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Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2792

The autumn (mid-September through October) in Juneau is usually very wet with tons of rain. Once in a while the area will experience a clear day or even a semi-dry fall. When this happens, the fall foliage in and around the Mendenhall Glacier can be spectacular. To do this shoot, I ...

Black bears, Steep Creek, Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Alaska – Image 2791

These three black bears roam the bear trail along Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier. The sockeye salmon usually show up in the creek between the third week of July and first week of August. This shot is of the bear that the locals refer to as "Nicky" with her two cubs. Over the years we ...

Humpback whales,South Shelter,Alaska – Image 2790

One of the best places in Alaska for whale watching is Juneau. The humpback whales return to the Juneau from the yearly migration to Hawaii sometime in April or May. Once here, they stay put for the summer. The whale activity concentrates around Shelter Island about 20 minutes by skiff from ...

Refuge Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska – Image 2789

Southeast Alaska is dotted with many small beautiful out-of-the-way boat harbors. The evening light and calm waters casting a mirror reflection makes this photo work. The dilapidated dock in the foreground leading into the central focus of the image really helps the composition. I had to ...

Coastal brown bears, Stan Price Wildlife Sanctuary, Admiralty Island – Image 2788

This is one of my favorite photos of the year. I shot this image of this pair of two-year-old juvenile brown bears at Pack Creek in August 2011. It looks like they might be fighting but in actuality they are playing. They wrestled and boxed on and off for a good ten minutes. It was one of ...

Harbor seal, Tracy Arm, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, Alaska – Image 2787

I photographed this harbor seal in the ice in Tracy Arm. What makes this photo for me is the big beautiful round eyes of the seal and red color of the water. The red color comes from a cliff wall right behind the seal. The whole cliff is red with iron and casts a red reflection on the water. ...

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