November 04, 2005NovembrrrrrrrYes, Dan, I know, I know. I should be used to it by now. But good golly, man!!! It is downright chilly out there - and used to it or not - well, brrrrrr! When you have to plug in your car to make sure she starts in the morning, well . . . that is just C.O.L.D! And it's only November. But the pictures are pretty - well, the skies and scenery are pretty - the pictures don't do them justice. nevertheless . . . .  heading onto the highway.
Well, I was going to try to find a comparison shot on that last pic, but good grief I have a buncha pics on this computer! Sigh. Maybe I'll add to it and get another shot today. ;-) It was taken from the parking lot of a bluff over the Kenai River yesterday morning before I went to work. The River is still a bit warmer than the air so you see the results - steamy fog rising. Looked pretty neat in person. This is looking across the River (that's the Kenai River) towards the "cannery" where we spent our first winter in Alaska. Not a cannery actually - more correctly known as a fish processer, but we were introduced to it as a cannery and the name just stuck. To the left of the shot is "the Bridge" which connects K-Beach Rd. (Kalifornsky Beach Road - Kalifonsky Beach Road - depending on which sign you are reading) to the Spurr Hwy. by a shorter route. The bridge opened the year before we arrived in Alaska - prior to that time it was a looooong drive to Soldotna and back along K-Beach to various spots that you could see just across the River. To the right of the shot is Cook Inlet and on its western banks Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt. Further south out of picture range is Mt. Augustine (a volcanic island - or I guess more properly an island volcano) and further north is Mt. Spurr. Guess you had to be there - ::smile:: - so come on up and see all this in person, why don't you. Speaking of that - I tried to enter the Where in the World is Matt Laurer contest Monday and was told I could not - you see, I do NOT live in the 48 states. Sigh! I wanted to win so I could take hubby to Greece - he has always wanted to go. So fine! Let nbc be that way. Humpf! (and yes, they received a nice email from me on the subject! No, of COURSE they didn't answer it.) Anyway, folks have a great weekend. Comments
Hey Moosie, and your AK picture lovin pals - I've been trying to get this one for the past two weeks! Finally nailed it. Right place, right time and all of that. Take a gander! http://www.flickr.com/photos/eclat/59907528/ *Grins* Posted by: Lessa at November 4, 2005 09:46 PMwhat a great shot Lessa!!! I was hoping just tonight that I might be able to get the same shot. Redoubt was gorgeous in the night sky!!! Brava! I so Miss Alaska! Gimme a full time job and I'll come up!! Posted by: mary lou at November 6, 2005 01:00 PMI light of the comments at the other place? Well, bundle up dear, but do it in layers! Posted by: dan at November 6, 2005 09:37 PMfooey on NBC. Oh, and yes, it's November, but it's also 80-something here today. Hot, Hot, Hot. My poor chrysanthemums are barely blooming and now they be confused again! Posted by: Skatemom at November 7, 2005 10:28 AMThanks for the Alaska pictures and also the link to flickr.com! My husband & I went to AK in 2003 for our 25th anniversary & fell in love with it! We almost ran out of film; so much beautiful scenery. Want to go back as soon as we can afford it. The hubby took some great autumn pictures last weekend. Let me know if you'd like to see them. Thanks again! Posted by: DJ in Chicago at November 7, 2005 11:48 AM |
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