Alaska 2006

I wish I could post the original of this photo. Alaska needs to be seen big.

2009-07-12T22:25:57Z

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I wish I could post the original of this photo. Alaska needs to be seen big.

Even six months after my visit, the Alaskan Range still fascinates me. I look forward to returning.

2009-11-12T14:41:44Z

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Even six months after my visit, the Alaskan Range still fascinates me. I look forward to returning.

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2009-10-06T09:45:09Z

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2009-08-13T05:01:23Z

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2009-08-13T05:49:16Z

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2009-08-13T05:51:11Z

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Even as posters, photos can't do this place justice. For a semblance of realism, however, I'm including a free cloud of mosquitoes with every print.

2009-08-12T02:02:18Z

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Even as posters, photos can't do this place justice. For a semblance of realism, however, I'm including a free cloud of mosquitoes with every print.

Light rays seem to be everywhere in Alaska. Be sure to view this at original size (click the "o").

2009-08-11T23:35:31Z

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Light rays seem to be everywhere in Alaska. Be sure to view this at original size (click the "o").

An impressionistic view of an abandoned gold mine.

2009-08-11T21:10:44Z

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An impressionistic view of an abandoned gold mine.

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2009-08-11T22:57:47Z

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2009-08-11T10:48:16Z

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The weather was seldom muted during my visit to Eagle, Alaska. Scattered showers made for rapidly changing and stunningly beautiful lighting. This scene was a dozen or so miles from me but a ...

2009-07-09T18:34:38Z

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The weather was seldom muted during my visit to Eagle, Alaska. Scattered showers made for rapidly changing and stunningly beautiful lighting. This scene was a dozen or so miles from me but a ...

Rain makes light, elegant lines as it falls from the sky. Strong backlighting isn’t common so this is rarely illustrated well. I was elated to have this scene in front of my eyes!

2009-08-11T00:58:07Z

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Rain makes light, elegant lines as it falls from the sky. Strong backlighting isn’t common so this is rarely illustrated well. I was elated to have this scene in front of my eyes!

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2009-08-10T21:16:12Z

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I shot this during a tough bush flight in Alaska. We went through a converging front system with plenty of turbulence. VFR conditions were worsening so we ended up following the Yukon at 150 ...

2009-08-10T18:51:09Z

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I shot this during a tough bush flight in Alaska. We went through a converging front system with plenty of turbulence. VFR conditions were worsening so we ended up following the Yukon at 150 ...

Intensive gold mining had left this hillside stripped of most vegetation. It was fitting then that we visited it on an icy overcast day. Somehow it’s still beautiful.

2009-08-05T06:54:52Z

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Intensive gold mining had left this hillside stripped of most vegetation. It was fitting then that we visited it on an icy overcast day. Somehow it’s still beautiful.

Sometimes we can go slightly beyond reality in a photograph. What this does reflect accurately is the mood that evening.

2009-11-12T14:42:11Z

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Sometimes we can go slightly beyond reality in a photograph. What this does reflect accurately is the mood that evening.

McKinley base camp. We chartered a de Havilland Otter ski plane in order to get this series.

2009-08-03T13:29:20Z

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McKinley base camp. We chartered a de Havilland Otter ski plane in order to get this series.

High up in the Alaskan Range near Mount McKinley lies this perpetually frozen bowl of snow and ice. It is an amazing feeling to actually see this in person - something a photograph can't rep ...

2009-08-03T13:20:20Z

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High up in the Alaskan Range near Mount McKinley lies this perpetually frozen bowl of snow and ice. It is an amazing feeling to actually see this in person - something a photograph can't rep ...

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2009-08-01T22:01:49Z

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2009-08-01T17:43:02Z

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2009-11-12T16:12:57Z

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Stretching out in front of this photo is a huge panorama, many square miles. A year ago this was green – covered in wildflowers, low shrubs and scattered trees. Today this whole area ...

2009-07-31T16:24:59Z

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Stretching out in front of this photo is a huge panorama, many square miles. A year ago this was green – covered in wildflowers, low shrubs and scattered trees. Today this whole area ...

During the evening, ponds in Alaska take on an unreal feeling of stillness. Dusk in the far north brings calm, such total tranquility. Lakes assume a full mirror surface. It must be experien ...

2009-07-31T12:53:35Z

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During the evening, ponds in Alaska take on an unreal feeling of stillness. Dusk in the far north brings calm, such total tranquility. Lakes assume a full mirror surface. It must be experien ...

We pulled in for the night after a long day of boating on the Yukon. After cleaning everything out of the boat, I turned around to this vista. What saddens me is even at this point a photo ...

2009-11-12T16:17:17Z

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We pulled in for the night after a long day of boating on the Yukon. After cleaning everything out of the boat, I turned around to this vista. What saddens me is even at this point a photo ...

A break in the clouds allowed the sun to punch up Eagle Bluff quite nicely. We were blasting down the Yukon at 30mph so this is the best I could do.

2009-07-31T02:47:13Z

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A break in the clouds allowed the sun to punch up Eagle Bluff quite nicely. We were blasting down the Yukon at 30mph so this is the best I could do.

