Beautiful Winter Skies
Over the past few days, we have had the most gorgeous skies. Sunrises, sunsets, moonrises, and also some aurora displays.
A couple of days ago, I had an afternoon appointment on post (Fort Wainwright). On the way home, I decided to drive some of the back roads, in search of photo ops. The sun was on its way down, and a thin stripe of orange light was close to the horizon. I had a feeling it would be a pretty sunset, so I was in no hurry to get home.
I drove the dirt road (of course it’s snow-covered now) that parallels the Chena River and leads to Birch Hill ski area, and some of the army training areas. I hoped to see a moose, but wasn’t lucky in that regard. I did stop and photograph a pretty slough area, ringed with orange-tipped trees.
On the way back to the golf course, I noticed the beautiful full moon rising. It was a gorgeous yellow-orange with reflected sunlight. I found a place to stop and take a photo:
