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Fall Color Alaska Tundra

Fall Color Alaska Tundra is a photograph taken on a Fall trip to the interior of Alaska. Fall Color on Alaska Tundra comes early in Alaska. Usually around the last week of August is the time to see the colorful orange and reds of the Alaska tundra.

I was on my way to Denali National Park on this trip. I was driving the George Parks Highway, in honor of George Alexander Parks, governor of the Territory of Alaska from 1925 to 1933. The highway, originally known as the Anchorage-Fairbanks Highway, was completed in 1971, and given its current name in 1975. The highway, which mostly parallels the Alaska Railroad, is one of the most important roads in Alaska. It is the main route between Anchorage and Fairbanks, and the principal access to Denali National Park and Preserve and Denali State Park.

It was a cloudy, cold and wet Alaska day. Perhaps a bad day to travel by most people, but if you are photographing the Fall Color on Alaska Tundra it is perfect conditions.

The diffused light of the sun being filtered by the clouds made for outstanding lighting of the orange and reds of the tundra. The clouds moving quickly across the horizon between mountains brought a mystical aspect to the composition.

I found a turnout to park my Hertz rental car and setup my tripod. There was a misty rain falling that would occasionally turn into a sudden downpour. During these downpours I would jump into the shelter of my rental car. An occasional car would pass by, the driver would wave or if a trucker they would toot their horn.

That morning I spent photographing Fall Color on Alaska Tundra. I eventually packed up my gear and continued north on the George Parks Highway to continue on with my journey to Denali National Park.

Fall Color Alaska Tundra is a photograph that captures the spirit of a Fall trip to the interior of Alaska.