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Anchorage, Alaska - 2007 and 2010

Images from two visits. The first (pictures are from the third row to the bottom of the page) was in September 2007. The weather was mostly gray and rainy. I was only there for a few days and working most of the time. I was disappointed at being unable to get out of Anchorage to see - and photograph - some of the surrounding area (which I've done before, but only in pre-digital days), but I've posted a few shots of Anchorage itself, mostly in and around the downtown area.

My 2010 visit was also for business - a meeting of the AAAS Arctic Division. The weather was beautiful, at least until the fog rolled in. It was bright and sunny and in the mid-60s much of the time. The 2010 pictures, which appear in the top two rows of the gallery, are from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and Potter Marsh.
Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
View from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
View from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Denali (Mt. McKinley) seen from Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Denali (Mt. McKinley) seen from Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Alaska Railroad, seen from Potter Marsh
Alaska Railroad, seen from Potter Marsh
A small patch of blue sky
A small patch of blue sky
Downtown under heavy overcast
Downtown under heavy overcast
The Port of Anchorage
The Port of Anchorage
Anchorage skyline
Anchorage skyline
Snow on the mountains outside Anchorage (at about 3000 ft.)
Snow on the mountains outside Anchorage (at about 3000 ft.)
The M.V. Midnight Sun sailing from Anchorage back to the Lower 48
The M.V. Midnight Sun sailing from Anchorage back to the Lower 48
M.V. Midnight Sun
M.V. Midnight Sun
Rainbow against a very dark sky - a late afternoon treat
Rainbow against a very dark sky - a late afternoon treat
Darwin's Theory - a bar owned by a guy named Darwin
Darwin's Theory - a bar owned by a guy named Darwin
The descent of man - mural on the side of Darwin's Theory
The descent of man - mural on the side of Darwin's Theory
Believe it or not!
Believe it or not!
A beautiful sunset:  an unexpected treat on the way to the airport
A beautiful sunset: an unexpected treat on the way to the airport
Sunset over Knik Arm
Sunset over Knik Arm
Sunset over Knik Arm - another view
Sunset over Knik Arm - another view