A Scenic Motor Tour from Fairbanks to Seattle, December 2022

Melinda, Josh, and I drove the white Outback from Fairbanks to Seattle in December, 2022. There were record low temperatures along the way, down to -50°C. It was fun!

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Alaska bums

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The Tanana river, subzero temperature

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Expert phone user

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Amateur photographer

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The Tanana river, subzero temperature

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A very long road

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3:15 in the afternoon

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White Spruce - some of them have a mass of pine cones (spruce cones?) at the top of the tree.

white spruce
Picea glauca
Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada
Remarks: (approximate location)

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Cold.

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Midday. The sun was not very high in the sky.

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Hitchhiker?

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Josh and Melinda, deciding whether to go for a swim.

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Quoth the raven...

Common Raven
Corvus corax
southwest of Terrace, North Coast, British Columbia, Canada

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Tugs, and Prince Rupert, BC

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Spotted Towhee, at Josh and Melinda's House in Seattle

Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Seattle, King County, WA

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Anna Hummingbird, at Josh and Melinda's house

Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Seattle, King County, WA

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Crows, at Josh and Melinda's house

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Seattle, King County, WA

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Varied Thrush, at Josh and Melinda's house

Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Seattle, King County, WA

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Anna Hummingbird, at Josh and Melinda's house

Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Seattle, King County, WA

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A Wet Leafhopper (Empoascini), at Josh and Melinda's house

Empoascini tribe
family: Leafhoppers
Seattle, King County, WA

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