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The village was formerly called "Koserefsky." It developed around a Catholic mission and school established in the 1880s by a Jesuit priest who came to Alaska across the Chilkoot Trail. In 1912, the name of the town was changed to "Holy Cross" after the name of the mission ("Mission of the Holy Cross"). It is one of many villages in remote Alaska that were established around a religious mission - Baptist, Catholic, Russian Orthodox, and others. Holy Cross, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2396/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1012-HOCR-AK-1165-Edit.jpg Village View In trying to capture an image that told the story of this lower Yukon River community, I saw this large cross sitting on the hill above the main part of the village. I scouted the location one aternoon, and then decided to head back after sunset and capture the colors of dusk in the sky, silhouetted agains the cross. Holy Cross, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2395/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-MTSU-AK-247.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2394/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-MTSU-AK-247.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2393/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-1048.jpg Take Off An American bald eagle takes off from its perch on the shore in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2392/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-1058.jpg Low Fly-By An American bald eagle takes a low fly-by over the water as we pass along the shore in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2391/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-1183.jpg Haulout King This Stellar sea lion boar was the clear dominant male on a haul out in Prince William Sound. I took several photos of him, but noticed the landscape developing behind him and waited until I found an alignment of the background that I really liked. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2390/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-1628.jpg Slopes While passing by this large iceberg coming from Surprise Glacier in Prince William Sound, I paid close attention to the slope of the left side of the iceberg and the angle of the two mountain ridge lines in the background. When they reached a point of convergence, I clicked my shutter. I love the dark, moody scene and how the conditions really help the blue of the ice POP. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2389/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-790.jpg Birds in the Dark When approaching the far side of the bay from Whittier, I looked up the bay and saw this window of mountains and glaciers between the dark foreground and moody clouds. Swarming in the space in between was a flock of frenzied Kittiwakes. Between the movement of the boat and the chaotic movement of the birds, it took about a hundred photos to get what I wanted. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2388/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1224-ANCH-AK-56.jpg Moosicorn The name of this print is for my friend, CJ Kale of Lava Light Galleries in Hawaii. For a long time when he came to Alaska, he could not find any antlered moose. So, he called bull moose "Moosicorn," asserting that they were a mythical creature. (I eventually did get him on a big bull moose in Chugach State Park during an autumn visit.) I did not think of CJ's term for bull moose when I saw this young bull, missing an antler, as it sauntered its way down the Campbell Creek Trail in Anchorage. But now when I see the image, I cannot avoid thinking of this one-antlered bull as a "Moosicorn." https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2387/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1124-GLEN-AK-21.jpg Shadowed Peaks Low-angled sun casts shadows from peaks on the underside of clouds - Chugach Mountains, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2386/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1124-CHSP-AK-10.jpg Mountain View View of Mts. Foraker, Hunter, and Denali from Chugach State Park behind Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2385/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1124-CHSP-AK-1.jpg Iliamna Reds Sunset view of Mt. Iliamna from Chugach State Park behind Anchorage, Alaska. Iliamna is an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range on the west side of Cook Inlet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-star-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-108.jpg Red Star A deep red corona explodes over the Chugach Mountains during a G4 geomagnetic storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2383/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-ANCH-AK-133.jpg Talkeetna Moonrise A nearly-full moon rises over the Talkeenta Mountains north of Anchorage, with the icy waters of Cook Inlet in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2382/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-TURN-AK-AK-1.jpg Rainbow and Rock A rainbow arcs in the sky over a rock outcrop along Turnagain Arm on a blustery day. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2381/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-PRKS-AK-130.jpg A Perfect Grove For many years, I have been in search of a "perfect" aspen grove in Alaska. While on the drive back to Anchorage from my annual autumn photo workshop in the Brooks Range, I found this grove. It was late enough in autumn to where the leaves had all fallen off the trees. I loved the spacing and look of the trees, and the morning sun was just rising and peeking through the grove. I look forward to revisiting these trees at peak autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2380/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-PRKS-AK-52.jpg Sun and Trees The morning sun shines through a grove of aspen in late autumn near Nenana, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2379/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-MTSU-AK-778.jpg Peeking Sun Evening sun peeks under the clouds in the Knik River valley near Palmer, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2378/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-MTSU-AK-766.jpg Knik Braids Braids of the Knik River are milky with glacial silt as the water makes its way down to the Cook Inlet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2377/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-MTSU-AK-452.jpg Lake George Glacier Aerial view of the Lake George Glacier north of Anchorage, viewed through the doorless side of an R-44 helicopter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2376/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-MTSU-AK-222.jpg Colonial Iceberg A large iceberg from the Colony Glacier floats in Inner Lake George in the Chugach Mountains north of Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2375/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-1281.jpg Icy Flow Ice crystals form at the outflow of a creek into the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2374/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-1241.jpg Bear Tracks in Mud Fresh brown bear tracks make their way through a muddy bar in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River with Mt. Sukakpak in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2373/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-1091.jpg Pipeline Lights The aurora borealis soars over the Trans Alaska Pipeline north of Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2372/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-962.jpg Reflection of the Unnamed One of my favorite mountains on the northern edge of the Brooks Range is also unnamed. This is not uncommon in Alaska - we have many mountains, rivers, and lakes that are unnamed. Here, evening light in late autumn reflects on the Atigun River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2371/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-920.jpg Atigun Evening Evening light shines across ice and water on the Atigun River in late autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2370/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-588.jpg Sheep Group The population of Dall sheep in the Brooks Range have been struggling in recent years. Due to winter rain events, the population crashed 61% from 2015 to 2022. That's why it was a real treat for our group to see eight of the sheep during my 2024 autumn photo workshop in the Brooks Range. This photo includes three ewes, two lambs, and a young ram. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2369/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-352.jpg Mountain Shadow I have never seen this phenomenon before, and had a chance to photograph it twice this last autumn - low sunlight casting shadows from mountains on the underside of clouds. Here, morning light catches the two peaks of Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2368/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-344.jpg Frosty Grasses Frost coats grasses along the Dalton Highway as morning sun shines through a break in the clouds. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2367/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0924-DALT-AK-220.jpg Peeking Tooth Clouds hover around a ridge line named "Wolf's Jaw" by locals, located on the backside of Snowden Mountain in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2366/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-MTSU-AK-113.jpg Resting Marmot A hoary marmot rests to warm up on a rock in the Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2365/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-680.jpg Ptarmigan on Tundra A Willow ptarmigan stands on the treeless tundra near our trail in Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2364/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-264-Edit.jpg Upstream Battle A brown bear chases after a school of salmon in northern Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2363/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-112.jpg Furred Family A brown bear sow stays close to her cubs near a stream in Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2362/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-628.jpg Mixing Zone Flying across Kachemak Bay on my way back to Anchorage in a DeHavilland Beaver, I looked down to see a river flowing into the bay. Due to heavy recent rains, the river was quite turbid, showing a clear line between the river water and the ocean water of the bay. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2361/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-389.jpg Cormorant Trio A trio of double-breasted cormorants rest on a rock formation in Kachemak Bay. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2360/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-ANCH-AK-120.jpg Peeking Calf A young moose calf peeks through tall grasses in Kincaid Park, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2359/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-VENI-IT-87.jpg Venice Lights Twilight falls as lights warm up the scene on the Grand Canal in Venice, with the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2358/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-VENI-IT-42.jpg Square Statue A bronze man and his winged lion enjoying being the center of attention in a square in Venice, Italy. