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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2014, 07:12 PM Jan 2014

Turnagain Arm sunrise

We took a run down toward Girdwood this morning. The roads are clear and there is NO ice in the Arm, which is almost unheard of for this time of year. The temperature in Anchorage is 45. I have flowers blooming.

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Turnagain Arm sunrise (Original Post) Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 OP

Scary AND gorgeous, my dear Blue... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1

Beautiful scenery. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #2

Actually, we'd be happy to have them back. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #3

Tourism? Really? Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #7

We actually get quite a few tourists up here in the winter. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #9

Well, I admit, the aurora would tempt me. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #11

Beautiful! ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #4

Yes, that's the Alaska Railroad. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #5

I'd love to see the photo ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #6

I could probably lighten it up a little. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #8

It may be my monitor... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #10

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,534 posts)

1. Scary AND gorgeous, my dear Blue...

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 07:29 PM

Jan 2014

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. Beautiful scenery.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:29 PM

Jan 2014

But would you please take these below zero temps back. I don't like winter when we have a mild one.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

3. Actually, we'd be happy to have them back.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:42 PM

Jan 2014

This is almost as troubling to us as your cold weather is to you. It's wreaking havoc on our winter tourism, skiing, etc. Not to mention that mess of an avalanche over on the Richardson Highway.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

7. Tourism? Really?

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 09:50 PM

Jan 2014

Funny, I have thought that I would love to visit Alaska....but I have never considered doing it in the winter.

I sure how things get back to normal, although if you have flowers blooming, normal will really screw everything up now.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

9. We actually get quite a few tourists up here in the winter.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:34 PM

Jan 2014

Aurora seekers and skiers. Alyeska is world class, but they've had to shut down the past few days, even on the upper slopes. Valdez has heli-skiing for the extreme daredevils. Later in March a lot of people come up for the Iditarod.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

11. Well, I admit, the aurora would tempt me.

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:53 PM

Jan 2014

Too bad that isn't a sure thing. I hate winter....it would not be my ideal vacation. But I would love to see an aurora.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

4. Beautiful!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:50 PM

Jan 2014

Are those train tacks in the foreground?

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

5. Yes, that's the Alaska Railroad.

Reply to ohheckyeah (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:59 PM

Jan 2014

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

6. I'd love to see the photo

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 09:16 PM

Jan 2014

with the foreground just a touch lighter. It would lead into the photo beautifully with the train tracks and the fence. Maybe it's just my monitor or my eyes, though.

Great, great photo! I really like it.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

8. I could probably lighten it up a little.

Reply to ohheckyeah (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:32 PM

Jan 2014

It looks fine on my big monitor but maybe a little dark on the iPad.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

10. It may be my monitor...

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:35 PM

Jan 2014

it's a 24" but I keep it set pretty low in brightness. I just like train tracks, but regardless, it's beautiful!

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