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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 2, 2021 14:11:42 GMT -5
Cold weather works jasoninsd . Rippin humid heat gets old in a hurry. Montana would be heaven. Montana is definitely amazing. I lived up there when I was going to college in Billings. I slept every night during the winter with the window cracked open...of course the heater was blasting, but it was in the dorms, so I didn't have to pay extra for the compensatory heat! LOL
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Post by LazerFlash on Nov 2, 2021 17:32:13 GMT -5
Now that I spend half of the year working in the Arctic oil fields the common colors of Northern lights just don't interest me as much anymore. We see the greens and whites so often. I often find it a sad thing when something spectacular happens so often that it becomes commonplace and almost boring.
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Post by MsAli on Nov 4, 2021 19:51:30 GMT -5
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Post by kasilofchrisn on Nov 6, 2021 22:23:58 GMT -5
Now that I spend half of the year working in the Arctic oil fields the common colors of Northern lights just don't interest me as much anymore. We see the greens and whites so often. I often find it a sad thing when something spectacular happens so often that it becomes commonplace and almost boring. Imagine you live within 20 miles of Yellowstone national Park, Niagara falls, Mount Rushmore, the Grand canyon, or some other national treasure. How many trips can you make to see it with every friend, family, and relative you know before you're finally tired of going and seeing the same thing over and over again? Sure the northern lights are beautiful. And when there's multiple colored ones you can't help but stop and stare for a minute or two. But like I say when you've seen them 100 times.... Also when I'm at work I'm not getting paid to watch the stars in the sky. I can't imagine what my boss would say if I told him I had to stop for an hour because I couldn't help but watch the Northern lights while I was on my daily route. Same as if I stopped every time I saw a Caribou, arctic fox, polar bear, muskox, red fox, spectacled Eider, swan, etc. etc. Sorry boss didn't get the route done today but you should have seen that beautiful polar bear I just saw. Watched the polar bear and cubs for several hours guess I'll have to catch up on the work another day.🤣😂🤣 I don't think I'd have a job for much longer after that!
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Post by LazerFlash on Nov 7, 2021 13:22:27 GMT -5
I often find it a sad thing when something spectacular happens so often that it becomes commonplace and almost boring. Imagine you live within 20 miles of Yellowstone national Park, Niagara falls, Mount Rushmore, the Grand canyon, or some other national treasure. How many trips can you make to see it with every friend, family, and relative you know before you're finally tired of going and seeing the same thing over and over again? I understand what you're saying about things getting regular. From a slightly different aspect, anyway. For almost 20 years, I worked in SW DC within walking distance or short Metro ride of much of our National monuments and museums. The first few years, I regularly made time to go spend an hour or two somewhere ever few weeks. (And, of course, the Tidal Basin when the cherry blossoms were in bloom. Every year.) When friends and family came to visit, I tended to try to be a good tour guide and share those lesser known and visited places, along with the "gotta see" spots. (Oddly enough, I always found something new and interesting at the Jefferson Memorial. ) I do have to say that around about my tenth anniversary with the company I worked for, I did go less frequently. But, I always found time to enjoy what there is -- and to be in awe of the new tourists who were there for the first time; except when they parked illegally on Constitution Avenue during rush hour.
So, while I can understand the amazing becoming commonplace, I still find it sad when it becomes boring.
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Post by knave on Nov 7, 2021 14:38:13 GMT -5
That’s why I sold my little Hemimorphite But now I miss it! Really that’s the reason we go on vacation so we can enjoy being at home again!! Lol
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Post by MsAli on Nov 8, 2021 8:43:14 GMT -5
I stopped for maybe 5 min this morning to enjoy a eagle in a tree and an incredible sunrise. And I wasn't late to work. Those that know me and travel with me know that I'm gonna stop and appreciate the beauty of whatever and those that work with me know that I may step away to go smell roses and someone's desk or sneak outside to see something. It's just how I nourish my soul and after years of working with patients that literally had a life expectancy of less than 12 months, and constantly hearing so many say "I wish I would of" and , I heard families day in and day out say "I wish I would of" guess what not one of them said I wish I would of insert whatever about work....
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Post by parfive on Nov 9, 2021 17:35:59 GMT -5
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Post by kasilofchrisn on Nov 11, 2021 23:03:54 GMT -5
Here's a couple of pictures of the latest aurora borealis or as we are Alaskans call them the Northern lights. The first picture was taken by a professional photographer. They scout out these spots well in advance and put a lot of time and effort into these photographs. Oftentimes they're taken via tripod with time lapse so they can combine the photos to create the beautiful picture that you see here. This is the kind of picture that most people associate with the aurora borealis. The second picture was taken by a coworker here in the Alaskan Arctic. This is the type of Aurora that we most typically see even here in the Arctic well above the Arctic circle. And while it was most likely taken with an IPhone camera it just goes to show you that they aren't always as spectacular as you might think. Also the best viewing is away from any city lights and as you can see in the second picture even in the Arctic there's a lot of lights on the buildings etc. After my 12 hour work shift I don't always feel like driving for an hour just to get away from the lights and get a better view and/or picture. While I have seen the northern lights look like the first picture it is rare to see that many colors that bright. Anyway I hope you enjoy these pictures.
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Post by MsAli on Nov 12, 2021 11:50:40 GMT -5
Here's a couple of pictures of the latest aurora borealis or as we are Alaskans call them the Northern lights. The first picture was taken by a professional photographer. They scout out these spots well in advance and put a lot of time and effort into these photographs. Oftentimes they're taken via tripod with time lapse so they can combine the photos to create the beautiful picture that you see here. This is the kind of picture that most people associate with the aurora borealis. The second picture was taken by a coworker here in the Alaskan Arctic. This is the type of Aurora that we most typically see even here in the Arctic well above the Arctic circle. And while it was most likely taken with an IPhone camera it just goes to show you that they aren't always as spectacular as you might think. Also the best viewing is away from any city lights and as you can see in the second picture even in the Arctic there's a lot of lights on the buildings etc. After my 12 hour work shift I don't always feel like driving for an hour just to get away from the lights and get a better view and/or picture. While I have seen the northern lights look like the first picture it is rare to see that many colors that bright. Anyway I hope you enjoy these pictures. Thanks for sharing these. Us Minnesotans usually also just call them Northern Lights as well.
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Post by LazerFlash on Dec 19, 2021 15:38:50 GMT -5
I'm not sure how many of you use Bing as your search engine, so I thought that I'd share today's Bing background photo, which is relevant to this topic. The location is Brooks Range, the stretch of mountains that forms the North Slope of Alaska.
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Post by kasilofchrisn on Dec 19, 2021 15:46:09 GMT -5
I'm not sure how many of you use Bing as your search engine, so I thought that I'd share today's Bing background photo, which is relevant to this topic. The location is Brooks Range, the stretch of mountains that forms the North Slope of Alaska.
Just flew over the Brooks range on Friday morning! There are some beautiful mountains especially this time of year covered in snow.
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