Iniakuk Lake Lodge Photography

A selection of photos from the past month by John Gaedeke can be found here.

Clear and calm

-25F clear and calm this morning, got up to 5F yesterday with lots of sunshine.

Let the dogs out

Balmy -20F this morning and will probably be above zero later in the day.  Calm and clear and long days of sunshine.  March is the best!

The Northern Lights are Running Wild

Fantastic Northern Lights last night and -40F this morning, classic March weather.  It should warm up to -10F today and we'll be mushing dogs around the lake.

Here's what's happening tonight:

Forecast: Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead as far south as Anchorage, Alaska, Trondheim, Norway and Igarka, Russia, and visible low on the horizon in Montreal, Stockholm, Helsinki and Yakutsk, Russia.

Forecaster Comments: The large solar event that took place on March 5 should lead to enhanced auroral activity starting on the 7th of March GMT. The solar debris was not directed toward Earth, but the advancing front will combine with a fast stream in the solar wind to produce auroral activity indexed at Kp=4 or greater. 

Live Blogging Winter in Fairbanks

It's cold - it's dark still but getting lighter by the day.  The temps are accompanied by a bone-cracking wind chill that will make your implants fall out, no matter their location. Chickadees, Red Polls and a lone Slate-colored Junco duke it out in the bird feeder until the meager daylight fades.

Live Blogging a Cold Snap in Fairbanks, AK (Cont.)

It's 9:54A and the sun was supposed to 'rise' at 9:46A, but it's stuck somewhere on the horizon. The temp is -37.7. At first light the Chickadees and lone Nuthatch fly to the bird feeders to just sit and fill up. I can see little bursts of ice fog when they tweet. The Nuthatch has made it through another night. Today the sun will set at 3:27P. Fairbanks is breaking record low temps every day.

Live Blogging A Cold Snap in Fairbanks, Alaska

It has 'warmed up' from -34 to -20. A misplaced Nuthatch is nestling in my bird feeder trying to stow calories before nightfall when temps will drop. He is all fluffed up with a veil of frost on his feathers. Chickadees survive our winters but the Nuthatch is supposed to fly south. I do worry.

Sunrise today, 9:40A; sunset, 3:32P - a loss of 6 minutes of daylight from yesterday, so you can see we're on a downhill trend until December 21.

The startling blue sky, orange/golden treetops and crispy, crunchy snow makes it all worthwhile.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Thanks to a small weather window and Brooks Range Aviation, we lifted off Iniakuk Lake about 7:15P Saturday, then spent the night in a cozy cabin in Bettles and caught the morning flight to Fairbanks.

Iniakuk Lake, the constantly changing weather and light, crisp, fragrant air will be missed. Fly safe.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Visibility 5 miles, ceiling 800' undefined. The weather pattern has been unstable all day.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Visibility 2 miles, ceiling 250' undefined rain fog to the ground. Winds SE 15 knots and accelerating. It's raining. No sign of improvement.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 40 degrees. Visibility 4 miles with rain fog. Ceiling 800' undefined rain fog. SE winds at 10 knots. It rained and blew all night. We will be flying to Bettles another day.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Visibility 10 miles, ceiling 800'. Looking south to the Alatna Hills, the wall of white has lifted and sky is brightening. Looking north to the Alatna Valley it appears the fog is down to the ground.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Visibility 5 miles and going down. Ceiling 1500' and going down. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 34 degrees. Visibility 5 miles with a white wall of fog obscuring the Alatna Hills south of Iniakuk Lake. Points north appear to be clear. Ceiling 3000' overcast. Winds calm.

It rained all day yesterday and most of last night. Light morning fog is gathering on the lake perimeter.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: shutting down. Visibility maybe 4 miles, ceiling 1000'. The wind has shifted, now NE at 3 knots. It's raining.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Visibility scant 5 miles with rain fog, Ceiling 1800' undefined, rain fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Improving. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 2000' overcast, becoming more defined. Sky is brightening, rain has stopped. Winds slight from the north.

Many thanks to Brooks Range Aviation and their crew for taking such good care of us and our guests. The last weather post will be Saturday, September 10th.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 40 degrees. Visibility 5 miles and going down. Ceiling 4000' obscured. Winds from the north at 2 knots. It's raining. Trend: Deteriorating.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Trend: Deteriorating. Visibility and ceiling are still good, but the Alatna Hills to the south of Iniakuk Lake are becoming obscured and have that 'winter shutdown look' about them. Winds from the NE at about 7 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.6, temperature 46 degrees. Visibility 15 miles, ceiling 6000' overcast. Winds from the north at 5 knots.