Golden fall

The fall colors are here! I missed this the past two years because my first year I arrived in December and last year I was in LA for my knee surgery. Here's the Nenana River with a few fall colors peeking in. Double click on the picture if you want see a larger view. This vista is right off the highway on the drive from Fairbanks to Anchorage. I left my truck in Fairbanks all summer so I just did this drive back to Anchorage two weekends ago. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was because I usually drive it in the dead of winter when I am doing sled dog handling and it's pretty in its own way, but nothing like this. I am back up in Fairbanks this weekend for a sled dog guide job interview and it's even more yellow than two weeks ago. But they say it won't be long before the leaves are all gone and winter begins!