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We live surrounded by woods, and occasionally some of our forest friends come

by for a visit. Moose come through the yard several times every winter, and

enjoy eating the last of the garden plants that are still standing.

Our most regular visitors are Spruce Grouse. They are sweet, silly birds that have very little fear of man (or anything else, apparently). They will often let you approach within 10 feet before moving away.

One of the highlights of the winter for us is mushing sled dogs, the official

state sport of Alaska. Sled dogs like nothing better than going for a run, and

in the wintertime you can go just about anywhere by dogsled, as the rivers,

lakes and wetlands are frozen over. One of the dogsled races that we enjoy

following is the Yukon Quest, which runs more than 1,000 miles between

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, and Fairbanks, Alaska. The small dirt road

that we live on is part of the Yukon Quest trail, and when the race starts in Fairbanks

we set up lawn chairs at the end of our driveway to watch the mushers go by,

even with temperatures as cold as 35 below zero.

This is Bruce Lee mushing past our driveway on his way to winning the 1999 Yukon Quest. Even after 1,000 miles the dogs are still smiling.

To close out this section of Alaska Photos we have included one of our favorites.

This shot was taken in late August around midnight, with the lingering light of sunset

on the horizon to the north, and the aurora dancing over the Brooks Range mountains,

high above the Arctic Circle.

Thank you for taking the time to browse our images of Alaska.

The incredible natural beauty of Alaska is a constant inspiration to us and is reflected

through our Jewelry and Dream Catchers with their many links to the Earth.

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