Photo archive for April 11, 2008
Miss Alaska, Courtney Erin Carroll, reacts as she is awarded the new Miss Photogenic USA, during the 2008 Miss USA Pageant, Friday April 11, 2008, at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Miss Texas, Crystle Stewart, was crowned the new Miss USA.
Jared Isaacson is the Student Artist of the Week.
Heather Parsons is the Student Achiever of the Week.
Girl Scout Madison Marlow, 10, makes an incision in a sheep's brain as she and fellow Girl Scouts get a small taste of neuroscience at Junior Day, an event that happens once every three years.
Dr. Marina Castillo, right, shows a human cadaver brain to a group of Girl Scouts Saturday afternoon in the Reichardt Building on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The scouts were taking part in the Girl Scouts Junior Day, a hands-on day of science learning from local women in scientific fields ranging from neuroscience to horticulture.
Girl Scout Erica Dahl, 9, uses the physics of an air pump to make a pingpong ball hover before her eyes.
Ryland Bell, yellow, and Ralph Backstrom watch the last riders of the final day of The North Face Masters. Weather delays pushed the even two days longer than originally scheduled and canceled the heli-ski portion of the super finals.
Judges Shawn Farmer, left, Julie Zell and Joe Stokes on the final day of The North Face Masters, a snowboarding competition on Mount Alyeska. Unlike half-pipe events where rides are rated on original tricks, the big mountain judges where looking for control, choice of line and use of natural obstacles.
Ryland Bell rides the headwall venue on the third day of the snowboard competition in Girdwood. Bell got his snowboarding start in Fairbanks and now spends his winters at Lake Tahoe. He still helps his parents commercial fish during the summers in Juneau.
Alaska rider Ryland Bell waits for the start of the final day of the competition. Bell placed sixth at the event.
Alaskans Karen Fisher, left, Callan Chythlook-Sifsof and Tina Harmond scope out their line for The North Face Masters.
Tina Harmon of Girdwood waits for her turn to drop in during the first day of The North Face Masters
A barred owl in Juneau. Unknown in Alaska before the late 1970s, barred owls are now the second most-abundant owl in Southeast.
This photo of Denali was taken in the spring of 2005. I love the snow-capped mountain in the summertime. This shot was taken from the Parks Highway on my way back to Fairbanks.
This is just a mushroom that I have never seen before and I thought it was worthy of a picture.
I took this photo in early February at Chena Hot Springs using a Canon Power Shot A550 A\AF. I was walking around with my friends, and I looked behind me and saw this beautiful view. I thank God I had my camera with me to capture this moment.
I happened to glance outside while making dinner recently and saw a juvenile Northern Goshawk in my neighbor's yard eating a pigeon. The goshawk has been in the neighborhood most of the winter. The Northern Goshawk is 21-25 inches in length, with a wingspan of 41-46 inches and weighs about 1 1/2 to 3 pounds. The juveniles have yellow eyes. The adults have red eyes. It is a large hawk with a long tail and broad, rounded wings. Adults lose the streaking on the feathers and turn a more bluish-gray color.
This photo was taken overlooking Chena Lakes, while riding the bike trail.
I found this little guy hanging out on my home one evening. He was only about 8 inches tall. He hung out there for several hours before leaving and even let me get within a couple of feet of him to take this photo.
This bald eagle was perched in an aspen tree above the Tanana River off Chena Ridge Road on April 10, during the spring snowfall.
This young fox pup found him or herself a toy to play with. The den was in the city limits and it didn't mind my attention too much. I was in the open and about 30 feet away. After it put the piece of rope down, the young fox picked up a roll of black electrical tape. Dogs and cats have their chew toys and so do foxes.
My friend Lisa took this picture of my son Joshua bowling. He is such a ham. He showed off his "Bowling Muscles." Pay close attention to the weight of the bowling balls. Yeah, what a tough guy!
My niece Kamryn Karol Shewfelt was visiting her Auntie Terri Cadzow in Fairbanks, and Terri took her sliding with the dog pulling Kam. Terri captured this photo when Kam and the dog were having a stare down. The dog wanted to lick her face and Kam wouldn't let her.
These ducks were nice enough to pose for me one day in North Pole.
Every year we have a Derby run to honor a lost family member. This year was a great trip to Sharp Peak, just below Klutina glacier. In the far distance you can see the start of Klutina lake at 3800 foot elevation. This is a good group of family and friends. Thanks for the good time Stepp/Smelcer Family.
Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, not pictured, pounds the gavel to close a conference committee as the legislative session goes into its final days in Juneau.
Kodiak Island Winery owner John Lucas, right, serves wine samples to adult guests during the Salmonberry Festival in August 2004. The winery will not open for the summer 2008 season after the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted down a request from Lucas to rezone the property to put it in compliance.
A flock of snow buntings gather in the front viewing field at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge as they feed on weed seeds Friday afternoon, April 11, 2008. Seasonally the first migratory bird to visit the Interior, buntings pass through Fairbanks on their way to the coastal tundra from the American midwest to breed. The first official siting at Creamer's Field this year was March 24th, as the males make the migration first to set up their breeding grounds.
A flock of snow buntings circles over the front viewing field at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge as they feed on weed seeds Friday afternoon, April 11, 2008. Seasonally the first migratory bird to visit the Interior, buntings pass through Fairbanks on their way to the coastal tundra from the American midwest to breed. The first official siting at Creamer's Field this year was March 24th, as the males make the migration first to set up their breeding grounds.
Tim Cerny, left, and Grace Minder touch glasses of water after being seated in the for Monroe Catholic High School’s hunger banquet Thursday evening, April 10, 2008. Cerny and Minder represented 15 percent of the people in the world that live at ease economically with 35 percent in middle-class and 50 percent in poverty.
Spc. Anthony Hardy, a medic, was injured in an improvised explosive device attack while on patrol in Sadr City, Iraq. Hardy, 27, grew up in Fairbanks. He attended North Pole High School.
Brittany Johnson, second from left, Claire Hughes, center, and Sabrina Mariutto huddle over a plate of spaghetti while participating in Monroe Catholic High School’s hunger banquet Thursday evening, April 10, 2008. The seventh-grade friends represented 50 percent of the people in the world that live in poverty with 35 percent in middle-class and 15 percent at ease economically.
Courtney Erin Carroll, Miss Alaska USA 2008, competes in the evening gown competition during the 2008 Miss USA Presentation Show at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on April 5, 2008 in Las Vegas. Carroll won the Most Photogenic award, based on Internet voting.
Alaska Wild quarterback Keith Smith eludes Fairbanks pursuers during the second quarter of Intense Football League action Thursday evening April 10, 2008 at Sullivan Arena.
Alaska assistant Dallas Ferguson was named Thursday as the Nanooks interim hockey head coach.