The De Havilland Otter we chartered was a beautiful machine. Every piece of hardware was freshly painted or polished. It’s hard to believe the aircraft was manufactured in 1954!

2009-07-31T01:44:05Z

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The De Havilland Otter we chartered was a beautiful machine. Every piece of hardware was freshly painted or polished. It’s hard to believe the aircraft was manufactured in 1954!

Here is the “road” which we took to access Hatcher’s Pass. To my eye this is one of the most striking locations in all of North America.

2009-07-31T01:51:57Z

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Here is the “road” which we took to access Hatcher’s Pass. To my eye this is one of the most striking locations in all of North America.

Cruising at 12k feet within spitting distance of these huge mountains is both enlivening and humbling. It forces one to realize that our aircraft and its passengers are a mere fly to this ma ...

2009-07-31T02:45:08Z

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Cruising at 12k feet within spitting distance of these huge mountains is both enlivening and humbling. It forces one to realize that our aircraft and its passengers are a mere fly to this ma ...

The pass clouded in by the time we were able to hike any distance. It’s a good photographic challenge to deal with clouds so I didn’t mind that much. In the foreground of this sh ...

2009-07-30T21:53:46Z

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The pass clouded in by the time we were able to hike any distance. It’s a good photographic challenge to deal with clouds so I didn’t mind that much. In the foreground of this sh ...

Quite the runway, eh? The plane is sitting on one of Alaska’s biggest glaciers.

2009-07-30T21:14:41Z

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Quite the runway, eh? The plane is sitting on one of Alaska’s biggest glaciers.

Hmm, the water here looks cloudy.

2009-07-30T21:42:51Z

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Hmm, the water here looks cloudy.

Perhaps I have an obsession with catching reflections in the plane’s beautiful red paint.

2009-07-30T20:41:42Z

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Perhaps I have an obsession with catching reflections in the plane’s beautiful red paint.

Within a few minutes of landing in Eagle, Alaska a very nice resident offered to take me up Eagle Bluff. Thirty mosquito bites (I’m not kidding) later we reached the top… And som ...

2009-07-30T15:11:05Z

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Within a few minutes of landing in Eagle, Alaska a very nice resident offered to take me up Eagle Bluff. Thirty mosquito bites (I’m not kidding) later we reached the top… And som ...

This is literally the only road in and out of Eagle. During our drives over it, my uncle pointed out where cars, trucks and tourist busses have driven off its steep edges. Many have been kil ...

2009-07-30T14:22:47Z

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This is literally the only road in and out of Eagle. During our drives over it, my uncle pointed out where cars, trucks and tourist busses have driven off its steep edges. Many have been kil ...

Our fine afternoon cruise on the Yukon turned interesting when several large thunder cells developed around us. We beached our 20’ riverboat and watched lighting pound the distant ridg ...

2009-07-30T14:35:13Z

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Our fine afternoon cruise on the Yukon turned interesting when several large thunder cells developed around us. We beached our 20’ riverboat and watched lighting pound the distant ridg ...

Eagle and the surrounding area were ravaged by wildfires for the last few summers. The line down the center of this photo is a fire break… A testament to our hard working firefighters ...

2009-07-30T14:22:10Z

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Eagle and the surrounding area were ravaged by wildfires for the last few summers. The line down the center of this photo is a fire break… A testament to our hard working firefighters ...

A few raindrops.

2009-07-30T13:54:17Z

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A few raindrops.

For some reason the setting sun had little color tonight. Starched clouds and dry air lent an autumnal feel to the evening.

2009-07-30T14:05:44Z

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For some reason the setting sun had little color tonight. Starched clouds and dry air lent an autumnal feel to the evening.

This is a wilderness one can’t see anywhere in the continental US. The mountains in this photo have no name. And no photo can begin to do this place justice!

2009-07-30T13:40:10Z

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This is a wilderness one can’t see anywhere in the continental US. The mountains in this photo have no name. And no photo can begin to do this place justice!

To get this photo I had to hang to the bluff, almost lying down just a few inches from the icy Yukon. Thanks to Alaska Airlines loosing my luggage I was using a rickety old tripod which fai ...

2009-07-30T15:13:06Z

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To get this photo I had to hang to the bluff, almost lying down just a few inches from the icy Yukon. Thanks to Alaska Airlines loosing my luggage I was using a rickety old tripod which fai ...

Calico bluff is a fairly uncommon rock formation of alternating black and white strata. It makes for some interesting photo options but the lighting was rather dead when I got there.

2009-07-30T15:43:16Z

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Calico bluff is a fairly uncommon rock formation of alternating black and white strata. It makes for some interesting photo options but the lighting was rather dead when I got there.

Well this is what the Alaska / Yukon Territories border looks like. Half of the log is American, the other half Canadian. The two countries’ flags hung up with aircraft cable grace the ...

2009-07-30T15:17:10Z

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Well this is what the Alaska / Yukon Territories border looks like. Half of the log is American, the other half Canadian. The two countries’ flags hung up with aircraft cable grace the ...

Heading up the Yukon.

2009-07-30T15:25:53Z

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Heading up the Yukon.

A view of Eagle, Alaska from the bluff.

2009-07-30T13:42:09Z

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A view of Eagle, Alaska from the bluff.