Great Land of Alaska
New Pictures Added May 25, 2010
Small creek in Tyonek
Picture Location: Rivers & Streams
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I'm certain that this small creek in Tyonek has a name, but I don't know what it is. |
Small lake in Tyonek
Picture Location: Lakes
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I'm sure that this small lake in Tyonek has a name, although I don't know what it is. |
Cook Inlet
Picture Location: Sea
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The gravel beaches of Cook Inlet near Tyonek. |
Sunrises & Sunsets
Picture Location: Sunrises & Sunsets
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Several more pictures of the Alaskan sunrise and sunset. |
Cooper Landing
Picture Location: Winter: Mountains
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A cold January day along the Kenai River in Cooper Landing. |
Snowzilla
Picture Location: Winter: Miscellaneous
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Snowzilla is a giant snowman that often appears in an Anchorage neighborhood during winters of sufficient snow. |
Grey Owl
Picture Location: Wildlife: Birds
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A Grey Owl was hunting outside of the apartments one morning. I read that contrary to popular belief, owl cannot turn their heads more than 130°; however, this owl seems to be showing otherwise. In fact, I saw him at one point turn his head more than 180°. |
Moose
Picture Location: Wildlife: Land Animals
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A moose browses on some frozen grass near some frost-covered trees on a cold winter day. |
Tyonek
Picture Location: Rural communities
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Several houses and streets of Tyonek. Like many rural communities, the streets are all gravel. |
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The airport at Tyonek, like many other rural communitiy airports, is little more than a gravel strip only about 3,000 feet 914 meters) long. |
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The gravely beach of Tyonek with some houses in the background. |
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An old boat sitting on the beach at Tyonek. |
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A smokehouse sitting on a bluff near the beach. |
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Three of the youth we traveled to Tyonek with using some large driftwood logs to cross a stream on the Tyonek beach. |
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Some of our program youths and their friends contemplate crossing a small stream with the Tyonek cemetery in the background. |
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This was once a road through a small valley, but now is just a small foot trail taken as a shortcut from one road to another. It also passes a small stream and pond that is a popular fishing area in Tyonek. |
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One of the activities at the Open Arms Gathering included an obstacle course where the participants must wear a dress and carry a purse while running through the course, and flying kites. |
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Tyonek as seen from the air. |
Halibut Fishing in Ninilchik
Picture Location: Sport & Recreation: Saltwater Fishing
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A decent collection of halibut from the waters of Cook Inlet. The two halibut to my left are the ones I caught. |
Me and Foxy
Picture Location: Sport & Recreation: Miscellaneous
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I got my picture taken with Foxy, the mascot for the 2008 Arctic Winter Games, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. |











































