
Storm clouds blow over the Fort Yukon airport near the summer solstice.
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Randy Krieg of Cruz Construction career day at the Alaska State Fair on Tuesday, April 21. ©Stephen Nowers
Outdoor activities at the state fairgrounds are proof that spring has arrived. Cruz Construction was just one of the companies displaying equipment and talking jobs to groups of high school students last week.
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Ambient air temperature at Franklin Bluffs Camp, March 2009. ©Stephen Nowers
I’ve lived in Alaska since 1996 and made it up to the North Slope for the first time this spring. The weather was brutally cold — between -40 and -30 all three days — but what an amazing place. Happy to report no major problems with my gear (Nikon D700, D200, Sony SR11). As expected, the software (me) was more likely to fail before any of the equipment.
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