side note, FWIW, now exceeding 13,000 views on YouTube is this scene titled "Traversing a Moose Pass Tunnel aboard the Alaska Railroad's Historic Denali Car" as I filmed it from the above Coastal Classic Train as it was headed to Seward:)
Link to the view of Traversing a Moose Pass Tunnel while aboard the Coastal Classic Train:
Finally, below is a Video Link to my YouTube Playlist of the Additional Three Passenger Trains that Depart Daily from Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad as I filmed them in succession this September Saturday morning:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734BfY2SS97yuRYj-QrxGRqBnKS
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Anyone for Thai?
Parked up on the Hillside this afternoon:
What to do on a wet September Day? Check out the local "Parade of Homes" new house construction Open Houses.
Some recent photos...
View from my office window
Saltpans where the Flamingos get their color
Harvest from the garden
Local "Urban Art"