How cold does it get?

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Photos, Travel, Wrangell-St. Elias 6 Comments

Snow and ice on the Wrangell Mountains, Alaska.

How cold does it get?  How much snow do you get?  What is it like in the winter?  What about the darkness?  These have to be the most asked questions by visitors to Alaska each summer, and ones I will try to also answer here over the next couple of days.  Funny, I was asking people the opposite questions in Arizona recently.  Read More

100 Degree Temperature Swing

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Photos, Travel 2 Comments

Hoar Frost

Yesterday I wrote about experiencing a 100 degree temperature change as we traveled from Palm Springs to Alaska.  This isn’t very unusual for the Alaskan traveler heading to warmer places in the winter.  But it did remind me of the time I experienced a 100 degree swing without traveling.  I think this has to be fairly rare, especially today as Alaska doesn’t get nearly as cold as it did when I was growing up.  Read More

Las Vegas NASCAR

Ron NiebruggeLas Vegas, Nevada, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

Las Vegas NASCAR

The closest thing to a NASCAR race that I have ever attended would have to be the Iditarod sled dog race.  Since we were generously given tickets to the Las Vegas race, we had to take a look at what has become a huge cultural phenomena.  And it was a great chance to grab some photos.Read More