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Photography by Dave Cunningham.............. |
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More Alaska photos..... |
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Turnagain Arm, named that by Capt. Cook because they had to repeatedly turn their ship around so many times in order to fully explore that area near Anchorage. The mud-flats around there are so dangerous that many people have lost their lives because they get stuck in the mud and the tide rises so quickly they drown. One case was of a newlywed bride that got stuck in the mud and several men were unable to save her in time. Since then a device was developed that is a long thin tube with a nozzle at the end and is inserted next to the leg and allows the legs to be freed by pumping water around the legs near the feet. |
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This was taken in Fairbanks, approximatly 100 miles from the entrance to Denali National Park. |
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Chena Pump Road, Fairbanks, Alaska
While I was working in Fairbanks the temperture steadly dropped as the end of the year approached. One day I woke up and they said it was minus 43 degrees outside, not including windspeed. Obviously with the fog there wasn't much wind. If you consider windspeed I experienced minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit in Indiana during the winter of 82 on a sunny day. The day I took this picture I went out to see for one, if my camera would work and how long I could stand being outside. I got bored before the cold drove me back into my truck however, after being outside and just standing around for about half an hour I had no feeling in my feet. It's a good thing I got in the truck when I did. |
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Along the Alaska oil pipeline. Because of the wide range of temperatures and expansion and contraction the pipes slide from side to side. |
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after being used to build the pipeline these buggys now serve as huge decks. Just north of Fairbanks. |
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