View to southeast from the foothills of the Clearwater Mountains along the Denali Highway. Fall yellows, browns and reds, blue mountain ridges in the distance -- MacLaren ridge? -- and gray skies above meaning more rain on the way. Typical fall weather in central Alaska. Painted on location, on old Grumbacher brand spiral-bound watercolor paper booklet. On verso, printed in ink: 'Watercolor painted on Denali Hwy Aug. 31, 1983. One of my favorite places in Alaska. -S.' Several small oil paintings were made from this watercolor painting.