It was a little windy on Wickersham Dome yesterday…

Fun on the return hike from Wickersham Dome yesterday. Look how high the Sun was! Full photo set from the day: photos.lwpetersen.com/Date/2026/Fe... #alaska #hiking #winter

Faint aurora bands over a moonlit and snow-covered forest in Fairbanks, Alaska. Check out more in my aurora galleries: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #aurora #northernlights #auroraborealis

Aconitum delphiniifolium, commonly known as Larkspurleaf monskhood or just monkshood. Taken on Murphy Dome in late July. Info in my Alaska Wildflower Guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf... #alaska #bloomscrolling #wildflowers

Panning across a glacier cave in the Canwell Glacier Terminus last weekend. Photos and story from the trip on my website: www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/b... #glacier #hiking #alaska

A few photos from our Sunday trip up Miller Creek to a cave in the terminus of the Canwell Glacier and some phenomenal ice crystals. I've got a post up now with a lot more photos from the trip here: www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/b... #alaska #hiking #winter #glacier #icecave

Early September snow begins to dust the White Mountains, adding contrast to the talus slopes in the hills near Nome Creek. Some info in my hiking guide here: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide... #alaska #hiking #fall

Winter sunrise colors north of Creamer’s Field in Fairbanks. #alaska #winter #sunrise

Yesterday was one of those rare, clear winter days. Fresh snow, low sun, and long shadows along Miller Creek in the Alaska Range. #alaska #winter #hiking

It was SUCH a gorgeous day today in the Alaska Range. Hike up Miller Creek to some glacier caves in the Canwell Glacier Terminus. Lots of photos still coming: photos.lwpetersen.com/Date/2026/Fe... #alaska #winter #hiking

Cotton candy skies over a spruce forest in Fairbanks, Alaska. #alaska #sunset #sky

Vertical. Alaska scenery, big and small. More in my portfolio: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im... #alaska #photography #nature #auroraborealis #wildflowers

I’m reviving my Photo of the Week series. This first post features a photograph I made in 2012 from US Creek Road in the White Mountains of Alaska. It was my first trip into the area, and it’s a place I’ve returned to again and again over the years. #alaska #landscape #photography

Just a moose browsing on willows in winter near Fairbanks, Alaska. Wildlife gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #wildlife #fairbanks

Tall Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium acutiflorum) taken in mid-June in Fairbanks, Alaska. I'm really looking forward to the wildflowers this season, and trying to get some writing done for my Alaska Wildflower Guide before it starts. #alaska #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #summer #fairbanks

Morning light hits Mt. Hayes in the Alaska Range, viewed over the frozen Tanana River. #alaska #winter #sunrise

Just a Fairbanks winter sunrise. #Alaska #sunrise #fairbanks

More aurora timelapse footage from the night of January 20, 2026. More photos and video from the evening on my website here: photos.lwpetersen.com/Date/2026/Ja... #auroraborealis #alaska #timelapse #fairbanks #northernlights

A few more photos from the night of January 20, 2026. I have a blogpost up with more photos and timelapse footage from the night here: www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/a... #Alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Bridal Veil Falls pours down the steep walls of Keystone Canyon near Valdez, Alaska, in mid-summer. More about this area in my Alaska Guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide... #alaska #valdez #waterfall

Aurora borealis over Fairbanks on January 20, 2026, at 8:10 pm. I'm still sifting through hundreds of photos from the incredible aurora displays over recently. Check out all the photos I've uploaded (so far): photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photos #alaska #fairbanks #northernlights #auroraborealis

Short timelapse taken while the aurora was "quiet" last night. I still have an enormous number of photos to finish processing and upload, but a few of them are up on my website now, here: photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photos #auroraborealis #NorthernLights #fairbanks #Alaska

Yeeeeeeah. Turns out the aurora is pretty good tonight, too. I took quite a few photos and some time-lapse footage, too. Might take me a while to get through all of it. I've decided to turn in for the night. #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Some more aurora from last night... #alaska #fairbanks #auroraborealis #northernlights

Another photo from last night over Fairbanks, Alaska. I wrote a bit about it on my website here (with more photos, of course): www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/j... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

