Alaska Winter Road Trip in 4K. Chasing the Northern Lights! Denali, Aurora.

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**Sorry for gaps in audio, "royalty free music" that I actively pay the rights for apparently has an expiration date now and studios get to claim my meager income when it does**
Take a trip with me to Fairbanks #Alaska to chase the #NorthernLights, Take some cinematic landscape videos and watch breathtaking views of #Denali, the Alaska Range, The Chugach Range, and Paxson and Summit Lakes!
Can you see the Northern Lights from this part of Alaska any night of the winter? Absolutely.
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It's Deep winter in Alaska, one of the coldest in years. Let's see for ourselves!
Our journey begins with flights from Seattle to Fairbanks where we could watch and photograph aurora from our Alaska Airlines flight.
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In Fairbanks we watched as a shield of Aurora formed to our Northeast. Later we travel to Denali and set our sights on wonderful bed and breakfast: The Runway House. www.booking.co... Which happens to be open all winter! It's fantastic place to stay surrounded by Mountains.
Overnight, a top notch display of Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) was visible in Denali's rain shadow (Mt McKinley)
The next day, we find a view of the Denali summit, followed by lots of mountain views worthy of the best Bob Ross paintings.
That evening was snowed in, So we stayed overnight at the Totem Lodge.The next day we pulled an allnighter after another round of mountain vistas, frozen lakes and rivers, and Moose!
A bare-minimum weak aurora display still managed to fill our lenses with greens and reds for an entire evening.
And of course, Northern Lights all the way down to Seattle!

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15 сен 2024

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@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Would you do this all on your own or with some friends? Let me know! Also, Join us!: discord.gg/5hjd885

@PecosHank 4 года назад

Nice job dude!

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Thanks!! I can’t wait to go back. I’ll send you an invite next time :)

@HRRRisonCater 4 года назад

@@scienceoutthere Send me one too please. All expenses paid. You'll be paid back just by the sole virtue of me being there.

@anitawhite7100 4 года назад

I lived up in Juneau for 10 years...When my dad built our house... my bedroom was on the top floor. The gable of the 1/2 of my ceiling was all plexiglass. I put my bed under that for the lights. Green was always, but the vivid blues were my favorite. Then add the red touches and you have purple lights dancing above you. That way I stayed warm. In the summer I’d go commercial salmon fishing with my dad. they were fewer because of cloud cover... but when it was clear, and the lights were dancing and they would dance across the water and up the side of our ship and you would feel like you were inside a kaleidoscope. The Northern lights are truly something that SHOULD be on every one’s bucket list... even if you only just see the green color. The way they move is truly an awesome site

@glenheinz1275 4 года назад

Love Northern lights they are the best! Makes me want to book a flight and do it! Great video again! Next time eat a Moose Burger!..

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

I did have some reindeer sausage though!

@StormChasersofOhio 4 года назад

Absolutely amazing. I need to get up there myself eventually

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

DO IT

@lorirose815 Год назад

Wow so awesome magical on my bucket list ❣️

@karlpatch4146 2 года назад

So AWESOME!!! LOVE THE MEDORITES EVERYWHERE IN THE BACK GROUND OF THE SHOTS AND TIME LAPSE VIDEO!!

@StephenStormLog 4 года назад

Holy moly you really made me want to book an Alaska trip! Highly entertained all the way through, and awesome timelapses!!

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Thanks!!! Love to hear that!

@djgislertxwx6182 4 года назад

I’ve always said I wanted to see the northern lights for myself. You video reaffirmed that! That’s awesome you got to go with friends of yours that enjoy photography also. Dream trip!

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

You should definitely do it some time. Why did youtube mark this as spam???

@karlpatch4146 2 года назад

Freaking AWESOME guys!!!! Thanks for sharing.

@spencerdant 4 года назад

Man I am so glad you weren't filming when I got the car stuck 50 feet past that no maintenance road sign

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

And I'm truly upset that I wasn't lol

@Zandanga 4 года назад

Good video of Denali and the lights. Liked most of the music, too (17-18) ... to someone like me, who only knows mostly the deep South, this was somebody else's planet ... thanks.

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. That tune was my favorite of the bunch as well I may use that again. "Science Future Tech" i think is the name.

@MaxOlsonChasing 4 года назад

This was incredible, something I have yet to experience!

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Max Olson Chasing I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Already making some plans!

@KalanoiUS Год назад

Awesome videos, I am heading to Fairbanks this winter 😊😊

@XmasLightsGuy 4 года назад

Good vid. That really truly does look cool! Oh and nice scenery too

@sashafortin 4 года назад

Beautiful video, AMAZING shots of both the landscape and the northern lights. I'm sorry that it took me a couple days to watch, but I like watching videos in full and I just hadn't had the time

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

No worries! Glad you enjoyed.

@rico-batsb2491 4 года назад

Few years back when i was still in the navy we were sailing alongside the Norwegian coast close to the city of Trondheim. It was there were i saw the Northern lights i will never forget that first time seeing it. I was in complete awe

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

There are few things that compare to a very good display, especially for the first time!

@blueguineapig8474 3 года назад

3:04 I just got deja vu lol. Amazing video by the way.

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

Thanks!!

@historian2 3 года назад

Thanks for this amazing video!

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

And thanks for watching!

@fixpacifica 4 года назад

I lived in Fairbanks for four years and could probably count the number of times I saw really good auroras on my 12 fingers.

