chong

Nice photos, Richard. I lived and worked there in the mid-80s for 2.5 years. And traveled there off and on for 2 years before that. First time I stayed overnight there, when I got up at 2 a.m., a sparkle of light was peeking through the gap between the drapes of one of the windows. When I opened the drapes, I saw that the yard outside was like 6:00 am in Seattle. In Barrow and Kaktovik, the sun is out 24/7 in the summer. The camps I stayed at in the various villages had to have 2 layers of drapes over the windows to keep the light out at night. Otherwise, it would be impossible to sleep because it was so bright outside.

6 p.m. there is 7 p.m. here in Seattle. It is now 7:35 p.m. here and it is overcast. But it is still brighter here than in those pictures.

When I see pictures from AK, I sort of miss the place. That road to Seward is certainly pretty. Only thing I don't like about traveling by car or train there in the summer is that when you stop, you get attacked by swarms of mosquitos. Especially, during the evening twilight time. Are you going all the way to Soldotna/Kenai? Or, Whittier, to see the glaciers?