In 1992 I took a road trip around Alaska. It/s a beautiful state with specatular scenery. But all these years later, one of the things that stands out in my memory the most are the golden skies. Not a sunset golden red - in all the pictures I got, sunsets were still hours away.

Maybe it was because of how north I was and the angle of the sun to the earth, I don/t know. But every time I had a sunny evening, part of the sky would take on a deep golden hue, which was especially pretty when there were a few silver-grey clouds in the ... (more)