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Geese, Auke Lake, Alaska – Image 2634

September marks the start of autumn and the fall bird migration in the Juneau area. Probably one of my most photographed areas in Juneau is Auke Lake just nine miles from my downtown home. A new image of the lake appears in almost every year of my Juneau Calendar for the past 21 years. The ...

Humpback tails or flukes, North Pass, Alaska – Image 2633

Over the water, it is hard to tell just how big adult humpback whales are. An adult female (larger than the males) will measure up to 50 feet long and weigh in around 40 tons...about the size of a city bus. A good size whale tail or fluke will be 15 long. Basically a Volkswagen Bug could ...

Bear Belly, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2632

The bear viewing along the 100 or so yards of raised boardwalks at the Mendehall Glacier boggles the mind and the view finder. I shot a book on the black bears at the Mendenhall Glacier in a months time essentially never leaving the boardwalks. I shot this photo with well over 100 other ...

Fishing Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2631

My favorite time of the year for bear viewing is the month of August in Juneau at the Mendenhall Glacier. The salmon have arrived in Steep Creek and historically up to a dozen or so black bears are there to welcome the returning salmon. Black bears live all over the world, but the only place I ...

Dog mushing, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2630

The most expensive and outrageous shore excursion available off the cruiseships visiting Juneau is the helicopter flight up to the Juneau Icefield to go dog mushing. Most people have never flown in a helicopter, never seen a glacier, never walked on a glacier and never driven a dog sled. Well ...

Sitka, Alaska – Image 2629

Sitka, Alaska sits on the outside coast of Southeast Alaska facing the Pacific Ocean. Often the Pacific Ocean sea fog from the Gulf of Alaska blankets the town. The airport was closed, my flight canceled, and I was looking for a location to shoot. Sitka is blessed with a road to the top of a ...

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