Photo Contest Winners, New Round Open

January 29, 2010 | Tags: , ,

We had a lot of really great photos submitted in the final few months of 2009. According Inside Alaska visitors and Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau staff, the three photos below were the best.

Cleary Summit Aurora - Yvonne BennettFall in Fairbanks Path - Charlaine WilliamsAutumn in Denali - W.O. Vinson

Congratulations to Yvonne Bennett – First Place, Charlaine Williams – Second Place and W.O. Vinson – Third Place! Your prize packages have been boxed up and will be on the way soon.

Fairbanks-themed prizes!

Those who would like to enter our Fairbanks, Denali, Interior and Arctic Alaska Photo Contest for January through March 2010 can do so now by first reading our guidelines, then entering up-to-five images. Let us know if you would like any more information. We always appreciate your participation.

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Big on Twitter this Week: Denali, AKRR, Lance Mackey

December 4, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,

A recent sunset sky around Fairbanks.

Lots of cool stuff to share on Twitter over the past few days. Be sure to click the ‘most clicked’ #2 this week, which contains a fantastic series of photos taken recently in Fairbanks, including aurora images and great pictures of a fox.

  1. Cool photo of an Alaska Railroad car at Denali Park: http://ow.ly/HeDH
  2. An awesome series of Fairbanks photos: ‘Thanksgiving Day – Gratitude in Photographs’ – http://ow.ly/HloT
  3. Dog mushing video captured a few days ago near Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/HeSF Gives you an authentic on-sled perspective.
  4. Fairbanks musher ‘Lance Mackey leads Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inductees’ – http://ow.ly/HlTN
  5. Art on display in Fairbanks: ‘First Friday draws new venues for the holidays’ – http://ow.ly/ICfm
  6. Jamaican dog musher training for the Iditarod with our very own Lance Mackey: http://ow.ly/HCRL
  7. It’s another Iditarod try for three time and reigning champion @LanceMackey – http://ow.ly/IFKY

Many of these links were posted on Facebook page too. Become a fan for regular updates.

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Top Five Fairbanks Photo Links on Twitter

November 11, 2009 | Tags: , , ,

Denali in Autumn by Charlaine Williams.

Another terrific series of photos received the most clicks on the Fairbanks Twitter account this month. Here are the top five, with one bonus link that is getting a lot of traffic over the past few days.

  1. Very interesting Mt. McKinley photo taken from an airplane: http://ow.ly/zjma
  2. Beautiful and non-typical Alaska Arctic photo of Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range: http://ow.ly/vftH
  3. This is what you may see today, if you were ‘Hiking along the Chena River’ in Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/vfxv
  4. Visitor captures a couple of great photos of a Grizzly momma bear and her cub near Denali: http://ow.ly/vvmm
  5. Breathtaking images from Denali – http://ow.ly/xm6k

This only-in-Alaska post has been re-tweeted eight times. For non-Twitterers – that means people have repeated it on their page with a credit to us:

  • Interesting Fairbanks photo: ‘You know your in Alaska when the DOT holds up a stop sign with Duct Tape’ – http://ow.ly/ALXC

Posted by FCVB | Filed Under Fairbanks Tweets 

Tweeted This Week: Great Photos, Stories

October 31, 2009 | Tags: , , ,

Moose challenge at Denali in the Fall.

These eight tweets received the most clicks on our Twitter account over the past week. Photos from Denali and the Arctic were top on the list, along with some links to brand new pages on our recently-launched website.

  1. Our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska photo contest is still open. Enter five of your favorites today: http://ow.ly/xflv
  2. Breathtaking images from Denali – http://ow.ly/xm6k
  3. Authentic Alaskan Stories: hear from people who call Fairbanks home – http://ow.ly/wUGP
  4. HDR Photo of the Day…Denali through the Trees – http://ow.ly/wTSQ
  5. Midnight sun prevents fireworks each summer, that means we save big light shows for crisp winter evenings: http://ow.ly/wUvT
  6. The Jolly Old Elf makes his list and checks it twice just 15 miles from Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/wUjy
  7. Amazing polar bear closeup from @alaskaphoto in the Arctic: http://ow.ly/xGhi
  8. See the brand-new photo and video gallery on our site. Be sure to check out the Immersive Gallery (top right button) – http://ow.ly/wiuT

Follow us on Twitter now @insidealaska.

