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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Construction at the Juneau International Airport

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE
Construction at the Juneau International Airport

Left to Right: Visitor Gathering area, vestibule, new Car Rental location; Foreground: Expanded Baggage Claim area. Thunder Mountain in the distance.
Pictures by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, Top picture 9:12 a.m. ADT, July 17, 2009 Bottom picture 8:42 a.m. ADT, August 21, 2009 © 2009

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Preening Great Blue Heron

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE
Preening Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock

Picture by David Kent, 4:44 p.m. ADT, July 25, 2009, © 2009

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Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE
Wildfire Smoke on the Afternoon of August 3rd

Not a cloud in the sky but smoke from wildfires in Canada filled the air. There were 60 wildfires in the southern Yukon and 120 in British Columbia, Canada on the day of the picture. Because of the smoke, an air quality advisory was issued [...]

Filed in Downtown, Mt. Juneau, Mt. Juneau Ridge, Mt. Roberts, Pictures, Summer, The Weekly Picture, Weather Phenomena | | Comments (0)

Sun Rising Over Smoke Obscured Mt. Roberts

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE
Sun Rising Over Smoke Obscured Mt. Roberts

The smoke is from wildfires in the southern Yukon and British Columbia, Canada.
Picture by David Kent, 6:31 a.m. ADT, August 3, 2009, © 2009

Filed in Gold Ridge, Mornings, Mountains, Mt. Roberts, Orange or Reddish Glow, Pictures, Sky, The Weekly Picture, Weather Phenomena | | Comments (0)