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Happy HolidaysRed Northern Lights, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2391

The red northern lights appear above the spruce trees at the end of DouglasIsland. The most common color seen during northern lights displays is greenwith red being one of the least common colors seen. My northern lightsexposures for an ASA 100 slide film range from 30 to 90 seconds at ...

Echo Cove, Lions Head Mountain, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2390

Located about 40 miles north of downtown Juneau, Echo Cove marks the end ofthe road for Juneauites. The cove opens out in Berners Bay which providesJuneau with great recreational opportunities for boating and kayaking inthese protected semi-widlerness waters. This photo was shot just after ...

Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Southeast Alaska – Image 2389

Some friends and I decided to ski up to Spaulding Meadows just above AukeBay in Juneau. The trail is a three-mile ski with an 1,800 foot elevationgain. From cabin located at the top of the trail, we would ski down toPeterson Lake and then out to the road. It took us all day and in total ...

Bald Eagles, Chilkat River, Haines, Southeast Alaska – Image 2388

Every November the largest collection of bald eagles in the world amassalong a 21-mile stretch of the Chilkat River just outside the small town ofHaines, Alaska. The river is kept open from freezing by some hot springswhich in turns supports a late salmon run. With most of the other rivers ...

Mt. Fairweather and Fairweather Range, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska – Image 2387

Southeast Alaska had experienced an incredibly warm, sunny week in earlyNovember of 1998. I hopped on a plane in Juneau and flew to Yakutat. FromYakutat, I chartered a plane with balloon tires to land me on the beach toshoot this scene. I stayed the day, bagged this scene, and got picked ...

Calving Glacier, Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm – Image 2386

From a boat, I had been photographing mountain goats eating seaweed at thetideline when I heard the glacier crack. I quickly swung and startedshooting the calving glacier. Luckily, I was on auto focus and autoexposure. I would never have had time to make the exposure and focusadjustments ...

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