Posted by FCVB | Filed Under Fairbanks Tweets 

Top Tweets for Early October

October 12, 2009 | Tags: , ,

Another Fall in Fairbanks shot from Charlaine Williams.

Here are seven of the most clicked links from our Twitter account over the past week or so. Most of photos from around the area.

  1. Alaska tourism experts flock to Fairbanks for conference – http://ow.ly/t0CD
  2. Wow. Killer Denali photo of the day: http://ow.ly/pZSD
  3. Absolutely fantastic Autumn in Interior Alaska photos from Patrick Endres: http://ow.ly/plu6
  4. “Bullwinkle here is happy to have some peace and quiet after a busy summer…” – http://ow.ly/rXJq
  5. F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor from Eielson AFB soaring above Interior Alaska: http://ow.ly/q00U
  6. Awesome new photos from Denali National Park: http://ow.ly/qnmT
  7. Photos from a trip on the ‘Denali Park Road 2009′ – http://ow.ly/qAhF

As another note of interest, our clicks on Twitter have gone from the hundreds per month to the thousands! Thanks for all your support.

Posted by FCVB | Filed Under Fairbanks Tweets 

Top Tweets for the Past Month

September 22, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,

People who don’t follow us on Twitter are often missing out on some really cool stuff. So…I thought it would be smart to take the most clicked tweets from the past month and post them here so blog readers can have a look too.

Autumn in Denali photo from W.O. Vinson.

Most of the popular links lately have featured photos from Denali National Park or other wilderness areas near Fairbanks. We make a prime home-base for anyone who wants to get out and see some of the magnificent scenery nearby.

  1. Wow. Killer Denali photo of the day: http://ow.ly/pZSD
  2. Some good photos from the Gates of the Arctic National Park north of Fairbanks: http://ow.ly/nLLE
  3. Cute overload: Dall sheep lambs in the Brooks Range north of Fairbanks – http://ow.ly/nLIq
  4. Absolutely fantastic Autumn in Interior Alaska photos from Patrick Endres: http://ow.ly/plu6
  5. Crisp northern lights time-lapse video captured in Arctic Alaska: http://ow.ly/nWhW
  6. Great photo of Denali with Grizzly bear in foreground from Patrick Endres: http://ow.ly/qkZg
  7. F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor from Eielson AFB soaring above Interior Alaska: http://ow.ly/q00U
  8. Here is a bull Caribou shot from Denali by Patrick Endres: http://ow.ly/pZYx
  9. Terrific photos: ‘Autumn in Denali’ – http://ow.ly/oIUY
  10. Awesome new photos from Denali National Park: http://ow.ly/qnmT

I will follow-up with more of our top tweets on occasion, but if you want to keep up real-time you can always follow us at Twitter.com/InsideAlaska.

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Fairbanks to Denali Flightseeing

February 13, 2009 | Tags: , ,

A couple of days ago FCVB staff members had the opportunity to take a flightseeing trip from Fairbanks to the north face of Mt. McKinley. They took along a camera to chronicle the trip. Play the footage below.


Fairbanks to Denali Flightseeing from Inside Alaska on Vimeo.

This flightseeing adventure was hosted by Northern Alaska Tour Company.

Posted by FCVB | Filed Under Video Journey 

The Latest Entries

June 26, 2008 | Tags: ,

After some extra encouragement, several people have decided join the latest round of our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest. Here are a few few of the latest shots. Judging will take place at the end of August; submit today!


Quick Poll: Which of the three above do you like best?

  • Bull moose in lake. (52%, 12 Votes)
  • On the road to Denali. (26%, 6 Votes)
  • Dogs at Open North American. (22%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

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