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Humpback Whale Breach, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2537

During the fall, humpback whales start migrating from their summer feeding range in Alaska to their winter range in Hawaii. These juvenile whales breached close to our boat for more than half an hour. I have noticed that the repeated breaching behavior is done most often done by the juvenile ...

Sockeye Salmon, Steep Creek, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2536

Sockeye salmon hang out in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier. The 4,000 or so sockeye that swim up this small creek keep a population of almost ten black bears fed all summer long starting in mid-July. Sockeye salmon are the only salmon of the five species found in Alaska that turn bight ...

Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2535

Keeping with last weeks theme of people enjoying the Juneau Ice Fields, this week I am featuring a photo my friend, Shannon, defending herself in a snowball fight. In the middle of the summer the first thing people do getting off the helicopters for their visit to the glaciers is have a ...

Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2534

Even though we are in the final weeks of the tourism season, folks are still flocking up to the glaciers in Juneaus backyard. This fellow is getting a dog kiss from one of the sled dogs on the Mendenhall Glacier. The Juneau Ice Field has three helicopter companies that maintain dog camps on ...

Kayaking, Berners Bay, Alaska – Image 2533

Berners Bay is one of my favorite places to visit either by kayak or skiff. As of now the area is not road accessible and because of the lack of road access, the bay remains mostly wild. The State has plans to build a road along the shore of Berners Bay which would change the bay in ways I ...

Dwarf Fireweed, Granite Creek Basin, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2532

I stumbled on this field of dwarf fireweed or river beauties on a hike up into Granite Creek Basin. I had no idea these fields of flowers were up there and was just on a cloudy day hike with no real goal. I was happy to have had my camera and tripod along to make this image. This image ...

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