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Thunder Mountain, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska  – Image 2844

Thunder Mountain, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2844

(Image# 2844 on 10-16-2013..October in my 2014 SE cal) One of my favorite camping spots in Juneau is up on top of Thunder Mountain. The views of the Mendenhall Glacier are just drop-dead beautiful. It is a three to four hour strenuous hike up from sea level to about the 3,000 foot level. There ...
Eastern Passage, Wrangell, Alaska  – Image 2842

Eastern Passage, Wrangell, Alaska – Image 2842

This image was taken onboard the "Delphinus" while on anchor. I was waiting to go to Anan Creek to photograph bears. The image is of Zoe Kipping and ran as a cover of Alaska Magazine in October 2012. I knew I liked the image but after the photo editor of Alaska Magazine, Michael Dinneen, ...
Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2841

Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2841

The Mendenhall Glacier is a retreating glacier. The glacier has been in retreat since the mid-1700s and in the last 250 plus years has retreated about two and a half miles from its terminal moraine. As seen in these two mirror images, the glacier has retreated over 5,380 feet (more than a ...
Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty, Juneau, Alaska   – Image 2840

Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2840

A brown bear at Pack Creek on Admiralty Island walks through a field of flowering yarrow. The best time to visit the bears at Pack Creek is the last week of July through mid-August. There are always bears in the area, but they gather en masse around the creek when the salmon starting running. ...
Dike Trail, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2839

Dike Trail, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2839

Theres is a saying in Alaska,"when the fireweed blooms top out and the white downy seeds take flight…summer is over." Juneau area and Southeast Alaska in general had the best summer anyone can remember. But, the rains returned this weekend and the fireweed has topped out. It is now time to ...
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