阿拉斯加是全球環境保護做得最好的地區,它保留了上帝在起初創造時,最偉大壯觀的真實景象,以及純潔毫
無污染的自然資源;阿拉斯加的自然生態之美,是無可比擬的,從阿拉斯加最高的山峰麥肯萊山,到丹奈力國家
公園,到神秘的冰穴,再到壯觀的冰河出口,阿拉斯加的美,簡直令人窒息。特別選擇到己接近北極圈的 Fairbanks, Tok, Delta Junction, Glennallen, Plmer 連續住宿10晚,加上這些小城有著較小的降雨量,能遇見晴朗的好天氣的機率很高.讓我們白天欣賞壯觀的阿拉斯加雪山冰河,夜晚欣賞炫麗的北極光,尤其9月中下旬的滿山彩色森林美不勝收,更是讓人期待不已.
(右上有黑色虛線為北極圈)
Small aurora that started right at sunset tonight. Stayed just a stream for most of an hour.
Dwarf Fireweed covers the floodplain of the Delta River near Black Rapids Glacier, Alaska.
The mountains of the Alaska Range stretch across a broad arc in Central Alaska, on down the Alaska Peninsula and extending westward as the Aleutian Islands. This peak is viewed from the Richardson Hwy. just north of Paxson, and illustrates "Springtime in (parts of) Alaska".
Mt Sanford is a volcanic mountain in the Wrangells of eastern interior Alaska.The eastern end of the Glen Highway between Anchorage and Glenallen offers a very good view of this 16,237 foot giant. The south face of the volcano, at the head of the Sanford Glacier, rises 8,000 ft in one mile (2,400 m in 1,600 m) resulting in one of the steepest gradients in North America.
We are again 10 miles south of Tok Alaska, on the Tok Cutoff Road. It has gotten colder, down to normal temps now; we had -11 this morning. However we are very quickly gaining daylight, and have passed the 12 hour day mark. We are now gaining over 6 minutes a day.
八. 天氣變化記錄
This small lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska offers 20 clean and modern rooms, and a neat and rustic restaurant where you can enjoy alaskan and swiss specialties. The Swiss-Alaska Inn is located in a woodsy area only a 5 minute walk away from Main Street of historic Downtown Talkeetna, and right next to the public boat launch. Whether you are a family on vacation, a business man, or a mountain climber who's looking for a "base camp" before the big Denali adventure, your hosts Renamary and Vern Rauchenstein will make your stay comfortable and memorable. "Many travellers of all nationalities visit us – and we welcome them all! Even though english and swiss-german are our main languages, we can understand everybody!" "Send us an email to make a reservation request. We are looking forward to seeing you soon at the Swiss-Alaska Inn in Talkeetna,
the wonderful southside of Denali (Mt. McKinley)."
David & Diane Rose grew up in Palmer and have raised their two daughters there. An energetic Jack Russell Terrier is the latest addition to the family. Diane has worked in the tourism industry since 1986, and has extensive knowledge of the Matanuska Valley history and attractions. David, a longtime carpenter, built Rose Ridge himself with guest convenience in mind.
極光是太陽風中的帶電粒子,順著地磁的磁力線方向,往兩極方向移動,與大氣中氣體原子碰撞放電,所發出的瑰麗極光,出現在北極的稱為北極光,出現在南極的稱為南極光。阿拉斯加的第二大城費爾班克,是地球上最適宜觀賞極光的地區,在這個地區一年約有243天,也就是約2/3的日子看得到極光,是極光出現機率最高的地方。費爾班克附近的珍娜溫泉是所有欣賞極光的著名城市中,最接近北極圈的城市,它比加拿大的白馬市緯度更高,在遠離塵囂的璩黑冰屋中,當極光出現的那一剎那,那帶點藍帶點綠的光芒,漫天而來,宛如上帝創造天地時,那道劃破了亙古黑暗的起初之光。
AURORA SEASON: It's September, and that means aurora season is underway. For reasons not fully understood, the weeks around the autumnal equinox (Sept. 23) produce more geomagnetic storms than any other time of year. Even the mildest solar wind stream brushing against Earth can ignite auroras: 北極光的季節就是九月,也就是說北極光的季節是持續進行的,有些原因是不全然能了解,9/23 秋分的星期裡會比一整年的其它時間產生較多的磁場風暴. 即使是最溫和的太陽風激流掃過地球時,也能點燃北極光.
"What a beautiful night," says Erkki Rauhala who took this picture from Uurainen, Finland, on Sept. 6th, typical of many recent sightings in that part of the world. Most of the displays ahead will be confined to Scandinavia, Alaska and Canada, but don't be surprised if Northern Lights descend to mid-latitude US states such as Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Washington. 'tis the season! (大部分北極光的出現只限制在北歐,阿拉斯加,加拿大.如果北極光也下降到中緯度的美國等州,也不要驚訝)
Ps: 以上照片均參考與下載自 Google, Underground weather, Travel Alaska, Space weather 等網站.
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