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Aurora Borealis, Juneau, Alaska #3439

It was an amazing night of northern lights storming over Auke Lake, Mt. McGinnis, and the Coast Mountains. Unlike the high arctic which is regularly awash in the aurora, many outsiders seem surprised to know that Juneau gets northern lights. I usually go out five to ten times a year hoping the ...

Glacier Blue Ice, Tracy Arm, Alaska #3438

I moved to Juneau in August 1979 to become the photojournalist the Juneau Empire, our local newspaper. One of my first assignments was a story on Tracy Arm and its Sawyer Glaciers. I was blown away while experiencing the blue ice majesty of this never-never land. During my 43 years of visiting ...

Bull Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska #3437

In the Juneau area where I live moose sightings are very rare. When I travel to Denali National Park, I usually find a moose to model for me. I photographed this massive bull moose as he played hide and seek with me in the thick willow bushes. Moose can be quite aggressive and dangerous, so I ...

Black Bear Cub, Juneau, Alaska #3436

A black bear cub pauses to take a break from ravenously feeding on dandelions along Juneau’s road system. Each spring dandelions line the roadside of, what Juneauites call “Out the Road.” The yellow banquet of flowers, although invasive, provides a much-needed food source for the bears. I love ...

Tufted Puffin, Glacier Bay National Park #3435

Alaska is known for its abundance of puffins, and we have both tufted and horned puffins. These birds are harder to find than one can imagine. Along Alaska’s Inside Passage the best places for visiting with these clown-faced birds are Glacier Bay National Park and the islands on the outside ...

Harbor Seal, Tracy Arm, South Sawyer Glacier, Alaska #3343

I love going to the South Sawyer Glacier basin in Tracy Arm to photograph harbor seals. The basin is one of the most productive seal pupping areas in Alaska’s Inside passage. During pupping season, from May through June, there are way too many seals in the basin to count. With that many ...

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