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Fire Wave – Valley of Fire – Las Vegas, Nevada

February 4, 2023 0 Comments

Fire Wave - Valley of Fire - Las Vegas, Nevada

The Fire Wave at sunset, Valley of Fire,  Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Valley of Fire State Park covers an area of more than 49,000 acres, and offers a varied landscape, flat open desert, colorful sandstone rock strata, the written remains of ancient native american tribes, and beautiful isolated canyons and ravines that offer recreational opportunities and shelter a variety of plant and wildlife species. The Valley of Fire is part of the Mojave Desert, and lies at an elevation from 1,320–3,009.

The park is also part of the Virgin River drainage, which originates east of Zion National Park in Utah, and forms part of the vast Colorado River Basin that eventually drains into the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) in Mexico.

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Polar Bear Ice Sculpture at Sunset – Alaska

November 26, 2022 0 Comments

Polar Bear Ice Sculpture at Sunset - Alaska

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A polar bear ice sculpture in winter at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, at sunset. The polar bear, also known as Nanook to the native Inuit, is the symbol of the university, and considered the master of bears, that decides whether hunters deserve to find and successfully hunt other bears.

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Arctic Winter Solstice – Fairbanks, Alaska

November 26, 2022 0 Comments

Arctic Winter Solstice - Fairbanks, Alaska

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A view of the setting sun around the winter solstice (December 21st) in Fairbanks, from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks campus. Given Fairbanks’ proximity to the Arctic Circle, approximately 200 miles away by road, it experiences only 3 hours and 42 minute of sunlight above the horizon on the shortest day of the year. This leads to long nights, short days, and brutally cold temperatures on average. On this particular day it was -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 degrees Celsius).

Conversely, on June 21st, the Summer Solstice Fairbanks experiences 21 hrs and 50 minutes of sunlight above the horizon, and in truth it never really gets dark at that time of year, which is why many residents put covers over their windows at night.

And for those wondering what the significance of the Arctic Circle is to all this, the Arctic Circle is the northern latitude on the Earth’s surface, where for one day each summer the sun never sets, and for one day each winter, the sun never rises.

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