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

lol. Would you be ok with me quoting this in an upcoming video? Of those 3 nights of Aurora, only the brightest ones on Day 2 would have been visible inside of fairbanks, at 2 AM--which was cloudy at the time. There's quite a few challenges to pin next to "Any night of the year" and you illustrate that for me here perfectly.

@fixpacifica 4 года назад

@@scienceoutthere Sure. This was the late 70's and early 80's when I was going to college at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

@@fixpacifica Thanks!!

@lovemath101 3 года назад

WOAH!!!

@martymodus7205 4 года назад

I liked the Wedge tornado video, but it's clear that your editing and mixing skills have improved significantly since then. Really cool videos.

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Thank you! I’m learning as I go and listening to feedback!

@1.4142 4 года назад

So underrated!

@bollywoodmasala8469 3 года назад

Excellent video send more videos of winter Alaska

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

Would you settle for Autumn? I’m spending 2 weeks up there in a couple months!

@WarWizardProductions 4 года назад

Looking to book a week trip to Alaska with my gf. Looks like fun!! A romantic getaway

@mickjlv5836 4 года назад

Amazing

@astronomychick1 4 года назад

Love your channel 😊 from your friend the astronomer in Tornado Alley (central Oklahoma)

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Awesome! Thank you and welcome!!

@captainmorgan757 4 года назад

At 2:46, it resembles an approaching shelf cloud, from the right.

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Totally does!

@clarencehopkins7832 3 года назад

Excellent stuff

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

Thank you! I have another Alaska trip coming this fall so I'm glad to see people still finding and enjoying this one.

@DevinWxChase 4 года назад

northern glowy bois

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Gib Rora.

@Jayhiptour 3 года назад

Loving This. Great Channel! You Have My Sub! Have A Great Night~ Cheers!

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

Thank you so much! And welcome aboard!

@karlpatch4146 2 года назад

Meteorite showers especially AWESOME at 20:10-12!! *meteorite not medorite as spelled in my last comment. ...

@GroovyBabyYeah 4 года назад

Subscribe to this channel before it gets up there. Wholesome, natural, informative, well done channels like this are on the rise

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Thank you!

@adlandortho 3 года назад

What type of lens were you using for that really wide angle shot towards the end that included the lights over the mountains? I think it was time lapse. Also, I have a very fast lens (f1.4) but have never gotten the stars with the lights as well as what you had. Would you care to share your camera settings?

@scienceoutthere 3 года назад

That was done with a Canon 6D Mk2 (full frame). And the Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art. I think I mostly used it at f2. Stopping down a bit will prevent some stars from bloating or turning into little rainbows.

@ayechapin1 Год назад

What apps did you use for tracking the weather? I'm planning a trip to Alaska with my kids this winter. TIA

@Halfpace52 Год назад

What setting did you used? Is it possible to use iPhone to capture the north lights?

@akdaltonaurora 2 года назад

One major thing, in Alaska, the KP literally is meaningless. In Fairbanks Alaska, you only need a KP0.75. And the KP is only a conglomeration of all the data, it is NOT a guarantee to either see the Aurora, or how bright it is.

@highyields 2 года назад

Great video! What kind of rental car is required? SUV, 4WD? Can you get away with a 2wd sedan?

@scienceoutthere 2 года назад

For maximum enjoyment get a small 4wd SUV. I’ve got another 2 Alaska aurora videos that very recently published to my Channel where you can do all this in the fall and pretty much get away with any kind of vehicle.

@highyields 2 года назад

@@scienceoutthere Awesome. I'll be up there in February but I'll still check them out. I loved all the tips regarding using the terrain to your advantage to create clear skies. Definitely wrote a lot of this down. Thank you for the quick reply!

@AccidentalHorcrux Год назад

awesome! I know winter, but what month was this?

@MnM2324 4 года назад

👌👏😍

@theamericannader7308 4 года назад

Are you a south dakota resident? i know its a weird question but, i noticed you used some sioux falls flooding footage. just curious

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

I was briefly! Lived just off 41. Narrowly escaped the tornado damage. I have a video of the tornado over Crooks too. I’m in Colorado now.

@victorhaddad466 4 года назад

Hi, what an amazing trip and footage ! I'm from Brazil and planing to see the Aurora in Fairbanks, but my wife can only take 2 weeks off in January, do you think is a good time to see the Aurora ? Or temperatures are unbearable outdoors ? Thanks !

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Victor Haddad January is a great time for Aurora as it’s generally clear and dry. But you’ll need to dress warm. Bring lots of layers and cold weather gear. Definitely Get some hand warmers. Some basic survival gear would be helpful as well. Just be mindful of the hazards of being in a cold place, during the coldest time of year, and driving to remote/dark places at night.

@victorhaddad466 4 года назад

@@scienceoutthere Thanks a lot ! What are the items of a basic survival gear? I also heard that January is very cloudy and blocks the aurora ! Thanks again !

@scienceoutthere 4 года назад

Victor Haddad temperature and aurora are unrelated. It’s a question of how often you’ll get clear nights and January and February offer the best chance of clear nights in Alaska. Survival gear would mean some kind of a light, something to make fire with. Hand warmers, food, a container to melt water. At bare minimum. Just think about the consequences of your rental car breaking down on some seldom travelled road with no cell phone signal and what it would take to self rescue or wait for rescue. Any amount of protection from that scenario will keep you safer.

@victorhaddad466 4 года назад

@@scienceoutthere Thanks, Man, for your very useful tips, will take them all into account ! Also I heard the pick for the sun storms that cause the Aurora are stronger in September / October and February/ March increasing the chances to spot the Aurora. Is it true? Thanks again !