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Winter Solstice Fireworks – Fairbanks, Alaska

Winter Solstice Fireworks - Fairbanks, Alaska

A view of exploding fireworks, in Fairbanks, Alaska on the Winter Solstice. Fairbanks, is medium sized community in the interior of Alaska, in sub-Arctic region of the northern hemisphere. As result it experiences long, cold winters with a maximum amount of daylight on the winter solstice of 3 hours and 30 minutes. And despite the cold weather, winter is the best time of year for fireworks in Alaska because during the summer there is a tremendous amount of daylight, so much so, that people often put black out curtains on their windows to help them sleep at night.

On this particular night, temperatures were around -30 Fahrenheit.

Salt Lake City Downtown Winter Skyline – Utah

Salt Lake City Downtown Winter Skyline - Utah

A view of downtown Salt Lake City at sunset, with the prominent snow-covered Wasatch mountains rising above some of the city’s largest skyscrapers. At the center of the picture is Temple Square, and one of the Mormon Churches first temples built over a 40 year period, and opened in 1893. Also visible is the Mormon Tabernacle completed in 1867, and home to the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

The last rays of the sun reflect off skyscraper buildings, even the first light of evening appear in the temple’s spires.

A fish reaching for a fishing lure – Ice Sculpture

A fish reaching for a fishing lure - Ice Sculpture

Lure Ice Sculpture – World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska – February 20 – March 28, 2010

A fish reaches for a fisherman’s lure. An ice sculpture illuminated by white light at night.  The World Ice Art Championship, is an event held each spring in Fairbanks, Alaska. Sculptors from around the world come to the interior of Alaska to compete in both a small block and large block ice carving competition.