Tag: Otto Lake
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Aurora 2025
After days of snow and clouds the weather finally cleared. Even though the Aurora Forecast wasn’t great, I suggested we set an alarm to look out the windows just in case. We saw so much magenta this time. The northern lights were everywhere all at once, in all directions, as well as directly overhead. We…
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Birds
I have been spending a lot of time birding now that I am retired. I rarely write about it as I doubt most people are interested, and I rarely have decent photos. My highlight this week was definitely the gorgeous breeding plumage Long-tailed Ducks at Otto Lake. I don’t have a photo, so Google them…
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Moose Crossing Lake
We had zero success fishing at Otto Lake this evening. We headed to the nearby lake in a cold drizzle. For the first few hours it stayed overcast and drizzled. We didn’t get a single bite. We saw lots of birds & 2 moose at a distance which was neat. Then the sun came out,…
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Aurora, Day 7 in Healy
Wow! While we had brief glimpses of the aurora borealis on a couple occasions while traveling, last night was a particularly impressive display. Thanks to a good aurora forecast, we had set an alarm & planned to drive to nearby Otto Lake at midnight. Fortunately C woke up at 11 and looked out the window!…
Me & C 