Photographing Wasilla

With all the media coverage of Sarah Palin, I thought I would give readers a view of mine and Sarah's hometown Wasilla, Alaska.

This is Main Street in Wasilla. Post Office on the left, library across the street, City Hall is just around the corner. Although it is called Main Street, the main throughfare through town is the Parks Highway.

Here is Wasilla City Hall where Sarah was Mayor for 2 terms.

Pioneer Peak dominates the Wasilla landscape. This is the Parks Highway through Wasilla. If you drive from Anchorage to Denali or Fairbanks this is the highway you will take.

I was able to capture the train as it went through town.

The following images show the excitement Wasilla is showing for our one time mayor. She was a popular mayor, is a popular governer and the support shows.

The local radio station.

My favorite expresso stand.

Even the movie theater.

I wish the Palin family luck and hope the media frenzy is not too harsh.

Here are some more photos from around Wasilla. These were taken with better light and composition.

This is a photo of Hatcher Pass just outside of Wasilla. It is our summer and winter playground.

This is a farm between Wasilla and Palmer about 6 miles out of town.

Good luck to the Palin family.

Mike

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