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I had a half-baked plan this morning to do some early-morning sunrise photography. Sunrise is now 4:38am and getting earlier each day, so I thought this might be my last practical opportunity. It sounded kind of boring to go back to my other photography spots, but I couldn't figure out from a map what might be another good spot, in view of the terrian and treelines in this area. I had one idea to try to head downtown and see if I might get some good shots against a skyline. One the way, I found a parking lot near the "Boatel" with a good view across the river.
I decided to go ahead and do some exploring down town, since I had some time. Frankly, downtown Fairbanks is not an especially beautiful place, so I didn't come away with much from that. I was also a bit surprised at how many drunk people and thugs are out and about at 5am. But I got a few good shots.
twilight from the walking bridge
sunrise reflecting off the courthouse
Getting weary of town, I chose to spend the few remaining minutes along the Tanana River. Walking the path, I took a snapshot of these catkins:
At the river, it was interesting to discover that the river ice had broken up and washed up in big slabs all along the shore.
It was a beautiful sunny morning.
