In the 1880’s Mark Twain was so awed by his first site of a glacier that he wrote, “A man who keeps company with glaciers comes to feel tolerably insignificant by and by.” In this image I was trying to visibly illustrate his comment depicting the insignificance of humans in the vastness of this other-worldly […]
Juneau Icefield
Dog Mushing, Juneau Icefield, Alaska #3111
This summer I spent a full day on the Norris Glacier with NorthStar Trekking. In this image three dog sleds mush their way across the Juneau Icefield. The 1,500 square-mile Juneau Icefield is larger than the state of Rhode Island and hosts three dog camps that are only accessible by helicopter. Visitors can enjoy a […]
Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska #3102
I have loved every cover of every Juneau Calendar since publishing the first calendar 31 years ago. Yet, this cover is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. I remember the night well: I was standing along the edge of Mendenhall Lake in late November and it was around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. My car was […]
Lupine, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska #3092
This photo is of lupine growing along the walking ramp that leads from the parking lot to the Mendenhall Glacier visitor center in Juneau, Alaska. January and February are typically very busy with deadlines as we get our publishing projects out to press. While looking for images for the reprint of the Mendenhall Glacier book, […]
Mendenhall Glacier and Lake, Juneau, Alaska #3091
In Juneau the last week of January was unusually warm and wet; rains washed most of the snow away at sea level, and covered the ice on the Mendenhall Lake with a thin pool of water. On Friday the skies cleared and the temperature nosedived into the low teens. The water that had pooled up […]
Ice Cave, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska #3087
I first visited the Mendenhall ice caves in the summer of 2009, when my son Gabe took me under the ice for my first time. I was so visually amazed by what I was seeing! One of my images from that day’s shoot ended up in a Patagonia catalog. Between 2009 and 2017 the caves […]
“Once Upon Alaska” 14th Spread…Image 2873
A float plane flies over the Juneau Icefield, a massive sheet of ice more than 80 miles long and 50 miles wide and larger than the state of Rhode Island. About 38 large valley glaciers and over 100 smaller glaciers flow from the Juneau Icefield. One of the best ways to see the 5th […]
A floatplane cruises above the giant Juneau Icefield – Image 2033
A Wings of Alaska Otter airplane piloted by Juneau pilot, Rusty Staub, flies over the Juneau Icefield. The icefield consists of about 1,500 square miles of ice sprawling from Juneau east over the border to Canada and north almost to Skagway in Southeast Alaska. This Rhode Island-sized ice mass spawns more than 30 major glaciers […]
Alaska Airlines Jet, Mendenhall Towers, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2942
I have been after this shot for years and years and years. The necessary ingredients are lots of snow on the Towers to reflect the morning light; and a plane leaving the Juneau Airport timed to hit the gap between the towers at sunrise during the months of December and January. During these months the […]
Dog Camp on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska – Image 2476
One of the favorite tours by the cruise ships passengers in Juneau is the trip up to the Icefield by helicopter to go dog sledding in the middle of the summer. Three helicopter companies in Juneau offer this excursion. This shot is of the Temsco Helicopters dog base on the upper reaches of the Mendenhall […]
Dog Mushing, Juneau Icefield, Alaska – Image 2477
This image shows the mushers perspective of the trail returning to the Temsco Helicopters dog sled camp on the Mendenhall Glacier. Tourists going on this shore excursion actually get to drive the dog team accompanied by an experienced musher. This season I started a line of postcards with this image being one in a line […]
Dog mushing, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2630
The most expensive and outrageous shore excursion available off the cruiseships visiting Juneau is the helicopter flight up to the Juneau Icefield to go dog mushing. Most people have never flown in a helicopter, never seen a glacier, never walked on a glacier and never driven a dog sled. Well on this excursion you get […]
Float Plane over Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2248
On a clear day in April, a Wings of Alaska float plane cruises over the Juneau Icefield. I shot this photo from another chase plane. The Juneau Icefield is a Rhode Island-sized ice mass that spawns more than 30 major glaciers including the Mendenhall and the Taku. Camera: Nikon F4, Lens: 35-70mm f/2.8 zoom, Film: […]
Gilkey Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Alaska – Image 2785
I jumped on a helicopter for a glacier trek with NorthStar Trekking which is a company specializing in taking people to the glaciers surrounding Juneau. Once the helicopter has landed on the glacier, their clients go on either a one, two or three hour guided treks across the ice. We went to the Gilke Glacier […]
Helicopter Tour, Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2273
Helicopter tours over the Juneau Icefields are one of Juneau’s most popular and awesome adventures. I shot this photo of a Temsco helicopter from the open door of another chase helicopter. This photo illustrates page 41 in my book, Juneau Portrait II. Camera: Nikon F/4, Lens: 35-70mm Nikkor, Film: Fuji 50, Polarized-Mark Kelley
Helicopter Touring, Herbert Glacier, Alaska – Image 2296
Helicopter tours over the Juneau Ice Field are a very popular way to visitthe frozen glacier world. Juneau’s Icefield is the size of Rhode Island andseperates us from our Canadian neighbors to the east. This photo was acommercial shoot for one of the three local helicopter touring groups.Camera: Nikon F3, Lens 80-200mm F/2.8 Nikkor, Film; […]
Helicopter Tours, Herbert Glacier, Alaska – Image 2481
A Temsco helicopter cruises over the Herbert Glacier. The Herbert Glacier is the 36 glaciers spilling out of the Rhode Island-sized Juneau Icefield. This season I started a line of postcards with this image being one in a line of 42 different styles. Camera: Nikon F/4, Lens: 35-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens polarized , Film 35mm […]
Juneau Icefield, Hole in the Wall Glacier – Image 2422
Glacier trekkers on tour with Northstar Helicopters cross the Hole in the Wall Glacier in the Juneau Icefield. The four helicopter companies in Juneau take over 150,000 visitors a season to see the glaciers. This photo illustrates the month of May in my 2006 Juneau Alaska Calendar. Camera: Nikon F5, Lens: 35-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor, Film: […]
Winter on Juneau Icefield – Image 2444
The Rhode Island-sized Juneau Icefield stretches from the Taku River in the south, to Juneau in the west, to Skagway in the north and across the Canadian border in the east. This photo was shot in late November in the Death Valley area of the 1,600 square mile Icefield. This photo illustrates the month of […]
Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2534
Even though we are in the final weeks of the tourism season, folks are still flocking up to the glaciers in Juneaus backyard. This fellow is getting a dog kiss from one of the sled dogs on the Mendenhall Glacier. The Juneau Ice Field has three helicopter companies that maintain dog camps on the different […]
Mt. Goats, Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2810
I had an interview in my office Last Wednesday with a reporter and photographer with the local newspaper, the Juneau Empire. It was a beautiful blue sky day, and I was stuck inside waiting for the interview. The interview ended at 1pm and there was still two and half hours of light left. The sun […]
Juneau Ice Field, Alaska – Image 2535
Keeping with last weeks theme of people enjoying the Juneau Ice Fields, this week I am featuring a photo my friend, Shannon, defending herself in a snowball fight. In the middle of the summer the first thing people do getting off the helicopters for their visit to the glaciers is have a snowball fight. I […]