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Karen J. Laubenstein
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Retired Alaskan in Anchorage. Lifelong photographer, author (Random House/Princeton Review), ghostwriter, editor, and adventurer. Deaf mom. Mini-bernadoodle, Maple, & cats. From Maine.

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Waiting for Mt Spurr volcano to erupt. #Alaska #Anchorage #MtSpurr #Volcano
March 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Half-moon near dusk over Anchorage. #moon, #Alaska
February 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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moonrise over the Chugach #moon, #alaska
February 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Focusing on what’s real. #Alaska
Rain and snowmelt-flooded streets over packed ice in neighborhood, Anchorage.
January 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The struggle is real
January 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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So many great books on this list. Congrats to all the nominees and I’ll see you at Left Coast Crime! leftcoastcrime.org/2025/Awards....
Left Coast Crime 2025: Rocky Mountain High Jinks
Left Coast Crime 2025
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January 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Wolf Moon…. quiet January beauty in Alaska nightscapes.
Full Wolf moon. Alaska. Clouds and sunset colors partially camouflage the full Wolf Moon in Alaska. Wolf Moon rising in Alaska over snowy Chugach Mountain peaks. Moon has orange tint and deeper hues. The darker areas on the moon are called maria, which is Latin for "seas". These areas are made of basalt, a dark-colored rock that formed from lava that filled impact basins on the moon. It took me years to be able to capture the moon as a photographer to show the details.
January 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Remembering 2019-2020 winter in Maine, as winter in Anchorage not the norm this year. #Maine, #Anchorage, #Escape, #pondlife
Ice-covered Maine pond as miniature husky mix stands in snow-covered deck surveying her domain. Blue hour. Snow on beach, lights at cottages reflect on the ice. Total quiet, serenity.
January 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Loving Alaska, my home. #eagle, #nature, #Alaska
Mature bald eagle flying over Resurrection Bay, wings pointed down. Sharp against grey clouds.
January 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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January low light in Anchorage, Alaska. #self-portrait, #alaska, #photography
Street view of long shadow stretching over snowy street in low golden sunlight in front of my house, Anchorage, Alaska.
January 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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January light over the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage, Alaska.
Snowy peaks and golden sky at sunset.
January 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Jan 2 our nippy weather continues in Anchorage. My dog loves it! #mini-bernedoodle, #Anchorage, #winter, #author
Fluffy dog gasing through horarfrosted chainlink fence. Winter sunbeam stretches down snowy street with dark blue shadows and black silhouettes of spruce and cottonwood in an East Anchorage neighborhood.
January 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Cold New Year’s Day in Anchorage, 6 degrees F. and frosty. Hello 2025. Exceed my expectations!
Ice fog and frosted bushes frame the snowy peak of Mt Susitna across the Bay of Anchorage.
January 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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A cold end to 2024…Anchorage from my front door.
Sunbeams through the spruce trees in a frosted snow-covered world
December 31, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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As 2024 winds down… high noon in my Anchorage neighborhood.
Suburbia during Alaska’s big dark. Blue sky. low-lying sun, snowy, and black trees from spruce to lilacs to cottonwood.
December 29, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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Frosty visitor in our Anchorage yard.
Moose with frosty snow on its forehead and fur
December 19, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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Nice.
December 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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December sunrise during Alaska’s Big Dark in Anchorage.
Golden sun and light stream into the Anchorage Bowl as dark clouds haver above the city.
December 14, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Anchorage downtown in December. Alaska.
Cityscape of downtown Anchorage at night. Buildings and snowcapped Chugach Mountain peaks reflect in unfrozen bay.
December 14, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Moon rises and shimmering reflection over Kenai Mountains and Resurrection Bay, Alaska.
Moon and reflection on Resurrection Bay, Alaska. Snowy Kenai Mountain peaks view from the Lowell Point road.
December 13, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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Loving when the lights are out. Glen Alps in the Chugach Mtns over Anchorage, Alaska. #auroraborealis #photography
Greens reds yellows fill the sky and sparkling stars over snowy peaks at Glen Alps over Anchorage, Alaska. Winter auroras.
December 11, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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Wind. Gusts 40-80 mph (80-128 kmh) tonight in Anchorage Dec 9, 2024.
Dark dark clouds over the Anchorage Bowl (mountains, snow, city)
December 10, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Ravens flocking in the cherry tree, Nunaka Valley, Anchorage, Alaska.
December 10, 2024 at 6:24 AM
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A favorite, my son and our dog, Dec 8, 2012.
December 8, 2024 at 10:03 PM