Winner: Rebecca M. of Lansing Michigan © October 25th, 2016 “…Beautiful vibrant auroral curtains fill Alaskan night skies with a pulsating rainbow of colors, dwarfing the great volcanic peaks of Mt. Sanford (left-16,237 ft.) and Mt. Drum (right-12,010 ft.), which stand boldly in the heart of the 13.2 million acre Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park & Preserve.  The sheets of ethereal light surge hundreds of miles above Earth, encircling the land in breath-taking silence. Shin

Winner: Alija Z. of Anchorage, Alaska © February 1st, 2015 “…Moonrise blankets the snowcover of the northwestern Chugach Mountains and vast glacial valley with its ethereal sweet-light and lengthy stretches of sub-zero temperatures and ice fog of Alaska’s mid-winter coating the brush, forests and valley floor with thick hoar-frost crystals.  In a brief and spectacular surge of beauty and power, a chartreuse ribbon of intense aurora ripples across the scene in silent reverenc

©March 23rd, 2018 Within the scene: Location: Great Central Alaska Range Peaks of Mt. Foraker, Hunter & Denali in Denali National Park & Preserve, half-moon setting out of frame to left, all ground-light is lit by moon light & powerful rayed auroral display, steady & brisk Northwinds, springtime temperatures without wind-chill @ 15°f, star cluster of Pleiades (7 Sisters) setting above Mt. Foraker. Submit your Title Suggestion here!