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Lee Petersen
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Photographer writing Alaska hiking, travel, wildflower guides and other junk. Living in Fairbanks, Alaska. Lots of stuff here: http://lwpetersen.com/links
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My 2026 Alaska Wall Calendar is here!
Glaciers, aurora, wildlife, and landscapes from across Alaska — 14 of my favorite images from the past few years.

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#Alaska #photography #aurora #glacier #wildlife
I'm behind in my writing. Shocking, I know. Here's a quick one with some aurora photos I've taken since the start of the season.

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#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights
Aurora Intermissions
Between seasons, under the northern lights
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November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Golden morning light filters through mist and spruce trees along the UAF trail system in early autumn.
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#fairbanks #alaska #forest
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The flower of Cypripedium guttatum, commonly known as the spotted lady's slipper, blooming in Fairbanks in mid-June.

Info in my Alaska Wildflower Guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf...

#alaska #wildflower #bloomscrolling
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Gorgeous red auroras tonight over the Goldstream Valley in Fairbanks, Alaska. A rare show, strong enough for the red emission to be clearly visible to the eye.

More in my Recent Photos Gallery: photos.lwpetersen.com/Recent-Photos

#fairbanks #alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Inside a now collapsed ice cave at the terminus of Canwell Glacier, Alaska. Daylight filters through openings in the ice, revealing the blue glow of the glacier’s interior.

Area info in my hiking guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide...

#alaska #glacier #hiking
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Granite towers beneath a deep blue sky on the shoulder of Mt. Prindle, along a ridge known as the Windchimes in the White Mountain National Recreation Area, Alaska.

Info on the area in my hiking guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide...

#alaska #hiking #tundra
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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My 2026 Alaska Wall Calendar is here!
Glaciers, aurora, wildlife, and landscapes from across Alaska — 14 of my favorite images from the past few years.

Order the calendar directly here:
www.lulu.com/shop/lee-pet...

#Alaska #photography #aurora #glacier #wildlife
September 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sunset on the winter solstice in Fairbanks, Alaska, taken around 2:30 p.m., when the sun barely clears the horizon.

#alaska #wintersolstice #fairbanks #sunset
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Asgard Tor in the Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks, Alaska, lit by the evening sun around 10 p.m. in mid-May.

Trail info in my hiking guide: www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide...

#alaska #hiking #backpacking #fairbanks #springlight
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Autumn colors across the tundra in Denali National Park, Alaska. The brief season when the hills turn red and gold before winter sets in.

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#alaska #denali #autumn #mountains
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Long exposure of Falls Creek near Turnagain Arm, Alaska. Moss-covered rocks and fallen autumn leaves along the creek’s edge.

#alaska #hiking #autumn #creek
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Been busy running comps, gym managing, and coaching nonstop. Heading to Anchorage with our youth team for another comp tomorrow. It’s been all climbing lately, not a bad thing, but I’m looking forward to getting back behind the camera soon. Quick clip of a route I set yesterday.
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Aurora behind moonlit clouds in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska.

More aurora photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im...

#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Dall sheep at Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park, photographed in mid-spring.

More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...

#alaska #wildlife #denalinationalpark #bikepacking
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A snowshoe hare in its white winter coat, photographed in late winter in Fairbanks, Alaska.

#alaska #wildlife
October 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Inside a melting glacier cave at the edge of the Canwell Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range. Water locked in ice for centuries now falls in a steady rhythm, joining the roar of subglacial streams. Even in power, there’s fragility.
#alaska #nature #glacier

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Melting Away
YouTube video by Lee Petersen
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October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Aurora reflecting over Ballaine Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska, on a calm night in mid-September.

#Alaska #aurora #northernlights
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Midwinter Sun — After months of low light, there’s a point in early February when I start to feel the sun return to Fairbanks, Alaska.

More photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im...

#Alaska #winter #sunlight
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Longitudinal crevasses on the Castner Glacier in the Alaska Range. These cracks form where the glacier valley widens, running parallel to the ice flow.

Learn more about glacier features and area hiking:
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#Alaska #glacier #hiking
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Autumn colors ending along US Creek Road in the White Mountain National Recreation Area, late September.
More landscape photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Im...

#Alaska #landscape #fallcolors
October 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A peregrine falcon perched on a granite tower at Angel Rocks in the Chena River State Recreation Area, Alaska.
More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...

#Alaska #wildlife #birding
October 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A musher and dog team on the frozen Tanana River at sunset, at 3 pm in early February. The mist surrounding them is their breath rising in the -40°F air.

#Alaska #sunset #winter
October 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A spiral-shaped aurora over snow-covered spruce trees in Fairbanks, Alaska, in January. This one seemed to stay motionless for several minutes.
More aurora photos in my portfolio:
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#alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights #aurora
October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Rugged terrain and a hanging glacier near Peak 8100 above College Glacier in the Eastern Alaska Range.
More from this area in my Alaska Hiking Guide:
www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-guide...

#alaska #hiking #glacier
October 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Methane bubbles frozen in the ice on Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska, taken in late October. Part of my Water and Ice series exploring the forms and transformations of water in Alaska’s landscapes: photos.lwpetersen.com/Blogs/Lwpete...

#alaska #ice #water #nature #abstract
October 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM