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Sketches of Alaska

 Ray Bonnell ― http://sketchesofalaska.blogspot.com

I am a free-lance artist and writer and have spent 30 years tramping Alaska's back roads. On the pages of my blog you will find images of my art, writings on an artist's life in Fairbanks, posts and photos about hikes and trips around Alaska, and essays about historic and culturally significant sites around Alaska. I hope you enjoy my ramblings.

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Denali Highway still closed 5-17-2013

Denali Highway still closed 5-17-2013

Sketches of Alaska ― The photo above was taken this past weekend from a gravel pit at about Mile 95 of the Denali Highway (about 40 miles from Cantwell). That dark line snaking across the middle of the photo is the road. As you can see, it is still surrounded by ...

Tags: Snow Plowing, Cantwell, Denali Highway, Paxson

Ray Bonnell ― 6 days ago

Caribou along Denali Highway 5-12-2013

Caribou along Denali Highway 5-12-2013

Sketches of Alaska ― This past weekend we drove in on the Denali Highway from the Cantwell side about 70 miles before being stopped by unplowed road. We saw this lone caribou about 10 miles from Cantwell, merrily munching on roadside lichens. Most of the caribou have...

Tags: Caribou, Late Spring 2013, Cantwell, Denali Highway, Broad Pass

Ray Bonnell ― 6 days ago

Tisha's schoolhouse and old town of Chicken, Alaska still attract visitors

Tisha's schoolhouse and old town of Chicken, Alaska still attract visitors

Sketches of Alaska ― Old Chicken schoolhouse as it looked in the 1990s ∙ The first time we visited Chicken in the 1990s there was little you could see from the Taylor highway. Downtown Chicken (adjacent to the highway) had a saloon, cafe and small store. There...

Tags: Fortymile River, Anne Hobbs Purdy, Historic Sites, Tisha, Education History, Eagle

Ray Bonnell ― 1 week 1 day ago

Environmental art along Parks Highway

Sketches of Alaska ― So...any ideas what it is in the photograph above? I found it along the Parks Highway at about mile 160. I did adjust the contrast slightly to bring out the design. ∙ Click on this link to see the full image.

Tags: Spring. Environmental Art, Alaska, Parks Highway

Ray Bonnell ― 1 week 3 days ago

Trumpeter Swans along Denali Highway in early May 2013

Sketches of Alaska ― We drove in the Denali Highway as far as Alpine Creek Lodge on Saturday. That is about half was across the road. Because of the late spring the highway is still not plowed all the way. On the way back to Cantwell we saw a pair of trumpeter scans...

Tags: Cygnus Buccinator, Denali Highway, Alaska, Trumpeter Swans

Ray Bonnell ― 1 week 4 days ago

Old College depot (an example Fairbanks hidden history) torn down

Old College depot (an example Fairbanks hidden history) torn down

Sketches of Alaska ― Once upon a time (80 odd years ago) there was a tiny depot by the railroad tracks near what was then the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska). College Road then was not the thoroughfare it is now, and the...

Tags: College, Historic Structures, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Railroad, College Depot

Ray Bonnell ― 3 weeks ago

UAF Experiment Farm history reflects saga of Alaska agriculture

UAF Experiment Farm history reflects saga of Alaska agriculture

Sketches of Alaska ― Pictured in the drawing are the two oldest buildings at the University of Alaska Experiment Farm: the manager’s residence and the barn, both built in 1940. The farm was originally part of the Federal government’s agricultural station...

Tags: University Of Alaska, Historic Site, Experiment Farm, Alaska, Fairbanks

Ray Bonnell ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Late winter panorama of east side of Broad Pass, Alaska

Late winter panorama of east side of Broad Pass, Alaska

Sketches of Alaska ― This is a view of the mountains on the east side of Broad Pass. I took the photos a week ago from the pullout at Mile 199 of the Parks Highway.

Tags: Mountains, Winter, Broad Pass, Snow, Alaska Range, Parks Highway

Ray Bonnell ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Snow ripples in Broad Pass

Snow ripples in Broad Pass

Sketches of Alaska ― We went snow shoeing again this past week. This time at the south end of broad pass where the railroad tracks cross the highway. There is a low area there (I think it was a merieal site for highway construction. In the winter the snow drifts in ...

Tags: Winter, Broad Pass, Snow Ripples, Parks Highway

Ray Bonnell ― 3 weeks 6 days ago

Stationary but fast-changing cloud over Broad Pass peak

Stationary but fast-changing cloud over Broad Pass peak

Sketches of Alaska ― We were stopped on the Denali Highway three miles east of Cantwell this past week. I was watching this cloud forming and dissipating over a peak at the north end of Broad Pass. With the wind coming from the north, the water vapor was condensing...

Tags: Clouds, Cantwell, Winter, Denali Highway, Broad Pass

Ray Bonnell ― 3 weeks 6 days ago

Artist speaks at Pioneer Home in Fairbanks

Artist speaks at Pioneer Home in Fairbanks

Sketches of Alaska ― I went out to the Pioneer Home this afternoon to give a presentation about historic sites along the road system in Eastern Interior Alaska. This was a return engagement. I was there last October talking about historic sites around Fairbanks. That...

Tags: Presentations, Historic Sites, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska History, Pioneer Home

Ray Bonnell ― 4 weeks ago

Tiny bubbles in the ice (agatey overflow along Denali Highway)

Tiny bubbles in the ice (agatey overflow along Denali Highway)

Sketches of Alaska ― Here is a close up of one of the chunks of agatey overflow ice I posted about yesterday.

Tags: Spring Plowing, Cantwell, Denali Highway, Broad Pass, Overflow Ice

Ray Bonnell ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

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