sunset and beauty
Originally posted November 7, 2007
Taking shots of the sunset today at first I was trying to avoid the communication towers so they wouldn’t “ruin” the view. Then I decided to embrace the towers. Without these towers and satellite dishes I wouldn’t have an internet connection and wouldn’t be able to access the outside world. These towers make it possible to take a picture and post it on my blog.
A local magazine (Yukon, North of Ordinary) has a cover story describing how the internet and telecommuting has transformed the north over the last few years. Not since the U.S. military built the Alaska Highway during World War II has there been such a major development in terms of connecting these remote locations to the rest of the world.
Thank you, communication towers. Ugly is in the eye of the beholder.
The view is looking up the Yukon River valley. The glowing strip of water is the Yukon River and you can see the chunks of ice. Even up on this mountain, you could hear the hissing noise of that stream of ice. The Klondike River also comes in from the left here, just visible through the base of the tower. The Klondike flows into the Yukon just off the the right, where Dawson City is located.
