Fall brings a whole new meaning to Colorado gold rush. Lotsa different shots in here, you got a favorite? #fallorado #coloradofall #fallincolorado #coloradogold #coloradocolor #colorfulcolorado
Wrapped up 25 with the craziest roadtrip I’ve ever done. So grateful. Here’s to another incredible year of life!
1. My favorite shot of me from the roadtrip
2. Sep4 - first day on the road, and my last time in Colorado for a while. Missed this sign so had to turn around for a pic
3. Sep5 - smoked out at the stunning Tetons, but met up with some good friends!
4. Sep6 - the good friends! In Yellowstone! Catching me on the side of the road jamming. We saw a wolf
5. Sep7 - somewhere in Montana
6. Sep7 - Glacier NP. Still smoky.
7. Sep8 - climbed Reynolds Mtn in Glacier NP. Killer views
8. Sep9 - drove around more of Glacier NP for sunrise. Crazy park
9. Sep9 - crossed the border shortly after getting my first check engine light
10. Sep10 - another one from the S tier sunset I had in the Kananaskis
11. Sep12 - sunrise at iconic Moraine Lake, shoutout to Abdibuslam the LEGEND for giving me a ride BOTH WAYS
12. Sep12 - Milky Way on the Icefields Parkway
13. Sep14 - crossed into BC and all they had was this tiny sign on the side of the road
14. Sep14 - beginning the Alaska Highway!
15. Sep15 - caught up to Fall
16. Sep15 - crossed into Yukon with more fall goodness
17. Sep16 - made it to Alaska!!! Levels of stoke were through the CRV roof
18. Sep17 - my first glimpse at some aurora glow, even though it was clouded out
19. Sep18 - arriving at Basecamp! The homie Evan met me down in Fairbanks and drove up with me!
20. Had to get a McCandless photo with the CRV… I mean c’mon
In total, I clocked 4593 miles from my home in Colorado to Borealis Basecamp over the 15 days on the road. What a journey it’s been.
Made some friends earlier this week! No I didn’t feed them, and no I didn’t crowd their space. I was actually trying to get further away from them because it was freaking me out, but with like 15 of these cute and curious lil guys it was impossible. Then I realized they just wanted some pictures and we were cool #coloradomountains #mountaingoats #coloradohikes #coloradobackcountry #travelcolorado #visitcolorado
Taking over @evshares duties of capturing the aurora from Borealis Basecamp for March 23. Rarely ever do I see this guy miss a show, but for some reason, this night had it out for him. Both times he stepped away from the camera all night is when it blew up. The aurora really doesn’t wait for anybody!
#aurora #reels #fairbanks #alaska #explorefairbanks
I’ve been on the hunt this winter for the best looking trees to put in the foregrounds of my aurora photos. I think I might’ve just found the best ones along the Dalton Highway
This is the craziest overhead explosion I’ve ever seen. Last night’s CME impact was one to remember, that’s for sure #explorefairbanks #borealisbasecamp #fairbanksalaska #jan19aurora
I left my camera here for a few hours on Dec 13th and this is what it captured - the Geminids Meteor Shower with the aurora and Milky Way! Horizontals don’t do great on feed posts but whatever I’m proud of how this came out, it took me like 5 hours of editing today. The first picture is a composite of 10 meteors and the best aurora frame during the few hours the camera was set up, and the second picture is the best single frame I got - 2 meteors in 1! By far the most shooting stars I’ve ever seen in a night. Hope you enjoy #meteorshower #geminids #fairbanksak #alaskaaurora #alaskanights
The full moon from a few days ago was huge! Using a 150-600mm lens really helped bring it closer.
This full moon from December 4th was the last supermoon of the year, appearing slightly bigger and brighter than an average full moon. It’s sometimes referred to as the ‘Cold Supermoon’ as it’s occurring in winter.
This year and last year as well, there is a Major Lunar Standstill. This happens every 18.6 years, as the moon cycles in its orbit. The major lunar standstill marks the extreme of the cycle, reaching its furthest north and south moonrises/sets. There are monuments (mainly from ancient civilizations, where they took much notice to these small changes in celestial objects) such as Chimney Rock, in southern Colorado, that are made to observe the moonrise during a major standstill. During and only during these events, the moon rises in between the two rocks when viewed from the monument.
During this particular sunset, the red, pink and purple hues from our beautiful Alaskan sunsets were so apparent and lasted for so long. With the sun only rising slightly into the sky nowadays, the arc of its path is close to horizontal, making the sunrises and sunsets last longer than they do closer to the equator. That gave Evan and I ample time to make it up the mountain, trudging through snow, and take plenty of photos before freezing our tails off and scampering back down to warmth. I hope you enjoy this set!
#fullmoon #moon #alaskamoon #alaskasunset #fairbankswinter
Tonight we saw some crazy pinks - an interaction of solar wind with nitrogen in our atmosphere, while the green is the work of oxygen atoms. The aurora really gets moving fast sometimes, take too long putting your layers on and that pink will fly right by! Definitely visible color with the naked eye. Now while my content is vulgar under a crazy light show like this, at least you learned something
2 months at Borealis Basecamp now, and I’ve gotten to meet so many amazing travelers already! Getting to share the experience of viewing the Aurora with guests, especially when it’s their first time seeing it, is so special to me. Here’s some of my favorite images on the job so far, with a couple self portraits mixed in. What a job this is!!!
