I have a hard time coming up with catchy things to say about the northern lights. Sure, I could infuse this blog post with lots of adjectives and verbs about the brilliant dancing bands cutting through a vast sky speckled with stars that sparkle like diamonds.

No, all I’ll say is that pictures never do the northern lights justice. The following photos were taken along the Steese Highway northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, on Feb. 15 and 16.

Northern lights fill the sky northeast of Fairbanks along the Steese highway, with car headlights visible in the far distance. Feb 16, 2021. Robin Wood/Media North

Northern lights fill the sky above a forest of scraggly black spruce, northeast of Fairbanks along the Steese highway. Feb 15, 2021. Robin Wood/Media North