We're having quite the aurora show tonight over Fairbanks! photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photos #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Aurora over the trees - Fairbanks, Alaska photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Evening light on the Alaska Range above the Black Rapids Glacier, with rocky moraines in the foreground. Taken in mid-June. Info on the area: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-infor... #alaska #glacier #mountains

Mid-January light catches the tops of snow-covered birch and spruce trees north of Fairbanks, Alaska. photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im... #alaska #winter #winterlight

Aurora curtains over the Chatanika Valley in early September, photographed near Cleary Summit along the Steese Highway in Alaska’s Interior. More in my aurora galleries: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Some recent photos and stuff... lwpetersen.substack.com/p/winter-blues #alaska #photography #mentalhealth

A little ice fog and a little winter sunlight make a pretty incredible combination. One of the perks of Fairbanks when the temperature drops below −40°F. Prints and wall art: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im... #alaska #winterlight #forest #fairbanks

It was my birthday, so after running a few errands, I stopped by the lake near work to take some photos. It had dropped to about -35°F, but the light and the sundogs were too good to pass up. #alaska #sunlight #winter

An orange and red winter sunrise behind black spruce near Fairbanks, Alaska. Low clouds catch the light while the forest remains in silhouette. photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im... #alaska #sunrise #winter

One of today's messy snowflakes #macro #snowflake #winter

Blue hour in the spruce forest after a fresh snowfall yesterday in Fairbanks, Alaska. Spruce loaded from the weight of the snow. More of my recent photos here: photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photos #alaska #forest #winter #fairbanks

It finally warmed up in Fairbanks, and now it’s snowing again. Took a short walk during blue hour, and everything felt quiet and new. #alaska #fairbanks #winter #snow

Four scenes from a late-August hike on the Harding Icefield Trail with CJ. Green meadows and waterfalls, blue ice at the edge of Exit Glacier, and wildflowers still blooming when most of Alaska’s season is already fading. #alaska #hiking #glacier #wildflowers

Aurora borealis over Ballaine Lake in mid-September, an unexpected show while on my way home from the gym late at night. My aurora gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

A willow ptarmigan, Alaska’s state bird, in mixed spring plumage near Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park. By early May, they’re in the middle of their transition from winter white to summer brown, which gives them this patchwork look. #alaska #wildlife #birding

Stopping to smell the flowers. An arctic ground squirrel pauses to feed on alpine sweetvetch in Denali National Park. Wildlife gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #wildlife #flora #denali

A supraglacial stream cutting through the surface of Canwell Glacier in late spring, shortly after a fresh dusting of snow. My hiking guide to the area: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide... #alaska #glacier #hiking

A short update on the recent cold snap in Fairbanks, how it slowed everything down, and why I’m finally starting to work back through some long-overdue summer posts. lwpetersen.substack.com/p/cold-snap-... Photo: Ice fog on University Ave in Fairbanks on NYD #alaska #fairbanks #cold

I seriously can't believe it's been 11 years since I took this photo. Anyway, I wrote a short thing about it today: lwpetersen.substack.com/p/aurora-spi... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

Aurora borealis forming layered bands with a brief corona directly overhead, overpowering the light of the moon. More of my aurora photography here: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights #fairbanks

Some clips from this summer on the Gulkana Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range. Such a beautiful area! Info about the area in my Alaska Guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide... #Alaska #hiking #glacier

The Windchimes rock formations on a ridge near Mount Prindle in the White Mountains of Alaska, with low clouds moving through the spires. Hiking guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide... #alaska #hiking #mountains

A midwinter sunset over a boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska, with low clouds catching warm light. #alaska #sunset #winter

A bright aurora over the boreal forest north of Fairbanks in mid-February. The display was strong enough to soften the stars and light the snow-covered trees below. Prints and Wall Art in my Aurora Gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al... #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

A meltwater channel on the Black Rapids Glacier, divided by a narrow ice island and a balanced boulder. In the early melt season with limited englacial drainage, much of the water flows on the surface, making foot travel difficult at times. #alaska #glacier #hiking