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Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska  – Image 2731

Fireweed, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2731

Fireweed season in Southeast Alaska is July through mid-August. This field of wild flowers at Brotherhood Bridge is just off the highway going out the road about 8 miles from downtown Juneau. It is probably one of the most photographed scenes in Alaska as it should be---a glacier, mountains, ...
Bald Eagle, Old Growth Forest, Anan Creek, Alaska  – Image 2730

Bald Eagle, Old Growth Forest, Anan Creek, Alaska – Image 2730

An adult bald eagle perches on a spruce limb in the old growth forest along the banks of Anan Creek. Pink salmon arrive in early July to Anan Creek which is one of Alaska's most productive salmon streams. The early arriving salmon get stuck at the lower falls and start to bunch up. As the ...
Black Bear Lounge, Anan Creek, Wrangell,Alaska  – Image 2729

Black Bear Lounge, Anan Creek, Wrangell,Alaska – Image 2729

One of my new and most favorite spots in Southeast Alaska is Anan Creek. The US Forest Service has maintained a bear viewing platform and photography blind at Anan for years. I just visited Anan for the first time last year. I ended up going to this Anan twice last summer for a total of four ...
Midnight Surfing, Cannon Beach, Yakutat , Alaska  – Image 2728

Midnight Surfing, Cannon Beach, Yakutat , Alaska – Image 2728

My son,Owen, studies the surf break at Cannon Beach. My wife and two sons, Gabe and Owen, and myself spent Memorial Day weekend last year at Cannon Beach. Our sons surfed. My wife and I boogey boarded and sat on the beach soaking up the sun. It was 80 degrees (F). What is amazing about this ...
Alaska Airlines, Take-off, Juneau Airport, Alaska  – Image 2727

Alaska Airlines, Take-off, Juneau Airport, Alaska – Image 2727

With the Mendenhall Glacier and surrounding mountains as a backdrop, an Alaska Airlines jet takes off from the Juneau Airport. I love this perspective. Jets on the tarmac look so large. But when you throw them against an Alaska-sized background they look so small and insignificant. Enjoy the ...
Humpback Whale, Breach, Lynn Canal, Alaska  – Image 2726

Humpback Whale, Breach, Lynn Canal, Alaska – Image 2726

A humpback breach is an amazing moment to watch and testament to the power of these mammals. As my friend, Nick Jans, wrote in my book on whales "Some great hand might as well have hurled buses from outer space." These mammals are huge ranging in sizes from 42-49 feet in length and weigh in ...

“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…