2026-04-06T13:57:09Z https://yabu.me Lee Petersen https://yabu.me/npub1342pxmjfus57xhscrx2gukpfvp4tp98huagm3ewd60skxzwpmsxqadnnjq https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/accounts/avatars/110/599/810/978/454/991/original/6b35ceb93f4491ae.jpg https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/accounts/avatars/110/599/810/978/454/991/original/6b35ceb93f4491ae.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwud49vpvjcccg53pr9vm99p9y3ne0yyntkglrwrp8u3vk7xzdwqzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcldaujt When I first moved to Fairbanks 15 years ago, I lived in a dry cabin with no running water. One morning, I stepped outside to find a bison in my outhouse. It was… a weird day. (We don&#39;t have wild bison in this part of Alaska, it had gotten loose from someone&#39;s yard).<br/><br/>#alaska #bison #onlyinalaska<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/028/715/351/689/388/original/525aa8b442a624d1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-14T19:18:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstwasa2yqfrm29mkestpdjaaayeak3z7d6s04wn79elx8fn9j9mtszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcn96rvx Prickly saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) on Murphy Dome in Fairbanks, Alaska. <br/><br/>Info in my wildflower guide: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/prickly-saxifrage-saxifraga-tricuspidata/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/prickly-saxifrage-saxifraga-tricuspidata/</a> <br/><br/>Prints or wall art in my Wildflowers as Art gallery: <a href="https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildflowers-as-Art">https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildflowers-as-Art</a> <br/><br/>#wildflowers #Alaska #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/052/081/876/251/335/original/3ffe6cbc20b591b1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-30T17:16:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9u6cem3lfgnleath4e4v89xjvyzrdfs7xk7cpua0kn0n87dpardszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqc5gmrtg Caribou in the tundra near Stony Hill in Denali National Park in early September when the tundra had turned yellow and red.<br/><br/>More of my wildlife photos here: <a href="https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildlife">https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildlife</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #fallfoliage #wildlife<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/034/853/016/947/019/original/8ef447ad779ce5ff.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-27T16:12:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstx6t6kvclukjc32qw9fyf4fgpe4qmxh8pymz82s7uy0ysp9ux6fgzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcm2q4y6 Atmospheric Optics Photo #6: Paraselene. This was a cool night to watch the aurora since there were also plenty of ice crystals in the air to create the atmospheric optical effects of the moon dog (paraselene) and 22-degree halo. There&#39;s a bit of a partial paraselenic circle as well (moon equivalent of a parhelic circle).<br/><br/>#atmosphericoptics #Alaska #auroraborealis<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/752/837/915/161/387/original/8acf48d3365ef81e.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-08T20:52:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwvcd6f54pl5x2u030t0krfvp55v4q6a5p63zjmg4ja0xzy67jrczyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcthsr8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqd7x83698tep8qa08jnl82mndzkk3fywady9yfvaxry9sth9vds47fch7'>nevent1q…fch7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! 2024-07-08T15:10:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylyqvls7ckh6ywxq553h6uwdv88fww6jzs5vlvz9v5mtlksyxv0gzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqchwecmm Atmospheric Optics Photo #5: Parhelion. A bright parhelion (plural parhelia) is sometimes called a mock sun or sun dog. It&#39;s another atmospheric optic effect from the refraction of ice crystals appearing on one or both sides of the Sun at or near the 22° halo.<br/><br/>#atmosphericoptics #parhelion #Alaska<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/751/461/188/051/631/original/b8fda83a3885fdbd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-08T15:04:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nep5fs0fcxh7m46jdkkn40q30sdrq27ekzk7zk64nft43wukm7czyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcvwzwhs Sparrow&#39;s-egg lady&#39;s slipper (Cypripedium passerinum) - the latest addition to my Alaska Wildflower Guide: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/cypripedium-passerinum-sparrows-egg-ladys-slipper/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/cypripedium-passerinum-sparrows-egg-ladys-slipper/</a><br/><br/>#bloomscrolling #alaska #wildflowers<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/748/501/921/329/831/original/09e0d25aef8e1b83.