After a couple of gate changes, trying to get in as much of the impeachment hearings as I could, we were in the air above the clouds over Alaska. It was late afternoon - Anchorage's official sunset yesterday was 3:48pm, but if it's not too cloudy, we have long twilights - and the orange glow was on the western horizon, while out my east facing window there were snow mountains.
And around 4:20pm it was still light enough to capture these exquisite winter scenes with only a slight blur from the long exposure time.
And as we circled over Cook Inlet to land in Anchorage, the sunset was still painted on the western sky.
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One of those amazing moments when out of the darkness you realize there's a magnificent
moose and there's no time to react. Fortunately it was still in the oncoming lane as I passed. No time to even take a picture, even if I hadn't left my phone at home. What a great welcome home. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkoMH41J6Ktbh82D5LKKfUJlf0jZu4duOgfel4CTti_ZoCOGzsATkj5RRCGZ5dqxozLkbzIc1zUrMox12svozgLXUBPEdA8iMBXO_9JQmTqm1rzY7Burhi3Xn-xMcdkkLc5s/s320/Dental+Moose.jpg)
At my dentist this morning this moose was on the wall. Not quite the same. But I was sitting still and so was the moose.
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And I'm pleased to say that my studded tires worked like a charm as I rode over to the dentist and back. I'm getting a little more confident that they aren't going to betray me. Hoping my trust in them proves warranted. I won't be reckless, but a little less cautious.
So, let's just leave this post as it is - on light subjects or art, travel, mountains, moose, AIFF2019, and biking in the snow.