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2357/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-TURN-AK-38.jpg Turnagain Lupine A patch of Nootkah lupine fill the banks of the Twenty Mile River along Turnagain Arm south of Girdwood, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2356/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1673.jpg Arctic Camp Our base camp adds shapes to the landscape as a morning fog rolls through at around 4:00 a.m. At this time of the year at this location in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, the sun never sets. It briefly disappeared for a couple of hours as it sloped behind a nearby mountain ridge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2355/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1558.jpg Pink Decor A large field of meadow bistort, or pink plume, decorates the ground in a valley in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2354/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1446.jpg Fairy Garden I had the pleasure of returning to Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve in the summer of 2024 - the first time I had been on a backcountry trip in the park since 2010 (which was a winter trip). One of the things that struck me was the incredible abundance of flowering plants, in numbers and varieties I've never before seen in Alaska. On this particular day, we encountered an amazing display of flowers in a small valley we hiked, and we all instantly agreed to call it the Fairy Garden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2353/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1437.jpg Arctic Color A diversity of wildflowers decorate the floor in a valley in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2352/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1347.jpg Inuksuk To the casual eye, they just might be a pile of rocks, among many scattered across the Arctic landscape. But in this part of the Alaskan Arctic, they are called Inuksuk. Dating as far back as 5,000 years in some areas, they are stones piled by the Nunamiut people to mimic the figure of humans in order to drive caribou to a particular location to make hunting easier. We encountered several lines of Inuksuk in the area we hiked in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. That along with the countless shed caribou antlers told me that people and caribou have been coming to this place for a very long time. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2351/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1327.jpg Monster Caribou We found countless shed caribou antlers during my trip to Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, but this was certainly the largest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2350/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1204.jpg Morning Avens A large patch of Mountain Avens catch the 24-hour sun as it is lowest on the horizon at around 3:30 a.m. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2349/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-1103.jpg Poppies and Blue A small patch of Arctic poppies reach toward blue skies from a stream gravel bar. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2348/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0624-GAAR-AK-120.jpg Valley Lines Lines created by shadow, snow, stone, and green vegetation create an interesting study of a valley we passed while flying to our base camp location. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2347/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0524-VENI-IT-263.jpg Gondola Dawn A row of gondolas wait for a busy day on the shores near the Doges Palace in Venice, Italy. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2346/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0524-VENI-IT-229.jpg Colorful Street During a visit to Venice, we took a boat over to Murano to see the famous blown glass construction, then over to Burano. We tasted some local fair and did a little window shopping, but really marveled at the colorful homes along the waterways. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2345/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0524-VENI-IT-87.jpg Torturous Symmetry During a tour of the "hidden sights" of the Doges Palace in Venice, we were able to see the prisons and the torture chamber where they would interrogate prisoners. While it was a grisly subject when you think of it, I found the tones, textures, and symmetry of the room to be quite visually compelling. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2344/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0524-VALP-IT-228.jpg Valpolicella Views View looking down a row of vines at a vineyard in the Valpolicella region of northern Italy. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2343/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0524-DOLO-IT-65.jpg Dolomite Moods Misty, cloudy view of mountains in the Dolomite region of northern Italy. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2342/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0424-DENL-AK-229.jpg Mushing Alaska There are few things more iconic about the Alaskan way of life than dog mushing. People use dog teams for subsistence (hunting, fishing, trapping, and hauling firewood), recreation, and competition. While some people still use traditional Siberian huskies, most competitive mushers use a unique breed known as the Alaskan Husky which was bred for endurance, speed, intelligence, and tolerance of extreme weather conditions. Dog mushing is the official state sport for Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2341/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0424-DALT-AK-48.jpg Whiteness A Willow ptarmigan in winter plumage blends in against a white, snowy background in the Brooks Range near Chandalar Shelf. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2340/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-RICH-AK-314.jpg Blue Portal Ice cave opening at twilight in the Castner Glacier, Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2339/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-RICH-AK-289.jpg Crystals by Light Long, sharp ice crystals formed during a deep cold (sustained -30F temps) come down from the ceiling in an ice cave in the Castner Glacier, Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2338/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-RICH-AK-283.jpg Ice Art A headlamp lights up delicate, but long ice crystals formed during a sustained cold snap (-30F temps) in an ice cave in the Castner Glacier, Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2337/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-RICH-AK-178.jpg Rainbow Blues An open gap in the otherwise frozen Delta River forms the foreground with Rainbow Ridge in the Alaska Range in the background. I loved the lines and the relationship between the ice, mountain, and clouds. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2336/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-RICH-AK-41.jpg Winter Herd I regularly tell my photo tour and workshop clients that moose are solitary animals, that they do not herd-up, with the exception of the rutting period. Moose will definitely gather then, as they tend to go to the same locations each year to mate. But there is another instance when moose will form small herds - for protection against predators. This happens most commonly in the winter and late spring. Here, a group of four cows are traversing the frozen Delta River in the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2335/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-DALT-AK-335.jpg Winter's Starkness I found this cluster of burnt spruce trees along the Dalton Highway and fell in love with the contrast of the black trunks, frost, and blue background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2334/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-DALT-AK-315.jpg Aurora Grove A cluster of snowy trees (what some locals call the "Enchanted Forest") provide foreground for a vibrant display of the aurora borealis along the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2333/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-DALT-AK-290.jpg Bright Spiral The aurora borealis soars over snow-covered trees near the Yukon River, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2332/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-DALT-AK-103.jpg Bleak Beauty I could not have imagined a more stark representation of the raw beauty of winter. When I came upon this patch of burned spruce trees, I became incredibly excited about photographing this perfect black-and-white scene, paring down the image to the most bare essentials. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2331/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-ANCH-AK-117.jpg Ship Creek Fireworks For the 2024 Fur Rondy festival, I tried a new angle on the downtown fireworks display. I worked my way along the north side of Ship Creek, looking across with the fireworks between me and the downtown skyline. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2330/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0224-ANCH-AK-18.jpg The Look of Fame Some 7-8 years ago, a female red fox decided to set up a new den in a culvert underneath a popular paved trail in Anchorage. Over the years, she became quite accustomed to the frequent human presence of trail users, which grew to include quite the regular following of photographers. I often refer to her as the most-photographed animal in Alaska. I do not have any data to support that, but I believe it's likely true. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2329/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0124-TURN-AK-9.jpg Winter Framing I had stopped along the Turnagain Arm to explore the light and ice in the water, and found this section of perfectly-smooth snow with a shape that reciprocated the line of clouds in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2328/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0124-TURN-AK-6.jpg Ice and Mist I was driving along the Turnagain Arm on a particularly cold winter day and saw something I had never seen before. These pillars of mist or clouds were floating up from the waters, no doubt a by-product of the differences in temperature between the water and air. While I could not find an angle I wanted from the ground to photograph the scene, I was able to get what I needed with my drone. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/look-behind-you/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-134.jpg Look Behind You While photographing the aurora borealis over mountains in front of me, I looked behind and saw this eruption of a series of bands of the aurora during a G4 geomagnetic storm. It was a great reminder to always look behind you when aurora chasing! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/corona-over-peak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-127.jpg Corona over Peak A corona erupts over a peak in the Chugach Range along the Matanuska River during a G4 geomagnetic storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-star/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-106.jpg Red Star A deep red corona explodes over the Chugach Mountains during a G4 geomagnetic storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/corona-wings/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-90.jpg Corona Wings A corona explodes over a mountain ridge during a G4 geogmanetic storm, looking like a butterfly spreading its wings. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-over-trees/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-68.jpg Red over Trees A red and pink aurora soars over trees in the Matanuska Valley, Alaska, during a G4 geomagnetic storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/river-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-51.jpg River Lights The aurora borealis dances over the Chugach Mountains and Matanuska River during a G4 geomagnetic storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pioneer-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-MTSU-AK-33.jpg Pioneer Aurora I have long wanted to photograph the aurora borealis from this position on the Matanuska River. During a g4 geomagnetic storm, I made it a point to stop at this location early in the evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/through-the-trees/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-ANCH-AK-91.jpg Through the Trees With overhead corona, I normally like to have some foreground elements in the composition. After photographing in an open field near my neighborhood, I went to nearby Kincaid Park to find trees to include in the photos. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/neighborhood-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-ANCH-AK-46.jpg Neighborhood Corona It was about 2:30 a.m. and I was on my way home after a late night of chasing the aurora during a G4 geomagnetic storm. I saw that the aurora was starting up again, so I pulled over at a hill near my neighborhood and started shooting again! