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Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, USA (July 2000)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Midnight
Anchorage Late at Night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why would I post this image of a nondescript suburban street lined with generic chain stores that could be anywhere USA?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…Because this is Anchorage, Alaska and it’s nearly midnight. I was in Anchorage on business in early July 2000, just a few days after the summer solstice. The sun hardly sets this far north during the middle of summer. I took this photo from the window of my hotel near the airport (map<\/a>). The tallest buildings in Alaska appear on the horizon in downtown Anchorage. It’s not an overly inspiring view but it’s a pretty amazing sight to someone from the Lower 48. Being able to see outside this late at night is bewildering if you haven’t grown up with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, there’s a reason why Alaska is called the Land of the Midnight Sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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