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“Once Upon Alaska” 20th Spread…Image 2879

In spite of having one of the most spectacular mountains in the entire world (Mt.McKinley or Denali) and the tallest in North America, Denali National Park was made a national park to help preserve the dall sheep populations. This full curl ram was hanging out with three other large rams in ...

“Once Upon Alaska” 19th Spread…Image 2878

It was a beautiful January day and I was dying to go outside to photograph but I was waiting for a business call from San Francisco at 1PM. Once I got the call I asked my friend to make it quick. This worked for him as he had another business meeting scheduled. After the meeting was over I ...

“Once Upon Alaska” 18th Spread…Image 2877

I photographed this porcupine in my own Alaskan backyard. The porcupine was hanging out in a small tree and I climbed up another tree with my 500mm lens just across from the critter. I wedged myself between some branches as I stabilized my big, heavy lens on another set of branches. I hit the ...

“Once Upon Alaska” 17th Spread…Image 2876

I shot this image of a bear at the spit viewing area at Pack Creek. I call this image the “Polite Bear”. After 40 plus years of being around people and being raised in a protected area that does not allow hunting, the bears have become accustomed to people in Pack Creek. The bears can roam ...

“Once Upon Alaska” 16th Spread…Image 2875

Unlike the larger brown/grizzly bears, black bears are agile climbers. The mothers often park their cubs high in trees where they are safe from large male bears. Their typically dark colors help them blend into the forest shadows. Though they are called black, these bears may be cinnamon ...

“Once Upon Alaska” 15th Spread…Image 2874

Bald eagles are born brown, and stay that way until they reach adulthood. Around age five the young birds' brown head and tail feathers turn their distinctive white while their talons turn golden along with their beaks. There are more bald eagles in Alaska - well over 30,000 - than in the rest ...

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