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1024-ANCH-AK-26.jpg Rainbow Corona While I normally prefer including some foreground elements in my photos of a corona display, I was in an open field for this photo. There were some trees a hundred yards away, but I could not include them in the composition with "only" a 14mm lens. I decided to simply emphasize the colors and shape of the corona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2317/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-WHIT-AK-15.jpg Tidal Harbor Clear waters reveal bladder wrack just below the surface at the small boat harbor in Whittier, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2316/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-WHIT-AK-7.jpg Whittier Harbor Fireweed lines the shores along the small boat harbor in Whittier, Alaska. A Holland America cruise ship is at berth in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2315/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-TURN-AK-18.jpg Coastal Gold A patch of Yellow toadflax (butter and eggs), an invasive species, covers a slope along the Turnagain Arm, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2314/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-TURN-AK-16.jpg Turnagain Flow An incoming high tide swiftly moves along the shoreline along Turnagain Arm, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2313/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-741.jpg Glacial Framing A set of trees are used to frame a distant glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2312/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-731.jpg A Pond to Reflect A small pond surrounded by cotton grass is used to reflect the image of a mountain on the opposite shore in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2311/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-701.jpg Surprise Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2310/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-686.jpg Rock and Ice A retreating glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska, reveals scoured rock on the shore and in nearby islands. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2309/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-626.jpg Layers of Ice Midday light shines through the backside of a "bergy bit" near the toe of Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2308/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-620.jpg Resting Seal A harbor seal rests on small ice from the nearby Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2307/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-588.jpg Black and Ice I took advantage of the deep shade behind this bergy bit to make a higher contrast image to help isolate the shape, texture, and color of the ice. Sheridan Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2306/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-372.jpg Rock Frame A window in rock along the shore is used to frame the distant forest and mountains in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2305/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-312.jpg Tufted Perch A tufted puffin rests on the top of a rock on an island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Tufted puffins amidst foliage on the top of rocky outcrops near the water, making them challenging to photograph when they are at their nesting areas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2304/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-261.jpg Browsing Surfbird A Surfbird looks for food among an outcrop of kelp and bladder wrack on the rocky shoreline of Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2303/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-241.jpg Mom and Chick An adult female Kittiwake sits protectively next to its chick at a rookery in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2302/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-94.jpg Shoreline Stroll A black bear patrols the shoreline in search of spawning pink salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2301/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-PWSO-AK-30.jpg Boat and Fog A purse seine commercial fishing boat steams along in front of a fog bank in Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2300/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-585.jpg Alpine Slope The steep alpine slope of a mountain fills the foreground in a view in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2299/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-560.jpg Glacier and Clouds It was a windy day for flying in a helicopter, but the high winds created great cloud formations to add patterns and texture to this view of a glacier in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2298/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-435.jpg Lake and Helo A red R44 helicopter with Alpine Air flies over Lake George, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2297/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-367.jpg Helo Reflection Twin R44 helicopters with Alpine Air rest on a gravel bar at a glacial lake in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2296/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-362.jpg Pinks and Blues A large patch of dwarf fireweed adorns a gravel beach alongside a lake with glacial ice in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2295/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-350.jpg Pink Beach A large patch of dwarf fireweed adorns a gravel beach alongside a lake with glacial ice in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2294/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-344.jpg Helo on Beach A red R44 helicopter with Alpine Air Alaska sits on a gravel bar with dwarf fireweed along a small lake with glacial ice in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2293/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-319.jpg Lake and Ice Aerial view of a small lake with glacial ice in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2292/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-307.jpg Helo over Ice A red R44 helicopter with Alpine Air Alaska hovers over a small lake with ice shed from a nearby glacier in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2291/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-284.jpg Helo over Ice and Lake A red R44 helicopter flies over a lake full of glacial ice in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2290/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-234.jpg Colony View Aerial view over the Colony Glacier in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2289/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-200.jpg Flowing Ice View looking down Colony Glacier toward Inner Lake George in the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2288/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-180.jpg Ice and Moraine Swirling patterns of ice and moraine (rock ground up by the glacier) on Colony Glacier, Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2287/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-95.jpg Over Colony Aerial view of a wide arm of the Colony Glacier, Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2286/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-71.jpg Dwarfed Helo A red R44 helicopter looks small compared to the massive ice flows of the Colony Glacier, Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2285/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-23.jpg Layers of Time I liked this image because of the multiple layers of glacier, land carved by glacier, light and shadow, and the tremendous cloud formations. Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2284/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-LAGE-AK-10.jpg Glacial Retreat This angle shows the change of the landscape as the glacier has retreated up the mountains in the Chugach Range near the Lake George National Natural Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2283/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KNWR-AK-57.jpg Stormy Tustumena Aerial view of Tustumena Lake and Tustumena Glacier on a stormy day, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2282/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KNWR-AK-43.jpg Stormy Skilak Dark rain clouds loom over Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2281/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1432.jpg Young Hunter A juvenile brown bear searches for Sockeye salmon along the shores of Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2279/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1315.jpg Mouthful of Salmon A brown bear boar catches a Sockeye salmon at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2278/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1280.jpg The Chase Different bears utilize different fishing techniques when going after spawning salmon. This bear among others at this location employed the chasing technique - watching for movement in the stream and waiting for the right moment to chase down and pounce on salmon. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2277/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1234.jpg Tough Wait We spent hours watching this particular brown bear boar as he fished for Sockeye salmon at Moraine Creek in Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. We noticed that he had many battle scars, including most of his right ear missing, and that he was not particularly successful when going after salmon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2276/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1212.jpg Taking a Rest We watched this dark chocolate-colored brown bear for a few hours over a two-day period at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. His routine included sitting on his haunches while taking a break in between his rather successful fishing efforts. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2275/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1200.jpg Ready to Pounce After his initial burst of running, this brown bear boar is ready to pounce on spawning Sockeye salmon in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2274/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1190.jpg The Waiting Game Two brown bear boars stick to their own section of the stream as they wait to chase after spawning Sockeye salmon in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2273/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1177.jpg Dark Gaze A dark brown bear boar looks aside at another bear while fishing at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2272/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1173.jpg Stream Patrol After fishing areas for a while, brown bears will move on to another location in a stream to seek better success while fishing for salmon. This dark boar moved into this location to fish for awhile from a downstream location at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2271/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1155.jpg Peanut Gallery A group prepares to watch brown bear fishing from a higher viewpoint on a bluff overlooking Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2270/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1071.jpg The Splash After the initial chase, the final act of a brown bear is to lunge into the water and create a huge splash before grabbing a Sockeye salmon. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2269/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-1001.jpg Sockeye Flip After this brown bear boar caught a spawning Sockeye salmon, it kept flipping around in the final throes before consumed - one of twenty a day that bears need to eat in order to build up their fat reserves for winter. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2268/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-985.jpg Success! After a few failed attempts, this brown bear boar successfully grabbed a fat spawning Sockeye salmon in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2266/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-905.jpg Lunging Landscape After several close-up photos of a brown bear boar lunging at spawning Sockeye salmon, I sought a wider angle to show more of the landscape. