Bare trees in winter at sunset at Lake Hood.

The rising sun casts an orange glow in the southern sky along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska during late autumn.

Sunrise along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska lights up the top of the snow on these peaks during late autumn.

The rising sun casts an orange glow in the southern sky along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska during late autumn.

Sunset taken from my backyard on the east side of Anchorage in late summer.

Rays of the setting sun break through the clouds in the western sky near Anchorage, Alaska.

Barren tree against a winter sunset at Lake Hood, within the Muncipality of Anchorage.

Sunset taken in the early autumn along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Sunset taken on summer solstice around midnight along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Sunset taken from an overlook near McHugh Creek in the Chugach State Park along Turnagin Arm, just south of Anchorage, Alaska. Photograph was taken in early Autumn

Sunrise against the Coast Mountains. This was taken about mid-winter near Juneau, Alaska.

Sunrise looking across Cook Inlet at the Alaska Range near Anchorage, Alaska.

Baxter Bog - locked in Winter. This photograph was taken in January 2006 just about sunset.

Sunrise at Eklutna Lake just northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. This area is part of the Chugach State Park.

Sunrise at Eagle Glacier Lake. This photograph was taken on winter solstice from just outside a U. S. Forest Service Cabin.

Sunset looking across Lynn Canal at Shelter Island near Juneau, Alaska. Photograph was taken near mid-winter.

Sunset taken through stems of grass along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage. This photograph, was taken at summer solstice around midnight.

Sunrise across the Mendenhall Flats near the Juneau Airport. This photograph was taken in January, typically the coldest month of the year.

Chugach Mountains taken from Lake Hood (Anchorage, Alaska) late on an early winter afternoon.

The setting sun along Turnagin Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska lights up the top of the snow on these peaks during late autumn.

This photograph was taken just after daybreak in December 2005 along Turnagin Arm, just south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Midwinter sunrise looking south across snowy fields toward Juneau, Alaska.

This skyline of Anchorage was photographed at dusk from the overlook at Glen Alps, in the Chugach State Park outside Anchorage, Alaska.

This cargo ship was arriving in Anchorage via Cook Inlet just at sunet. This photo was taken from the overlook at Glen Alps in the Chugach State Park just outside Anchorage, Alaska in early September. The mountain in the background is Mount Susitna, also known as Sleeping Lady.

Sunset over Cook Inlet - I photographed this from the Tony Knowles trail just a couple of blocks from downtown Anchorage in mid-September.

This photograph of sunset was taken just outside Anchorage, Alaska looking out at Cook Inlet in mid-September.

This sunset was captured near downtown Anchorage looking out toward Cook Inlet in late July 2006.

Looking north toward the Talkeetna Mountains from Earthquake Park near Anchorage. This was taken at sunset during January 2010.