AL-TI-TUDE ....

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Lori ... yes it is the tallest peak in the U.S. It is unpredictable as it makes it’s own weather, thereby is rare to see it in all it’s glory as we did yesterday. We’ve lived up here for almost 32 years now and we can honestly say that we have probable only seen it fully exposed like this about a dozen times. Thanks also for the fave, much appreciated!! (Rick said that I should add that this image is not as sharp as he had wished it was as there was a bit of a haze, most likely from the wild fires near Fairbanks). Hope that you are having a SAFE and FUN weekend. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

THANKS AGAIN Torfinn, really appreciate your kindness!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

Hi Sean THANKS SO VERY MUCH, your kindness is truly appreciated!! If and when you get the opportunity to venture North to Alaska plan lots of time, there have been people that have vacationed up here for a two week period and never once got to see Mt. McKinely in view as the mountain was weathered in, and please let us know if and when you get the chance to visit our great state. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

Rick thought that I should add that although it is true that others have missed out on seeing Mt. McKinley while they’ve been here, that that does not necessarily mean that you wouldn’t be able to see it. AL-TI-TUDE could also translate to AT-TI-TUDE ~ guess one could say the mountain definitely has lots of that by way of weather displays which shroud the entire mountain in clouds.

Hi kkphoto1 THANKS SO VERY MUCH for stopping by and for your very kind comment, it it greatly appreciated!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

Hi Dyle THANKS SO VERY MUCH, much appreciated!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Renee … Friday turned out to be such a fabulous day for viewing McKinely (Rick had initially wanted to go up to Hatcher Pass taking the Willow route which allowed us to see that McKinley was in full view … at that point plans changed and we were heading farther North to gather more shots of this rarely viewed mountain … I actually should have noted that part in our description, lol). Thanks again dear friend and Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Angie!! We hope that you and your family are having a wonderful and SAFE holiday weekend and that you are feeling a little more relaxed … Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

WOW … this is such an honor!! THANKS SO VERY MUCH Cora (and the rest of the hosts of the ImageWriting group) for the feature, it is truly appreciated!!! We hope that you are all having a wonderful weekend … stay SAFE … Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Kay THANKS SO MUCH for your kind words of congrats, they are truly appreciated!! We hope that you are having a wonderful and SAFE weekend. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Beve THANKS SO VERY MUCH!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Shaun, much appreciated!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Larry, your kindness is greatly appreciated!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Annie THANKS SO VERY MUCH, truly appreciate your kindness!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO MUCH Angel, we really appreciate your kindness!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)

Hey Barb … what are you and Bruce up to?? Are you taking in the sights of Washington? We hope that you are having a wonderful time. THANKS SO MUCH Dear Friend for your kind words of congrats on Rick’s feature of Mt. McKinley!! ... it was such a fabulous afternoon and we stopped at every McKinley view point that we came across and took loads of pictures. Thanks again and You Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS AGAIN Jan, much appreciated!! That section of the mountain with the blowing snow, we were able to see it from all of our viewpoints … even the one just before you get into the town of Talkeetna (we went there first, took photos, then got back on the Parks and headed North to Trapper Creek where we then got on Petersville Rd). It’s such an impressive mountain. Thanks again and Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi LjMaxx THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH … we truly appreciate your kindness and are so glad that you are enjoying Alaska through our camera lenses!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Sharon, There were three major fires (among many others) going on this year and at one point the three fires converged on each other in the Nanana area, which encompassed over 250,000 acres (if memory serves me) ... this year has been really bad, very hot and dry … it not only affected the interior but there was also a major fire going on the Kenai Peninsula. THANKS SO MUCH!!! Take Care and we hope that none of these fires affected the areas where your friends live. ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Sharon, Did you ever get the chance to do a little side trip to the Chatanika area (also mentioned in the above article that you referenced … outside of Fairbanks), Rick and I have gone there a few times, it’s (or was … depending on if the fire affected it or not) a BEAUTIFUL area with lots of history (especially the gold rush), there is an old dredge that sits right where it stopped … hopefully it remains untouched by the fires. We are also very familiar with Murphy’s Dome and of course China Hot Springs and Circle, we have also been to those areas at one time or another as we used to go North to the Fairbanks area a lot during the summer months (now it’s the Kenai that has claimed us for the summer months). Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Sharon I don’t know if we are familiar with the Goldstream area, is that North of Fairbanks? No problem turning this into a blog, we’re just sorry that you hadn’t heard about all the fires that have wreced havoc on Alaska this year, this year the state had to bring firefighters from the lower 48 into Alaska to help fight our fires instead of us sending ours out of state to help fight theirs. The smoke form these fires just seemed to be hanging around forever, and even as far away as we live from Fairbanks … there were days that if you went outside the smoke and smell from those fires was so pronounced. One would think that this year is going to one that goes down in the record books as an historic year when it comes to fire destruction. Thanks again and Take Care Dear Friend and we hope that you were able to make contact with all your friends and that they and their families are all okay. ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Barb for your kind words of congrats, your kindness is greatly appreciated!! It was such an awesome day, couldn’t have asked for a better one (well maybe a little less traffic on that back road would have been nice, lol … but, it was the beginning of Labor Day weekend after all). Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS AGAIN Jason, we truly appreciate your stopping by and leaving such kind comments!! Thanks again and Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Alana THANKS SO VERY MUCH, your kindness is greatly appreciated!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS SO VERY MUCH Lois, much appreciated!! (We just ♥’d the fact that snow was blowing off the peak and that it came out in our photos). Take Care Dear Friend ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

How AWESOME!!! THANKS SO MUCH Sharon for this feature, I am happy dancin’ for Rick!! (Sorry for the lateness in getting back to you, we have been out of state – visiting friends in Spokane – for two weeks and just returned home last night). Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Oh Barb, you are truly too kind my dear friend – THANKS SO VERY VERY MUCH, we truly do appreciate it!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Jan THANKS SO VERY VERY MUCH dear friend, much appreciated!! (Sorry for the lateness in getting back to you, we have been out of state for two weeks and just returned home last night). Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

THANKS AGAIN seawhisper, much appreciated!! We hope that some day you are able to visit Alaska, it is a beautiful area. Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

Hi Gerry THANKS SO VERY MUCH for your visit and kind words, truly appreciated!! Sorry for the lateness in getting our thanks off to you but we have been out of state and didn’t have much opportunities to get on the internet. Thanks again and Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