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Timelapse video: Aurora Borealis over Kashwitna Lake, Alaska

Posted on December 29, 2022

The Northern Lights (aka aurora borealis) create some of the most incredible light shows ever witnessed on planet Earth.

But as amazing as they are, the aurora are even more spectacular when they’re colorful lights are reflecting off a body of water.

This short timelapse video shows the Northern Lights dancing in the sky above Alaska’s Kashwitna Lake and reflecting off the waters’ surface.  [Read more…]

Did you know Alaska is the westernmost – and the easternmost U.S. state?

Posted on December 2, 2022

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If I were to ask you to name the easternmost and westernmost U.S. states, you would probably answer Maine (easternmost) and Alaska (westernmost).

And why not? All it takes is a quick glance at a map of the United States to arrive at that seemingly obvious conclusion.

But guess what? Your answer would only be half right…

[Read more…]

Video: Winter Solstice in Alaska

Posted on August 31, 2022

If you’re one of the countless folks who enjoy sleeping, you’d really love spending the winter in Alaska where the nights are very long and the days are very short.

In fact, during the week of the winter solstice the sun barely even makes it above the horizon before it sinks right back out of sight at sunset just a short time later.

Want to see one of Alaska’s famous late sunrises and early sunsets in action? Well, here’s your chance…  [Read more…]

Video: Visit to Barrow, Alaska – The northernmost city in America

Posted on August 27, 2022

Barrow, Alaska is located 320 miles north of the arctic circle, making it the northernmost city in the entire United States.

This is a part of the world in which the sun never sets in the summer and never rises in the winter.

And if you’re a fan of snow, there’s a chance that you could see it falling on any day of the year.  [Read more…]

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