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2265/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-893.jpg Plowing for Salmon It is always amazing to see how quickly these brown bear boars can plow through the dense flowing water of a stream as they chase after salmon. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2263/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-867.jpg Blowing Fireweed A patch of fireweed sways in the breeze on the tundra near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2262/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-858.jpg Back to School A school of spawning Sockeye salmon fill a portion of Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2261/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-850.jpg Incoming A common sight while out in the tundra during brown bear viewing season - an incoming float plane. Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2260/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-826.jpg Sibling Rivalry A pair of juvenile brown bear siblings play on the tundra near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2259/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-795.jpg Tundra Rest A juvenile brown bear takes a break in between sparring with its sibling near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2258/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-659.jpg Gathering Point Scattered groups of Sockeye salmon prepare to join a larger school on Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2257/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-644.jpg Dual Chase Two brown bear boars separately chase after spawning Sockeye salmon in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2256/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-632.jpg Shoreside Nuzzle A separate pair of juvenile brown bears meet and nuzzle on the shores of Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. We figured that, due to the behavior, they were likely siblings. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2255/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-569.jpg Going High A young brown bear moves to higher ground on a bluff above Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2254/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-472.jpg Patchy Blonde A brown bear sow moves across the tundra near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. Though late in the season, she still had large patches of blonder winter fur that had not yet shed. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2253/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-449.jpg Moving Through the Land A brown bear boar moves along the shore in the wide-open landscape at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2252/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-442.jpg Napping Bear While hiking through the open country near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska, we saw this brown bear napping about twenty feet from the trail. It remained asleep as we quietly made our way pass. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2251/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-424.jpg Feeding Squirrel An Arctic ground squirrel feeds on grass seeds near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2250/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-403.jpg Tundra Poser An Arctic ground squirrel poses on the tundra near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2247/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-264.jpg Orchestra Seats This group had a front-row view of brown bear fishing action at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2246/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-241.jpg Double Vision A pair of brown bear boars prepare to make their move on spawning Sockeye salmon in Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2245/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-212.jpg Triple Trouble A brown bear sow moves along the creek bank with spring cub triplets at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2244/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-200.jpg Just Peeking A brown bear sow moves along the creek bank with spring cub triplets at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. One of the cubs is curious about what is happening in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2243/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-100.jpg Creekside Family A brown bear sow remains close to her spring triplets (one is out of view) near a location on the stream where there are brown bear boars fishing for salmon. A brown bear sow moves along the creek bank with spring cub triplets at Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2242/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-67.jpg Curious Cub A brown bear spring cub stands up to check us out on the banks above Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2241/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-52.jpg Moody Day A patch of fireweed stands alone as moody clouds move across the landscape near Moraine Creek, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2240/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KATM-AK-39.jpg Ridge Front A bank of clouds rolls over a mountain ridge in northern Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2239/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-599.jpg Passing to Twilight A fifteen-minute exposure smooths out the moving clouds as dusk turns to twilight at Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2238/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-595.jpg Beach Bonfire A perfect way to end a beautiful summer day at Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2237/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-586.jpg Twilight Tides A longer exposure smooths out the tide moving among rocks at twilight in Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2236/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-580.jpg Moss and Twilight I found this rock with scattered bright green moss earlier in the day, and knew I wanted to return to photograph in the evening light. Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2235/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-579.jpg Tidal Treasures A mixture of bladder wrack, rocks, and barnacles made for a great composition at dusk in Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2234/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-572.jpg Tidal Sunset The last shafts of sunlight peek through a gap in an island at Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2233/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-553.jpg Perching Cormorants A group of Double-breasted cormorants perch on a rock offshore in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2232/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-539.jpg Coastal Blend A blend of Glaucous gull, Common murre, and double-breasted cormorant share a rock off the shore in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2231/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-497.jpg Resting Murres A group of Common murres rest on Gull Rock in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2229/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-429.jpg Show us your Teeth A pair of sea otters brush against each other while floating near a rock offshore in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2228/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-418.jpg Resting Otter A sea otter floats along a rock offshore in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2227/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-385.jpg Cormorant Trio A trio of double-breasted cormorants sit on a rock offshore at Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2226/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-371.jpg Cormorants and Mountains A group of double-breasted cormorants rest on a rock offshore Kachemak Bay, with mountains in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2225/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-368.jpg Iliamna View A gap in islands at Tutka Bay, Alaska, provides a view of Iliamna Mountain in the Aleutian Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2224/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-279.jpg Flying Eagle An eagle takes flight from a Sitka spruce forest on the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2223/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-273.jpg Eagle in Flight An eagle takes flight from a Sitka spruce forest on the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2222/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-254.jpg Landing Eagle An American bald eagle lands on a tree in a Sitka spruce forest on the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2221/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-239.jpg Resting Eagle An American bald eagle rests on a branch in a Sitka spruce forest on the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2220/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-211.jpg Clam and Barnacles A white clam shell and barnacles on dark rocks provide for great contrast at low tide along the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2219/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-210.jpg Mussels and Barnacles Blue mussels shine deep blue on a patch of barnacles at low tide along the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2218/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-198.jpg Chiton and Barnacles A lone chiton rests along a patch of barnacles at low tide along the shores of Tutka Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2217/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0824-KABA-AK-163.jpg Kayak Beach Rows of kayaks at the beach, Tutka Bay Lodge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/2216/ 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Redoubt, an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range, is seen through trees at the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge at dusk. A slight Fata Morgana disrupts the horizon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1978/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0123-ANCH-AK-331-Enhanced-NR.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1977/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-644.jpg Foggy Road On a particularly foggy morning in Shenandoah National Park, I stopped on my drive to capture the curve of the road seemingly disappearing into the foggy forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1976/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-596.jpg Foggy Forest On a few mornings during my residency at Shenandoah National Park, I would start my day in the fog. Sometimes I would get above that fog for landscape photos, but on other occasions I enjoyed looking for compositions that embraced the look of the fog in the forest. On this particular morning, foggy woods were the complete focus of my photographic efforts. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1975/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-500.jpg Moon and Blues It is always a good idea to keep photographing after the sun has gone down. In this case, the moonlight and accents of blues and purples on the rock made for great civil twilight photography one evening in Shenandoah National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1973/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-346.jpg Bare Forest Toward the end of my residency at Shenandoah National Park, many of my hikes were through woods where the leaves had almost completely dropped from the trees. I enjoyed the stark look of those dark trunks against the morning light. In this case, individual tree branches also caught a little of rim light to add an interesting accent to the scene. