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Anan Creek, Wrangell, Alaska – Image 2734

The bears at Anan Creek fish from the cracks and crevasses created by boulders at the base of the falls. They stand in the mouth of the caves catching fish and then retreat inside the boulder patch to eat their catch. Then, they reappear and start the process over and over and over again--all ...

Sweetheart Creek, Southeast Alaska – Image 2733

Many years ago, the State of Alaska planted sockeye salmon in Sweetheart Creek about 30 miles south of Juneau. The sockeye established a strong run, and the state allows for a personal use fishery. With a special permit, Alaskans can catch up to 20 sockeye per permit. Since sockeye do not ...

Fireweed, Brotherhood Bridge, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2732

I shot this image of the same spot as the previous website photo but from a different vantage point. The photo was taken from the more standard position--the raised parking lot in front of this view that is just off the main road connecting Juneau from downtown to the end of the road. The ...

Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2731

Fireweed season in Southeast Alaska is July through mid-August. This field of wild flowers at Brotherhood Bridge is just off the highway going out the road about 8 miles from downtown Juneau. It is probably one of the most photographed scenes in Alaska as it should be---a glacier, mountains, ...

Bald Eagle, Old Growth Forest, Anan Creek, Alaska – Image 2730

An adult bald eagle perches on a spruce limb in the old growth forest along the banks of Anan Creek. Pink salmon arrive in early July to Anan Creek which is one of Alaska's most productive salmon streams. The early arriving salmon get stuck at the lower falls and start to bunch up. As the ...

Black Bear Lounge, Anan Creek, Wrangell,Alaska – Image 2729

One of my new and most favorite spots in Southeast Alaska is Anan Creek. The US Forest Service has maintained a bear viewing platform and photography blind at Anan for years. I just visited Anan for the first time last year. I ended up going to this Anan twice last summer for a total of four ...

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