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-08T02:27:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttpfs9plfjggvmp95c5yjdl3pvejcxtqjl5ulx9d9yfuyxwxe5tszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcj3fmfy Atmospheric Optics Photo #3: Light Pillars. Light pillars form when the light from artificial light sources reflects off plate-like ice crystals in the air between the light source and the observer.<br/><br/>More info and photos on my website here: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/atmospheric-optics/light-pillars/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/atmospheric-optics/light-pillars/</a><br/><br/>#atmosphericoptics #lightpillars #alaska<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/747/336/103/513/054/original/3a41dd372e4850ae.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-07T21:35:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9zd2teeayspng8mltpjxz3evhaja5pvszhder9yryfr8apckxsqzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcexja6f I&#39;m sharing some atmospheric optics photos today. This first one is known as fata morgana, or a superior mirage. This occurs when light rays bend as they pass through layers of air at different densities, causing the resulting object image to be stretched out or inverted over the horizon (often in many layers). This photo is of the Delta Mountains from Fairbanks, Alaska. Nearly 130 miles away, this part of the Alaska Range is normally barely visible from town.<br/><br/>#atmosphericoptics #Alaska #nature<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/746/411/708/593/957/original/97c0f11fba488427.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-07T17:39:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2e7809khke3wjnl7nc4ns9nsnlxm8rnhpanq2ggv3z32waqxulszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcm35ka6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpgrse56z3tuee63r5kghyxkk40dnatzpzv5lzxhpzfzgr0q9urswlggzn'>nevent1q…ggzn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, I guess! 2024-07-07T01:34:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsgpq07sjydh0ema2m7xr4p468nm82ux5lu6set5tsuuw7djm6wszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcce43tu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuhaz78lfgn4c844nwc7544syetprmsvjyzmekpzg26uztkxf07c6r8r9h'>nevent1q…8r9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One deep channel that we, unfortunately, couldn&#39;t step across. A bit over the knee and fast! 2024-07-06T20:27:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaqqa7989f5jkqjnmk2u5lhrzhw3tg24dufa3y8lj8jdsr7a869czyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcfua6jw Here are a few photos from yesterday&#39;s very rainy hike on the Gulkana Glacier, when everything disappeared into a whiteout. It was very type-2 fun. Check out my blog post for more photos and story (link below)!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/rainy-day-on-the-gulkana-glacier/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/rainy-day-on-the-gulkana-glacier/</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #hikingadventures #hiking #glacier<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/741/352/097/975/100/original/aca8fbd4fe395ff7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/741/352/573/082/508/original/667befaca1144c7e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/741/353/422/755/583/original/00f7a3abe9f707de.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/741/354/404/093/827/original/b51bc0b4592efe12.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-06T20:20:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrnwklrfs3kyzc2fjcjymjp8ph68qp76sp8n20hq5y7hj98c9q67qzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcx9zwdm Early summer things - Fairbanks, Alaska. Pretty scenes. Pretty flowers. Less pretty wildfire smoke.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/early-summer-summary-2024/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/early-summer-summary-2024/</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #summer #blog #wildflowers 2024-07-05T17:36:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqy3wfvpnkulr5yuyln72cdvcwd8a8ldmxexg2zaa047gn9n0ea7qzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcp3k7ts One of my favorite aurora shots. A striking pink edge swept across the sky like drawing a curtain of vivid green light filling the night. Taken on February 1, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. It&#39;s hard for me to believe this was almost 10 years ago!<br/><br/>More in my aurora gallery: <a href="https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Aurora-Borealis">https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Aurora-Borealis</a><br/><br/>#auroraborealis #Alaska #northernlights #nightsky<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/734/707/574/992/671/original/906c2650b4419007.