Welcome Summer! The Beginning of the Waiting.
Contributed by Aurora Dora
Life for me feels perfect when I am photographing the Auroras!
I have been chasing and photographing the Northern Lights for many years. The winter landscapes and views surrounding us in Alaska with the opportunity of experiencing the dancing lights across the skies make me happy. Living in Talkeetna, I have all of these in spades!
But spring arrives, the nights get shorter, and we know summer is around the corner… And summer comes!
For me, summer is a bitter-sweet season, missing the beauty of the night, the stars, and the Auroras. But don’t take me wrong, I love summer. I enjoy hiking, fishing, visiting with tourists from all over, and the long days. But I am still waiting.
Summer is here. Yay! I celebrate the summer solstice. Tomorrow we will have six fewer seconds of daylight!
And I wait.
And by early August, I see a few stars. By mid-August, a few more. And I am ready! Ready to photograph the northern lights again. Photographing the Auroras brings me back to a remarkable place, I feel complete, and it feeds my soul.
Cheers to a new summer season!
For the last 20 years, I have been chasing and photographing the northern lights. As the Aurora season gives room to the bright summer months, I visit the many memories and stories from all these years and share them with the visitors of my gallery in Talkeetna.
Aurora Dora Photography Gallery is open 7 days a week. We are in downtown Talkeetna by the Welcome to the Beautiful Talkeetna sign.