Located some 80 miles distant from the Anchorage Shore of Cook Inlet, the distant Alaska Range with its Active Mt Spurr Volcano appears larger than life due to refracted light creating the illusion of mammoth mountains.
In these videos from yesterday afternoon witness this Superior Mirage otherwise known as a Fata Morgana.
Link to Video Playlist of the Mirage Magnified Alaska Range including Active Volcano Mt Spurr:
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Does it really float?
Above Carson City
Above Lake Tahoe
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Yesterday, on a crisp late January morning in Alaska a Moose feasts upon a breakfast of frosted tree limbs.
Link to Munching Moose Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734BfY4BxdRqmlAoKOIrGB2gxNK
Concurrently taken photo:
Located some 80 miles distant from the Anchorage Shore of Cook Inlet, the distant Alaska Range with its Active Mt Spurr Volcano appears larger than life due to refracted light creating the illusion of mammoth mountains.
In these videos from yesterday afternoon witness this Superior Mirage otherwise known as a Fata Morgana.
Link to Video Playlist of the Mirage Magnified Alaska Range including Active Volcano Mt Spurr:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734BfY3KH9XOhBsV1mTAj7kkl14
Concurrently taken photos:
Mirage Magnified Mount Spurr:
Airliner Flying Above Mirage Magnified Alaska Range:
Sleeping Lady as seen from same vantage point:
The fire red sunset across Cook Inlet as viewed by the Inlet's namesake, Captain Cook:
Early X-Ray apparatus
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The wild wild west
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Rt 57 southwick, ma 7:18 am
From Travels Past:
Showtime on the Ship
Culinary Show on Board:
You just gotta like Popeye
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I was born in MI and really do miss this weather.
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I really like these colors
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Same Views
Earlier this week:
Yesterday:
Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
Big FEET
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Kinda different, but probably does work
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I enjoy watching John Wayne in any of his movies.
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Water damaged photos, though artistic in their own right?
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
The sun rise in Michigan
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Repairing the electric lines back in the day
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Breakfast
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New high for silver
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a very colorful couple
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This should be in the Artificially Toned String
Signage when I grew up was always great and funny too.
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