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Glacier Bear, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska  – Image 2381

Glacier Bear, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2381

Glacier bears are black bears with a genetic variation that gives their fur the frosty sheen of ice and clouds. These bears are very rare and only live in the area of northern Southeast Alaska from Juneau to Yakutat. I have found the largest concentration of glacier bears in Glacier Bay ...
Juneau Ice Field, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2380

Juneau Ice Field, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2380

Temsco Helicopter tours the Juneau Ice Field. I shot from helicopter tohelicopter. The long shadows of the Mendenhall Towers during the eveninglight takes this photo from ordinary to pretty cool. This photo illustratesthe month of September in my Juneau 2005 Juneau Calendar. Camera: Nikon ...
White Pass & Yukon Route Train, Skagway, Southeast Alaska  – Image 2379

White Pass & Yukon Route Train, Skagway, Southeast Alaska – Image 2379

I rented a helicopter to do this photo. Usually, when I shoot from ahelicopter I take the door completely off so that I have an unobstructedview. It is hard to show the train in the incredible scenery from thetrain, so if possible I like to shoot from an aerial platform setting up thebig ...
Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2378

Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2378

One of the most photographed scenes in Juneau is the field of fireweed atBrotherhood Park next to the Mendenhall River with the Mendenhall Glacier inthe background. Most photos only show the scene. There is a great hikingtrail right through the middle of this scene, and I love to put people ...
Scidmore Bay, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska  – Image 2377

Scidmore Bay, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska – Image 2377

I shot this photo around 5:30am. I was on a trip with Alaska Discovery andwas up early looking for models to work this scene. This women woke up fora bathroom break and a grabbed her for this photo before letting her go backto sleep. The first light of the morning is so precious, but most ...
Auke Lake, Fly Fishing, Juneau, Southeast Alaska  – Image 2376

Auke Lake, Fly Fishing, Juneau, Southeast Alaska – Image 2376

Two years ago we had a very foggy fall. I was scrambling around trying toproduce fog photos. Rich Culver, one of Juneau's best known fly fisherman, agreed to work with me on this image shot in a very early morning along the shore of Auke lake. I had pre-scouted this location. I like the ...

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