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1972/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-151.jpg Rock and Pastels Toward the end of my residency at Shenandoah National Park, I took a pre-dawn hike up to the Old Rag summit. I was at my destination when the pastel colors swept the landscape and first light started to warm up the rocks and surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains landscape. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1971/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2229.jpg Deep in the Woods During one of the rare cloudy and rainy days during my three-week artist residency at Shenandoah National Park, I hiked a long a trail that took me deep into the woods with sometimes scattered views of the nearby scenery. Even though this route did not provide any unobstructed views, I enjoyed looking at the distant views through the scattered trees to get a sense of depth of the woods. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1970/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1466.jpg Light Splitting During a morning hike in Shenandoah National Park, I stopped to wonder at the patterns of shadow caused by a row of trees splitting up the morning light. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1969/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1078.jpg Hint of Light For many of my hikes in Shenandoah National Park, I did not follow designated trails. Rather, I pieced together a combination of fire roads, hiking trails and horse trails to design my own route to a place to explore. During one such hikes, I found this rock outcrop with a spectacular view of the woods and curved mountains. But this composition explored the layers of light and shadow, rock and trees, accented by a slight hint of light still brushing the rock outcrop in the evening light. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1968/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-736.jpg Double Curves Creek curves and swirling leaves were common items of study during my residency at Shenandoah National Park. In this view, I enjoyed the matching shape of the creek curve in the background with the curve of the flowing leaves in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1967/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-687.jpg Tall Reflection This particular stand of trees reflecting in a pond was one of my most-studied reflections during my time at Shenandoah National Park. The dark trunks, mixture of fall colors, and pop of blue from the sky were simply stunning and enchanting. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1966/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-674.jpg Distortion Reflections were a common subject during my time in Shenandoah National Park. While I often used longer exposures to smooth out those reflections, the distorted view of these reflecting birch trees compelled me to use a faster shutter speed to preserve those shapes. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1965/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-633.jpg Creek Simplicity I love studying creeks. They offer so many photo opportunities if you slow down and give them a chance to reveal themselves. And while many creeks can be dramatic and sweeping, I particularly enjoy the small sections where you can get more intimate with the character of the creek. My hikes in Shenandoah National Park offered many opportunities to connect with these flowing bodies of water. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1964/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-557.jpg Spotlight on the Trail During my artist residency at Shenandoah National Park, I started most of my hikes in the morning before sunrise. This allowed me to be out on the trail when the sun first came up, often shining through the trees in views like this. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1963/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-503.jpg Autumn View During one of my many hikes, I came out of the woods to a view near one of the many pullouts in Shenandoah National Park. I found the combination of clouds, mountain layers, and varied colors an compelling subject. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1962/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-348.jpg Leaf Spiral During a long exposure of swirling patterns of leaves on a pool in a creek, I zoomed in with my lens to enhance the spiral. Shenandoah National Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1961/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-183.jpg Red Accent A small pop of red adds color to a grove of yellow in Shenandoah National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1960/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-45.jpg Spill with Color Several flows of water spill over a rock along a carpet of autumn leaves in Shenandoah National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1959/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-35.jpg Color at Base A cluster of colored leaves lie at the base of a tree in Shenandoah National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1958/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-3.jpg Tree Layers A stand of cottonwood trees near the south entrance of Shenandoah National Park pops with fall colors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1957/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/CJP_3958.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/the-sentinel/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0223-TURN-AK-37.jpg The Sentinel A lone tree cluster stands against a towering corona display during a Kp7 aurora borealis. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/eye-in-the-sky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0223-CHNF-AK-174.jpg Eye in the Sky One of the fun things about observing the aurora borealis is to use your imagination to discern the many shapes it makes. One comment on social media noted that this looks like a cat, but to me it looks more like an eye. This particular pattern emerged during the later part of a G1 geomagnetic storm, when a "pulsating" aurora was filling the sky. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/swirling-heights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0223-CHNF-AK-43.jpg Swirling Heights A towering aurora borealis soars over the Chugach Mountains along the Turnagain Arm, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1953/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Photo-by-Volker-Hruby.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1952/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/IMG_8154.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1951/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Carl4.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1950/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Carl3.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1949/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Carl1.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1948/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AK04-0060.jpg Dipnetter and Mountains A dipnetter pursues the elusive holligan (Eulechon) on the banks of the Turnagain Arm near Twenty Mile River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1947/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AK04-0049.jpg Dipnetting into the Sun A hooligan dipnetter works on the shores of the Turnagain Arm as the bright sun reflects on the surface of the water. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1946/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0516-TURN-AK-1053-2.jpg Aurora Dipnetters A group of hooligan dipnetters work at the mouth of the Twenty Mile River along Turnagain Arm as the aurora borealis dances overhead. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1945/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1884.jpg Open Water and Sukakpak Frozen and open water flow in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River near Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1944/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1263-Edit.jpg Sukakpak Reflection Evening light warms up the face of Mt. Sukakpak as it reflects in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1943/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-117.jpg Sukakpak Textures Close up view of the geological features and textures of the face of Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fresh-snow-on-mountains-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1165-Edit.jpg Fresh Snow on Mountains Morning light highlights fresh snow on Mt. Dillon and Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1941/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-DALT-AK-1198.jpg Dawn Reflection Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range reflects perfectly in a calm pond at dawn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1940/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-DALT-AK-1339.jpg Sky Dance Scattered clouds seem to dance with the aurora borealis as it soars over Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1939/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-DALT-AK-1328-Edit.jpg Soaring over Sukakpak An aurora borealis seems to take on the shape of a bird and soar over Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1938/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0415-DALT-AK-1428.jpg Sukakpak and Overflow Evening light on Mt. Sukakpak with overflow from the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1936/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-TURN-AK-1106-Edit.jpg Turnagain Gold Autumn colors at low tide along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-autumn-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-TURN-AK-1103-Edit.jpg Turnagain Autumn The Turnagain Arm is one of my favorite landscapes to explore near Anchorage, at all times of the year. Here, golden grasses on the mudflats compliment the golden hues of sun and trees to create a real feel of autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-suicides-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-TURN-AK-1029-Edit.jpg Summer Suicides South and North Suicide peaks in Chugach State Park as veiwed from the Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm in early summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1933/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-TURN-AK-39.jpg Sheep Perch Dall sheep ewe and lamb rest on a rocky outcrop along Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1932/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-TURN-AK-1078.jpg Ice Climber An ice climber works his way along a formation on a cliff along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1931/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-TURN-AK-1074.jpg Ice Climber No. 2 An ice climber works his way along a formation on a cliff along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1930/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0116-TURN-AK-1023.jpg Morning Ice Sunrise over the Chugach Mountains and the icy mud flats at the mouth of the Twenty Mile River, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1929/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1440.jpg Slussfors Aurora A bright aurora borealis shines through the clouds over a cabin in Slussfors during our last night in Sweden with Petter Karlsson. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lapland-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1336.jpg Lapland Sunset While dog mushing out in Swedish Lapland in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve, we were treated to a rich sunset on our final return to the kennels of Petter Karlsson in Slussfors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1927/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1168.jpg Trail Marker A network of trails through the Vindelfjallen Nature Reserve in Sweden is marked by these wooden posts, color-coded to identify the type of trail. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1926/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1106.jpg Heading Out Our group heads out across the open wilderness of the Vindelfjallen Nature Reserve in Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1925/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-SWED-1328.jpg Open Water A stream near our first camp site in the Vindelfjallen Nature Reserve flows freely. