Kiteboarders on Turnagain Arm

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Sunny Turnagain Arm

A group of photographers focus in on a group of Dall Sheep on the cliffs above the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm on Saturday, November 19, 2011.

The Seward Highway and Turnagain Arm on A sunny day.

Kite Surfing

Kite surfers catch the wind at sunset along the Turnagain Arm near the Seward Highway on a windy Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Kite surfing at sunset along the Turnagain Arm near the Seward Highway on a windy Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Turnagain Arm

Arctic terms at Potter Marsh along the Turnagain Arm next to the Seward Highway on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

A Day on Turnagain Arm.

Kiteboarding on Turnagain Arm

George Beirne performs some aerial tricks while kiteboarding on the northern end of Turnagain Arm on Thursday afternoon, June 30, 2011. Strong breeze made for ideal conditions for about 6 kiteboarders there Thursday.

Strong breeze attracted kiteboarders to Turangain Arm on Thursday, June 30, 2011.

Portage Valley

Amanda Ingersoll sits next to Smokey the Bear so her husband Jared Ingersoll can make her photograph at the Begich Boggs Visitor Center on Tuesday May 10, 2011. The center has opened for the season with hours 7 days a week from 9 am to 6 pm. The Portage Valley offers visitor hiking, camping, salmon view and spectacular scenery.

A sunny spring day at the Begich Boggs Visitor Center in Portage Valley

Turnagain Arm

APU student Craig Porter rock climbs on the cliffs next to the Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm at sunset on Wednesday April 13, 2011. Fellow APU Student Dylan Boehme has him on belay.

Rock and rock climbers, Turnagian Arm.

Bore Tide

Seward Highway turnouts were filled with people Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2011, to watch the bore tide roll into Turnagain Arm. A bore tide is a rumbling, churning wave that forms on the leading edge of an incoming tide as it rises into a relatively narrow place. Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm are the only places in the United States in which the phenomenon regularly occurs, according to Alaska State Parks. Extreme tide differentials this week could make for visible bore tides on Wednesday and Thursday.

Seward Highway turnouts were filled with people Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2011, to watch the bore tide roll into Turnagain Arm. A bore tide is a rumbling, churning wave that forms on the leading edge of an incoming tide as it rises into a relatively narrow place. Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm are the only places in the United States in which the phenomenon regularly occurs, according to Alaska State Parks. Extreme tide differentials this week could make for visible bore tides on Wednesday and Thursday.

Turnagain Arm and Portage Lake

As the days grow longer and the weather warms, ice gives way to water in these views along Turnagain Arm and Portage Lake recently.