— Photography by Terry Mann —
— Photography by Terry Mann —
“ I call this image ‘ Mile 48 .’ Here , I ’ m on the Dalton Highway ( the Haul road ). I was on a driving tour to the Arctic Circle with a guide and six others . A snow storm blew in on the way back to Fairbanks . We were dealing with blizzard conditions . We were driving beside and above the Yukon River when suddenly , sky opened up . We all jumped out of the van and took image after image as the aurora blazed across the sky . The ice road trucker ’ s headlights lit the trees as they drove by . Forty-five minutes later the clouds closed in and we were on our way again . We spent fifteen hours on the road but it was worth it . If there is a most amazing night to be had on a bucket list , this was it .”
Cabin aurora and Big Dipper in Fairbanks , Alaska — “ I call this image , ‘ The Only One
Awake .’ It reminds me of this quote : ‘ We of the night will know many things of which sleepers will never dream .’ - Bessie Hyde HOW TRUE !!! I was the only one awake that I know of . It was close to 3 a . m ., and it was really cold outside , but the sky was on fire . There was no way I could go in and sleep . Nights like this are why I came to Alaska . Notice the Big Dipper tangled in the aurora .”
Sky ’ s Up
Milky Way and the Rams at Borrego Springs , Calif . — “ This was something I had wanted to see for a long time , the Galleta Meadows Metal Sculptures in Borrego Springs . The sculptures are incredible , day or night . If you are there during the New Moon and are not familiar with the locations of all the sculptures , they can be hard to find in the dark .”
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