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Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2348

Cross-country skiers collect at the face of the Mendenhall Glacier. The frozen snow-covered Mendenhall Lake makes for a great ski. This photo illustrates the month of March in my 2004 Juneau Alaska wall calendar. Camera: Nikon F5, Lens: 20-35 f/2.8 Nikkor zoom polarized, Film: 35mm Fuji ...

Auke Lake, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2347

A pair of cross-country skiiers heads out across the frozen Auke Lake. This view is taken from the Chapel by the Lake parking lot. Auke Lake is the campus of the University of Alaska-Southeast in Juneau and the students get to check out this view every day. In the background is the edge of the ...

Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2346

Spaulding Meadows is my favorite cross-country skiing area in Juneau. The hike to the high alpine meadows is about an hour and a half long through the spruce forest. I placed my camera on a tripod at snow level to emphasize the sensuous nature of the virgin snow. On days like this, the ...

Bald Eagles, Chilkat River Valley, Haines, Alaska – Image 2345

Bald eagles collect along the Chilkat River near Haines during November and December. Several thousand bald eagles congregate annually along a five-mile stretch of the river kept open during the freezing winter months by warm underground springs. A late-season salmon run keeps the eagles' ...

Ice Skating, Mendenhall Lake, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2344

Until last year when Juneau built its first indoor rink, the only place to skate was on frozen lakes. The skater is my brother who was visiting from down south. He was a college hockey player and had really only skated in rinks. He found the freedom of racing across miles of unbroken ice ...

Eskimo Blanket Toss, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Alaska – Image 2343

I shot this photo in my college days at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 1977. It is still one of my favorites and was my first cover for a major magazine, Alaska Magazine, in 1978. I was a junior in college. I shot from the roof of a 6-story building on campus. I waited for the ...

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