Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

The show has begun…and when I got a few minutes, I wandered out and got a few shots of the ice carvings. The competition started on Feb. 24th so we had to have the cameras up and running by then. … Continue reading →

I’ve been working hard at the Ice Park getting the web cameras all ready for the ice carving competiton at the park. One of the things I did last year was to design and build a circuit that would control … Continue reading →

After two weeks of -40°F weather here in Fairbanks, and several weeks of below zero temps, the news reports talked about a Chinook coming in that would raise the local temp up to as high as 45°F.  So day before … Continue reading →

As the year came to a close, the weather here in Fairbanks was hovering around -25°F every day, often dipping lower. So, in order to be safe, I tend to stay home or just take short trips. But one night … Continue reading →

We’ve had lots of snow and cold temps but now it’s settled down to a routine so I don’t notice the cold much. I keep the cabin at 64°F while I’m here and set it at 54°F at night while … Continue reading →

Every once in a while I take a picture that I really like for one reason or another. Usually they are pictures of landscapes. But this profile is an exceptional shot of a beautiful woman who I admire a great … Continue reading →

I’m just about a month late with these pictures but you know how these things go, don’tcha? When I came into my favorite bar about four nights before Halloween someone did mention that there was going to be a costume … Continue reading →

It’s around -20°F outside today so I decided to stay in. Lately, that has been our overnight low. Now it’s become our daytime high. Brrrr. But the time at the computer today helped get some things done. Let’s backtrack a … Continue reading →

It’s 10°F outside…so it’s time to show you some pictures of our summer here in Fairbanks.  Every summer there is a raft race down the Chena river through downtown or that starts downtown. Around July 20th. The rules as I … Continue reading →

It was an exciting night…hanging out in the Big I watching the election returns in what turned out to be the most exciting election in the last 45 years. I confess that I teared up as the projection that Obama … Continue reading →