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-05T16:03:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8qmctahknncuspg9yensfywn0avrxv0s6h4jh4cpn05gz39ahlszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqc7xm0qm Rocky Mountain pond-lily (Nuphar polysepala) is an aquatic, yellow-flowering species in western North America, including Alaska. <br/><br/>This is the latest addition to my Alaska Wildflower Guide: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/nuphar-polysepala-rocky-mountain-pond-lily/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/nuphar-polysepala-rocky-mountain-pond-lily/</a><br/><br/>I had a goal of publishing three wildflower articles yesterday. Instead, this one took over 8 hours, and I have just finished it now. 😅<br/><br/>#bloomscrolling #wildflowers #Alaska<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/730/194/339/966/062/original/c53df60ddd24f233.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-04T20:59:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0j6nj7jg45s4vjm7ztc9a0c8w04zpx504th7spe33dfwnq5l03czyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcrwqw6m An unnamed snow-covered peak with small glaciers and icefalls flows down into the Loket Tributary, a large glacial tributary that feeds into the Black Rapids Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range.<br/><br/>Area info: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-information/black-rapids-glacier/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-information/black-rapids-glacier/</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #mountains #Glacier<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/723/234/490/887/159/original/54ca227f84a453fb.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-03T15:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxv342sf8964gjdx8lj4me5axmwharagycezl8er84ulh5us74kszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcjl63p0 An unnamed snow-covered peak with small glaciers and icefalls flows down into the Loket Tributary, a large glacial tributary that feeds into the Black Rapids Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range.<br/><br/>Area info: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-information/black-rapids-glacier/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-information/black-rapids-glacier/</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #mountains #Glacier<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/723/234/490/887/159/original/54ca227f84a453fb.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-03T15:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyxv7vc3nn3ztacr4rk4ygwzqglrdmrtqxpldekw5w9jc5vm9e9gzyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcamyf3r I&#39;ve officially moved my newsletter subscription from Substack to my homepage to centralize everything. Wildflowers, hiking, photography, science, whatever. You can now subscribe directly at: <br/><a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/subscribe/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/subscribe/</a><br/><br/>Thanks for your support!<br/>#Newsletter<br/>#Photography<br/>#Science<br/>#Alaska<br/>#Wildflowers 2024-07-02T22:13:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrphxhnlw6cp9xqx6ym5q0wdthflgvdadqt0ywvh08xau2vnk739szyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcp7tqp8 The tiny yellow trumpets with silvery outside of Elaeagnus commutata, commonly known as silverberry or wolf-willow. This plant has numerous traditional and modern uses, including being used as a nitrogen fixer for soil.<br/><br/>This is the latest addition to my Alaska Wildflower Guide: <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/elaeagnus-commutata-silverberry/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/elaeagnus-commutata-silverberry/</a><br/><br/>#Bloomscrolling #Alaska #wildflowers<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/718/528/815/164/186/original/2513d3681b08807a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-02T19:31:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwlu29ra3ls5jwf8kfrnw6zvnkshp7l8zvfrm8f532pgt60k52mszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqcpcjkd9 Happy Tut . . .<br/><br/>#dog #Alaska<br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/717/980/065/603/441/original/cbb85ba04728a3b4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/717/981/769/689/858/original/6bd2ada5bdb21d59.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://alaskansocial.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/717/987/128/305/947/original/d7893edcb12aeeea.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-02T17:07:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyulp2wr35enzgkwanyqz2cpx9t85qj8t3rpyv78t22wqmdpukdxszyzx4gymwf8jznc67rqvefrjc99sx4vy57ln4rw89ehf7zccfc8wqclteeds My latest blogpost on our weekend climbing trip, and other climbing things that have been taking up a lot of my time this spring (mostly in a good way): <a href="https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/spring-bouldering-and-other-climbing-stuff/">https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/spring-bouldering-and-other-climbing-stuff/</a><br/><br/>#Alaska #climbing #bouldering 2024-05-16T23:06:35Z