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1924/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-SWED-1290.jpg Camp Dinner Prep Guide Helen prepares a traditional Swedish dish with moose during our first night on the trail. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1923/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Photoshopped.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1922/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-PAGE-AZ-131.jpg Sandstone Waves As light bounces through the canyon, the light gets cooler as it gets farther away from its original entry point into Lower Antelope Canyon. Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1921/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0222-GIRD-AK-23.jpg Long Falls A long exposure accentuates the details at a lower spill of Virgin Falls in Girdwood, Alaska. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1920/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/CJP_6773.jpg Winter Wonderland Frost and fresh snow create a winter wonderland in Connor's Bog in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1919/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/CJP_6829.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1918/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-ANCH-AK-46.jpg A Great grey owl takes flight at Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, Anchorage. Great grey owls frequently visit Anchorage in the winter time, showing up at various locations. Their stunning appearance and size make them a real treat to observe. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1917/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0614-KACH-AK-1016-Edit.jpg Church and Iliamna The Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church in Ninlichik, Alaska, with Mt. Iliamna in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1916/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0410-LACL-AK-2097.jpg Iliamna Rise Mt. Iliamna rises above other peaks in the Aleutian Range within Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1915/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-COOK-AK-1953-Edit.jpg Triple Peak Aerial view of three peaks below Mt. Iliamna in the Alaska Range at a winter sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1914/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-COOK-AK-1941.jpg Iliamna Sunset Aerial view of Mt. Iliamna in the Aleutian Range at sunset in late winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1913/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AU2023-cover.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1912/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-1540.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1911/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WinterEssay-1.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1910/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AKMMG_221200_COVER.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1909/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/C1D00BFF-2B18-40A9-BD34-23CEC5768318.jpg Carl out at Knik River https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1908/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/248996432_4835919089785934_7823691849962485457_n.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1907/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Carl-aurora2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1906/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-785.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1905/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-92.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1904/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-499.jpg Rocks at Dusk Blackrock Summit, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1903/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-484.jpg Last Light on Rocks Blackrock Summit, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1902/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-481.jpg Old Rag View Sunrise Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1901/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-420.jpg Last Look Up Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1900/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-404.jpg Splash of Red Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1899/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-302.jpg Backlit When hiking down from the Old Rag Summit, I saw how the late-morning light was highlighting the branches in the forest and was mezmorized by the play of light. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1898/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-280.jpg Color Garden Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1897/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-180.jpg Morning Shadow Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1896/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-154.jpg Light on Rocks Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1895/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-149.jpg Warmth and Rocks Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1894/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-137.jpg Pastel Rocks Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1893/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-117.jpg Soft Light and Rocks Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1892/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-72.jpg Indian Color Stormy clouds loom over fall colors at Indian Run Overlook in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1891/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-14.jpg Through the Fog Skyline Drive winds through a foggy forest on an autumn morning. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1890/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-SHEN-VA-4.jpg Dark Forest Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1889/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-LUCA-VA-56.jpg Ancient Columns Luray Caverns, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1888/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-LUCA-VA-53.jpg Column Layers Luray Caverns, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1887/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-LUCA-VA-21.jpg Reflection Symmetry Luray Caverns, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1886/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-GRFA-VA-67.jpg Falls Overview Great Falls Park, Viriginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1885/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-GRFA-VA-63.jpg Looking Downstream Great Falls Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1884/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-GRFA-VA-40.jpg Rocks and Falls Great Falls Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1883/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1122-GRFA-VA-38.jpg Spillway Great Falls Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1882/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SITK-AK-99.jpg Harbor Sunset Sitka, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1881/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2423.jpg Leaf Duo Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1880/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2390.jpg Red Tapestry Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1879/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2385.jpg Pop-a-Redski When you are hiking for hours and hours solo in the woods, you find ways to entertain yourself. When hiking in Shenandoah National Park, I came up with a term that popped into my head when seeing a pop of red color in the woods: "pop-a-redski," to be pronounced like "poperatzi." Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1878/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2359.jpg Color Blend Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1877/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2354.jpg Color and Layers Layers of fall colors along the Buck Hollow Trail. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1876/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2327.jpg Jumble I was hiking along the Buck Ridge Trail and looked down at this jumble of leaves nested amidst a cluster of lush green moss on a rotting log. The cluster of colors, tones, and textures compelled me to spend about five minutes trying to find an angle that best captured what drew my eye's attention. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1875/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2151.jpg Tunnel View View north through the Mary's Rock Tunnel on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1874/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2134.jpg Autumn View Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1873/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2114.jpg Canyon View View from high point in White Oak Canyon. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1872/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2111.jpg Upper Falls Upper Falls in autumn, White Oak Canyon. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1871/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2074.jpg Reflection and Gold Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1870/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2071.jpg Falls and Autumn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1869/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1987.jpg Falls and Spiral A twenty-second exposure of a waterfall in Cedar Run captures the swirling movement of leaves in a pool at the base of a waterfall. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1868/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1898.jpg Red on Rock Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1867/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1768.jpg Sunrise over Autumn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1866/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1717.jpg First Light over Blue Ridge Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1865/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1702.jpg Warm Morning Warm tones of the fall colors and dawn fill the frame at this overlook on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1864/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1700.jpg Golden Dawn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1863/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1689.jpg Golden Dawn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1862/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1667.jpg Deep Dawn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1861/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1644.jpg Moon and Dusk Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1860/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1623.jpg Blue Ridge Layers Layers of the Blue Ridge Mountains disappear into infinity at dusk in this view from the Stony Man Summit. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1859/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1615.jpg Stony Light Evening light on rock formations at Stony Man Summit. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1858/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1613.jpg Light and Layers Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1857/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1605.jpg Rocks and Layers Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1856/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1588.jpg Blue and Gold Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1855/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1555.jpg Framed While hiking up a fire road in the park, I looked up to see a red tree framed perfectly between two yellow ones. I positioned myself to capture the sun peeking from behind one of the trees. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1854/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1552.jpg Blue Opening Looking up through a canopy of fall colors, there was a lone bare tree that allowed for an opening in the canopy to see the clear blue skies. