1350-99 - The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. Jupiter is at right, the Big Dipper at left.
1116-48917 - Car tail lights illuminate the blowing snow on the Seward Highway during a dark, winter night, Turnagain Arm, Kenai Peninsula, South-central Alaska, Alaska, United States of America
1116-47206 - A Hiker Climbs A Ridge High Above Trims Creek In A Portion Of The Alaska Range Known As The 'delta Mountains' In Early Winter, Alaska, United States Of America
911-10813 - Minke Whales(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding in the Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island. The Antartic Peninsular is one of the fastest warming areas of the planet.
832-240973 - Flags of Graubuenden and Switzerland on the summit of Mount Corvatsch near Silvaplana, Engadin, Graubuenden or Grisons, Switzerland, Europe
911-6208 - Wansfell on the side of Kirkstone Pass with snow and spindrift being blown across the hill side, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe