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“Once Upon Alaska” 13th Spread…Image 2872

“Once Upon Alaska” 13th Spread…Image 2872

Margerie Glacier is a tidewater glacier located deep inside Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and can only be reached by boat or plane.  The glacier ice seen above the waterline is about 25 stories high.  The additional ice below the water is estimated to be about 10 stories high.  Together the total height of the glacier’s face, or terminus, is higher than the Statue of Liberty.  This image is included as the 13th spread in my children's book, "Once Upon Alaska".  Thank you for ...
“Once Upon Alaska” 12th Spread…Image 2871

“Once Upon Alaska” 12th Spread…Image 2871

Glaciers that meet the sea are known as tidewater glaciers.  As these massive rivers of ice flow downhill, their faces are undercut by tidal currents resulting in spectacular "calving" as huge chucks of ice break off.  The faces of some glaciers reach more than 200 feet into the air and may extend father than that underwater. This image is included as the 12th spread in my children's book, "Once Upon Alaska".  Thank you for visiting.
“Once Upon Alaska” 11th Spread…Image 2870

“Once Upon Alaska” 11th Spread…Image 2870

Drifting icebergs near the face of tidewater glaciers often serve as nurseries for harbor seal mothers and their pups.  The ice offers a place to birth their young, a place for rest and sunning, as well as a refuge from their main predator, orcas (also known as killer whales).  The two most important pupping grounds in Southeast Alaska are John Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm-Fords Terror National Wilderness. This image is included as ...
“Once Upon Alaska” 10th Spread…Image 2669

“Once Upon Alaska” 10th Spread…Image 2669

Sea otters once populated much of the ocean of Southeast Alaska, but were hunted to extinction 150 years ago by Russian fur traders.  The sea otter recovery began in the 1960's when biologists transplanted 400 sea otters from elsewhere in Alaska to the outside waters in Southeast Alaska.  Now the most accessible places to see sea otters are in Glacier Bay National Park and in and around Sitka, Alaska.  During the summer, Allen Marine in Sitka offers an almost daily trip to see sea otters ...
“Once Upon Alaska” 9th Spread…Image 2668

“Once Upon Alaska” 9th Spread…Image 2668

Sea lions play "king of the mountain".  These marine mammals love to haul out and bask in the warm air.  Unfortunately, there is not room for all on the Faust Rock buoy in Saginaw Channel near Juneau, Alaska.  This image works well in my new children's book because of the interaction between the two sea lions...one barking at the one trying to jump up on the buoy.  This image is included as the 9th spread in "Once Upon Alaska".  Thank you for visiting.
“Once Upon Alaska” 8th Spread…Image 2867

“Once Upon Alaska” 8th Spread…Image 2867

I love this image!  Nick Jans just nailed the words comparing the blow from a killer whale to a “silver flame”. The backlighting coming through the killer whale exhale does look like a "flame”.  The flat calm water reflecting the spruce trees of the Tongass National Forest puts this ocean mammal in the forest as well as the  pristine waters of Neka Bay near Hoonah in Southeast Alaska. This image is included as the 8th spread in my children’s book “Once Upon Alaska” and has just been ...
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“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark...