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

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 ...
Midnight Surfing, Cannon Beach, Yakutat , Alaska  – Image 2728

Midnight Surfing, Cannon Beach, Yakutat , Alaska – Image 2728

My son,Owen, studies the surf break at Cannon Beach. My wife and two sons, Gabe and Owen, and myself spent Memorial Day weekend last year at Cannon Beach. Our sons surfed. My wife and I boogey boarded and sat on the beach soaking up the sun. It was 80 degrees (F). What is amazing about this ...
Alaska Airlines, Take-off, Juneau Airport, Alaska  – Image 2727

Alaska Airlines, Take-off, Juneau Airport, Alaska – Image 2727

With the Mendenhall Glacier and surrounding mountains as a backdrop, an Alaska Airlines jet takes off from the Juneau Airport. I love this perspective. Jets on the tarmac look so large. But when you throw them against an Alaska-sized background they look so small and insignificant. Enjoy the ...
Humpback Whale, Breach, Lynn Canal, Alaska  – Image 2726

Humpback Whale, Breach, Lynn Canal, Alaska – Image 2726

A humpback breach is an amazing moment to watch and testament to the power of these mammals. As my friend, Nick Jans, wrote in my book on whales "Some great hand might as well have hurled buses from outer space." These mammals are huge ranging in sizes from 42-49 feet in length and weigh in ...
Humpback Whales, Saginaw Channel, Shelter Island, Alaska  – Image 2725

Humpback Whales, Saginaw Channel, Shelter Island, Alaska – Image 2725

The humpback whales are back. The whales are like the cruise ships visiting Southeast Alaska, they arrive in the summer, leave for tropics in the fall, and stay away for the winter. Leaving sometime in the fall, most of the Juneau area whales travel to Hawaii making a 3,000 mile journey to ...
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“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark…