Exploring Alaska

Flying into Alaska for the first time was like coming upon a new planet, like the scene in Prometheus when they break through the clouds of the Alien world. This series of photographs Explore Alaska during March of 2013 & 2014. I planned my Alaska journeys during the highest probability of a solar storm. Here’s a link to a post I wrote about the northern lights. It includes an excel plot i made of historic solar activity.

“In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.”

– Charles A. Lindbergh

Matanuska; Glacier; Alaska; photo; Gabe; DeWitt; March; 2013; AK; Adventure; Adventure Photography; Alaska; Glacier; Matanuska Glacier; Places; Sunrise; Travel

Ninety minutes northeast of Anchorage along the Glen Highway, the sun rises over the glacial headwaters of the Matanuska River.

Matanuska; Glacier; Alaska; photo; Gabe; DeWitt; March; 2013; AK; Adventure; Adventure Photography; Alaska; Glacier; Matanuska Glacier; Places; Sunrise; Travel
Matanuska; Glacier; Alaska; photo; Gabe; DeWitt; March; 2013; AK; Adventure; Adventure Photography; Alaska; Glacier; Matanuska Glacier; Places; Travel
Matanuska; Glacier; Alaska; photo; Gabe; DeWitt; March; 2013; AK; Adventure; Adventure Photography; Alaska; Glacier; Matanuska Glacier; Places; Travel
Matanuska; Glacier; Alaska; photo; Gabe; DeWitt; March; 2013; AK; Adventure; Adventure Photography; Alaska; Glacier; Matanuska Glacier; Places; Travel
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Fins of Ice jetting skyward due to the mounting pressures within the always moving glacier. Matanuska Glacier, AK – March, 2013

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Alaska; landscape; mountains; Winter; sunrise; cabin; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Sunrise at Fielding Lake, AK - March, 2013 The wind was a torrent that morning! ..here
Alaska; landscape; mountains; Winter; dusk; cabin; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Fielding Lake State Recreation Site Cabin, AK - March, 2013 ..here
Alaska; aurora; landscape; milky way; stars; space; Winter; cabin; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis The Aurora over the cabin - Fielding Lake, AK - March, 2013 ..here
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One night I thought I’d try my hand at camping in Alaska. I gave my sister my two warmest sleeping bags to use that night, and I used a lightweight 20°F bag, thinking that layering up would keep me warm. While she slept soundly, I remember being so miserably cold that I swore I was booking a Marriott for the remainder of the trip (which I didn’t, but I was that cold). It was -10°F that night, after suffering for a few hours I decided that I would try sleeping in the car. When I crawled out of my tent around 4am, car bound, I saw the strangest clouds overhead…and then I said “..oh shit..” …I was so tired and cold that I didn’t want to take pictures, so it wasn’t an expression of elation… but after I saw the result of my first photo, then a second “oh shit” was voiced, with much more elation!

abstract; Alaska; Aurora; Favorite things; Landscape; Places; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis We arrived in Chena River Valley just before sunset, and I made camp in a nice clearing. Being the good brother I am, I gave my sister my two warmest sleeping bags to use, and I used a lightweight 20°F bag, thinking that layering up would keep me warm. While she slept soundly, I remember being so miserably cold that I swore I was booking a Marriott for the remainder of the trip (which I didn
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Alaska; Aurora; Favorite things; Landscape; Places; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis
Alaska; Aurora; Favorite things; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis This panorama Image is made of set of 5 images stitched together. The resulting cropped image is ~22 megapixels, and can be printed up to 22 inches wide without needing additional image interpolation when printed.
Alaska; Aurora; Favorite things; Landscape; Places; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis
Alaska; Aurora; Favorite things; Landscape; Places; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
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Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Angel Rocks, Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Angel Rocks, Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Angel Rocks, Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
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Alaska; Aurora; Landscape; pretty; Sky; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis Chena River Valley, AK - March 2013
Alaska; Landscape; pretty; Winter; Northern Lights; March; Aurora Borealis My last sunset in Alaska during my trip, taken right before heading to the airport. Anchorage, AK - March, 2013
<grd; alaska; ice; landscape; pretty; winter; ak; mountains; seracs; glacier; matanuska Perhaps my favorite photo from the entire Alaska trip. Here
2014; Alaska; Alaska 2014; Aurora; Chena River Valley; Colorado Creek Cabin; Favorite things; Nikon D800; Places; Seasons; Trees; Winter; march; photo by Gabe DeWitt; pretty; Northern Lights; Aurora Borealis; Solar Storm
2014; Alaska; Alaska 2014; Aurora; Chena River Valley; Colorado Creek Cabin; Favorite things; Nikon D800; Places; Seasons; Trees; Winter; march; photo by Gabe DeWitt; pretty; Northern Lights; Aurora Borealis; Solar Storm
Aurora; Panorama; 2014; cropped; Alaska; Chena River Valley; Favorite things; Places; Seasons; Snow; Trees; Winter; pretty; Northern Lights; Aurora Borealis; Solar Storm
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Aurora; Panorama; 2014; cropped; Alaska; Aurora; Chena River Valley; Favorite things; Places; Seasons; Snow; Trees; Winter; pretty Here
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I hand merged 16 images together to form this ~92 megapixel 360° View of the Aurora Borealis over Chena River Valley, Alaska – 2014 Stereographic projection

Aurora; colorado; creek; Panorama; 2014vFull; final; Alaska; Aurora; Colorado Creek Cabin; Favorite things; Places; Seasons; Snow; Trees; Winter; pretty I manually merged about 16 images together to form this ~92 megapixel 360° View of the Aurora Borealis over Chena River Valley, Alaska – 2014, by Gabe DeWitt

I hand merged 16 images together to form this ~92 megapixel 360° View of the Aurora Borealis over Chena River Valley, Alaska – 2014