Moose up North

[dlove]

I took these a little while ago, with my A-80. It's almost spring up here. The sun is out about 18 hours, the snow has almost melted, and the Mosquitoes have made their first annoying appearance.

[Reigh Higgins]

Nice photos, Alaska must be a great place to live.

[dlove]

The Fairbanks area is a land of contrasts. In winter we get about 3 hours of sun, with a couple more of dusk/dawn on either end. The temp can get darn cold too. The coldest I've experienced is -68 F, really cold -C. During the summers we get 22 hours of sun, with the rest dusk/dawn, with temps getting into the 80s, and even the low 90s on occasion.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Woah! Moose! And more than just one in the same location. That's so cool. You should crop them more so we can get a closer look.

[dlove]

This is a mother and her calf. They wander around our area. We even get to see them in the yard. We have to be really careful if they're around, so as to not get stomped on by Mom. Here's a little closer shot, and one of her older calfs in our yard this past winter

[sparker1]

Very nice shots, dlove. One of the best things about visiting the Fairbanks area last June was the long period of daylight. We were next to a river and frequently saw people out boating, canoeing, fishing, etc around midnight. I assumed there is a philosophy of do it while you can.