March 6, 2013

Plane Views: Nome to Anchorage

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

A few months ago, I shared some pictures taken during a set of four flights from Cape Town, South Africa to Nome, Alaska:

Cape Town to Amsterdam
Amsterdam to Minneapolis
Minneapolis to Anchorage
Anchorage to Nome

Now, I’d like to share some pictures taken during the return journey in September 2012, which was Nome –> Anchorage –> Seattle –> Amsterdam –> South Africa. This first post contains some pictures taken during the Nome to Anchorage flight. The visibility in Nome was actually fairly good on the day of our departure, so I managed to take some decent pictures of the Nome Harbor and such. Enjoy! Feel free to point out any interesting geological locations or features.

Nome to Anchorage #1. Waiting to take off at the Nome Airport.

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Nome to Anchorage #3. Flying over Nome.

Nome to Anchorage #4. The Nome Harbor.

Nome to Anchorage #5. Another view of the Nome Harbor.

Nome to Anchorage #6. View of the harbor and some of the town.

Nome to Anchorage #7. Some of the town.

Nome to Anchorage #8. Another view of part of town.

Nome to Anchorage #9. Reaching the edge of town. There are little gold dredges on the water.

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Nome to Anchorage #15. Gorgeous braided river.

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Nome to Anchorage #23. Descending to Anchorage.

Nome to Anchorage #24. Landing in Anchorage.

I’ll share some more “Plane Views” soon!