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1853/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1542.jpg View Up Falls Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1852/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1398.jpg Mist and Trees Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1851/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1393.jpg Sunrise over Fog Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1850/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1365.jpg Autumn Pano Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1849/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1322.jpg Foggy Autumn Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1848/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1311.jpg Golden Light Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1847/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1264.jpg Red on Turkey A lone red leaf rests on a Turkey Tail Mushroom along the Jeremy's Run Trail. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1846/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1168.jpg Foggy Layers Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1845/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1158.jpg Autumn Fog Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1844/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1139.jpg Blue Rocks and Dusk Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1843/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1132.jpg Blackrock, Bluerock As dusk settles on the landscape, the rocks at Blackrock Summit take on a distinctly blue tone. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1842/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1130.jpg Blue and Green Circles Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1841/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1127.jpg Blackrock Dusk Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1840/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1071.jpg Furnace View View at rocky outcrop near the Furnace Mountain summit. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1839/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1068.jpg Red on Green Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1838/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-1024.jpg Lichen Patterns Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1837/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-993.jpg Spotlight Late-morning light spotlights a tree along the Little Devil's Steps Trail. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1836/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-971.jpg Spill and Leaves Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1835/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-964.jpg Autumn Canopy Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1834/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-943.jpg Fire Road and Woods Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1833/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-882.jpg Autumn's Last Light Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1832/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-876.jpg Rock and View Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1831/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-833.jpg Trees and Dusk Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1830/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-796.jpg Hawksbill Sunset Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1829/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-776.jpg Hawksbill Rocks Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1828/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-716.jpg Leaf Layers Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1827/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-690.jpg Autumn Reflection Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1826/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-673.jpg Falls and Reflection Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1825/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-669.jpg Falls and Leaves Swirl Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1824/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-658.jpg Looking Up Falls Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1823/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-641.jpg Falls, Leaves and Reflections Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1822/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-605.jpg Falls in Autumn Woods Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1821/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-586.jpg Yellow Woods Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1820/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-577.jpg Carpet of Color Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1819/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-527.jpg Deer with a View Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1818/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-520.jpg Broad Autumn View Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1817/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-440.jpg Punky Window "Punky wood" is a term used to describe rotten wood. Here, I found a window in the rotting trunk of a fallen tree and used it to frame the view up the trail during a hike. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1816/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-287.jpg Falling Waters and Leaves Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1815/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-259.jpg Evening Autumn View Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1814/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-252.jpg Old Rag at Sunrise Sunrise view at the Old Rag View along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1813/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-193.jpg Tall Red Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1812/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-82.jpg Dark Hollow Falls and Leaves Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1811/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-58.jpg Dark Hollow and Gold Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1810/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-22.jpg Suspended Leaf A leaf rests on the windshield of my car as a vehicle speeds away on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1809/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1022-SHEN-VA-2.jpg Low Gap Colors Fall colors at Low Gap on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1808/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-TURN-AK-100.jpg Stormy Sunset Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1807/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-TURN-AK-79.jpg Mudflats and Rays Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1806/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-TURN-AK-13.jpg Swirls and Patterns default Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1805/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-PRKS-AK-87.jpg Nenana Crossing Golden fall colors line the Tanana River at Nenana. Nenana, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1804/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-PRKS-AK-85.jpg Tanana and Train An Alaska Railroad train heads north along the Tanana River. Nenana, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1803/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-PRKS-AK-51.jpg Chulitna Bend A bend in the Chulitna River is surrounded by fall colors and mountains. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1802/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-FAIR-AK-30.jpg Aurora over Trees Fairbanks, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1801/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-596.jpg Aurora Over Trading Post Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1800/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-576.jpg Solo Corona A solo photographer stands below a towering corona display of the aurora borealis. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1799/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-517.jpg Fanning Aurora over Trees Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1798/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-515.jpg Mt. Dillon with Aurora Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1797/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-464.jpg Sukakpak, Aurora and Milky Way Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1796/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-433.jpg Sukakpak and Middle Fork Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1795/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-429.jpg Sukakpak at Dusk Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1794/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-412.jpg Sukakpak and Ponds default Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1793/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-405.jpg Dillon and Middle Fork Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1792/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-386.jpg Sukakpak and River Aerial view of Mt. Sukakpak with the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1791/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-384.jpg Evening Light on Dillon Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1790/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-131.jpg Moody Peaks Close up of jagged summit of Mt. Sukakpak on a cloudy day. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1789/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-DALT-AK-78.jpg Sukakpak and Reflection Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1788/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-CHSP-AK-197.jpg Face-Down Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1787/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-CHSP-AK-168.jpg Bull Moose Profile Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1786/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-CHSP-AK-79.jpg Blueberries Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1785/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0922-ANC-AK-15.jpg Curious Cow A curious cow moose peeks at me through some foliage in Kincaid Park. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1784/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-1372.jpg Falls and Color A waterfall spills down a colorful canyon in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1783/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-1352.jpg Green Steps A waterfall of green cascades down steps in a canyon in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1782/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-1330.jpg Highlands Aurora The Milky Way and aurora borealis fill the sky over a lake in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1781/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-1112.jpg Sea of Green Hólmsárlón in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1780/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-974.jpg Alpine Thrift A cluster of pink Thrift (Armeria maritima) sits out on the open on an alpine field in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1779/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-902.jpg Fiery Evening A fiery red sunset fills the skies in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1778/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-870.jpg Double Falls A pair of falls spill into a hidden canyon near the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1777/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-783.jpg Mounds and River Green mounds and river channels near the Sveinstindur Mountain Hut in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1776/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-769.jpg Thrifty View A cluster of pink Thrift (Aremeria maritima) sits on a rocky slope looking down toward the Sveinstindur Mountain Hut in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1775/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-717.jpg Langisjór Green Langisjór Lake is surrounded by lush greens in Vatnajökull National Park in the Iceland Highlands. Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1774/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-670.jpg Thrift and Black The pink Thrift flower was fairly ubiquitous during our hikes in the Iceland Highlands, and I particularly enjoyed this composition looking down on the flower surrounded by black soils and rocks. Iceland Highlands https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1773/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-630.jpg Green Divided Mounds of green are divided by a river and black soils in the Iceland Highlands. Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1772/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-626.jpg Land of Color Abundant rich colors from minerals and water are part of the stunning scenery in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1771/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-625.jpg Highlands Color A glacial river winds its way through a colorful landscape in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1770/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-593.jpg Land of Green Luscious greens fill the landscape near Langisjór in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1769/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-587.jpg Langisjór Aerial panoramic of Langisjór in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1768/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-512.jpg Ashen Hues Hues range from grey to orange for volcanic ash at Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1767/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-502.jpg Landmannalaugar Layers A trail winds its way through the layered landscape at Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1766/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-437.jpg Evening Light on Landmannalaugar Evening light warms up a ridge and braided river at Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1765/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-410.jpg Landmannalaugar Colors A diversity of minerals influence the color of a braided river at Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1764/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-404.jpg Landmannalaugar View Aerial view of ridge and braided river at Landmannalaugar in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1763/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-391.jpg Cones of Red A series of colored volcanic cones line up in the landscape near Blahylur Lake in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1762/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-388.jpg Red Eye View looking straight down on a volcanic cone near Blahylur Lake in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1761/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-364.jpg Canyon of Falls A series of waterfalls spill down into a canyon in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1760/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-363.jpg Valley of Tears A series of waterfalls spill down into a canyon in the Iceland Highlands. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1759/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-355.jpg Westfjords Dusk Lingering colors of dusk hover in the sky over a fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1758/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-326.jpg Dynjandi Steps Layers of the Dynjandi waterfall in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1757/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-296.jpg Waterfall Abstract Strands of water spill down the face of a cliff in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1756/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-277.jpg Cliffs-Eye View Close-up view of a series of cliffs in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1755/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-272.jpg Aurora Farm An aurora borealis fills the sky over an aquaculture farm near Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1754/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-268.jpg The Road to Light The road leads toward a rising moon and the aurora borealis near Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1753/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-240.jpg Moon and Cliffs The moon rises over a series of cliffs on the west coast of Iceland near Ásgarður. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1752/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-188.jpg Dunes and Cliffs Sand dunes along the beach with background cliffs at Kollsvik in the Westfjords in Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1751/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-151.jpg Beach and Clouds Water spills out across the sands of Rauðisandur in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1750/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-144.jpg Rauðisandur Reflections Clouds and sky reflect on waters at Rauðisandur in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1749/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-32.jpg Cliffs and Farm An aquaculture farm sits out in the open in a fjord near Patreksfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. Iceland https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1748/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-CHSP-AK-199.jpg Monks' View A field of Monkshood blooms near a stream with Ptarmigan Peak in the background. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1747/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-CHSP-AK-137.jpg Above the Clouds View down from Wolverine Peak as clouds recede below the ridge. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1746/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-CHSP-AK-127.jpg Misty Mountaintop Clouds dissipate to reveal a ridge below Wolverine Peak in the Chugach Mountains. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1745/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-CHSP-AK-80.jpg Feather on Red A lone gull feather rests on a bed of bear berries in autumn colors. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1744/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-TURN-AK-7.jpg Surf's Up A pair of kitesurfers skim along the surface of the water on Turnagain Arm. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1743/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0822-ICEL-626.jpg Highlands Color The Iceland Highlands are a landscape of infinite variety in stark, color, wild, and otherwordly views. This drone-captured image illustrates such diversity in color and form near a mountain hut in the region. Iceland Highlands https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lonely-rose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-125.jpg Lonely Rose A lone cluster of Tundra Rose, or Shrubby Cinquefoil, stands amidst a cluster of rocks on the backside of Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park with O'Malley Peak in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/avens-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-96.jpg Avens' VIew A cluster of south-facing Mountain Avens decorate the trailside on the way up to Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park, with Wolverine Peak in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/field-of-spirea/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-74.jpg Field of Spirea A large field of Alaska Spirea fills the slope along the trail up to Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park, with O'Malley Peak in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-69.jpg Fireweed View A cluster of half-bloomed fireweed blooms along the trail to Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dogwood-patch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-56.jpg Dogwood Patch A patch of Dwarf Dogwood covers the ground along a trail in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/narcissus-hillside/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-38.jpg Narcissus Hillside A group of Narcissus Flowered-Anemone decorates a steep slope along the trail up to Little O'Malley Peak in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowery-meadow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0722-CHSP-AK-4.jpg Flowery Meadow A cluster of wildflowers decorates a meadow along the Middle Fork Trail in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sentry/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-TURN-AK-94.jpg Sentry An American Bald Eagle sits atop a dead tree along the Turnagain Arm, keeping an eye out for an evening meal. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/columbine-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-TURN-AK-46.jpg Columbine View A part of Western Columbine blooms hang out in the open along the Turngain Arm, with the Kenai Mountains in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mouhtainside-lupine/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-TURN-AK-25.jpg Mouhtainside Lupine A large patch of Arctic Lupine catches the evening light near the base of a mountain ridge in the Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lupines-forever/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-TURN-AK-20.jpg Lupines Forever This was a banner year for lupine blooms in Southcentral Alaska. I searched a bit for the "perfect" patch - whatever that could be. I would know it when I saw it. This one came just about as close as I could get, near Turnagain Arm and looking up into Portage Valley. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/slough-and-lupine/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-TURN-AK-7.jpg Slough and Lupine A patch of Arctic Lupine blooms along a tidal slough near the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/virgin-layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-GIRD-AK-3.jpg Virgin Layers Cascading layers of Virgin Creek flow from the main falls in Girdwood, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/clusters/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0622-CHSP-AK-41.jpg Clusters A group of Western Columbine sprouts up amidst a cluster of False Hellebore in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidal-lines/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-TURN-AK-93.jpg Tidal Lines Post-sunset colors light up the sky and waters of the Turnagain Arm at low tide. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lupine-and-pink-sky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-TURN-AK-74-Edit.jpg Lupine and Pink Sky The setting sun lights up clouds over the Kenai Mountains as a patch of Arctic Lupine blooms near the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lupine-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-TURN-AK-68.jpg Lupine Sunset The setting sun lights up clouds over the Kenai Mountains as a patch of Arctic Lupine blooms near the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/streamside-lupine/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-TURN-AK-54.jpg Streamside Lupine A cluster of Arctic Lupine bloom along a stream near Turnagain Arm in late May. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chocolate-eye-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-TURN-AK-49.jpg Chocolate Eye View A pair of chocolate lillies bloom in a meadow along the Turnagain Arm as evening light warms up peaks in the Chugach Mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/converging-lines/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-PAGE-AZ-182.jpg Converging Lines Folding waves of sandstone create lines that draw together in Lower Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/swirling-sandstone/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-PAGE-AZ-181.jpg Swirling Sandstone Layers of folding and swirling sandstone catch reflected light from above, accenting textures and painting the stone with different hues. Lower Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/the-view-above/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-PAGE-AZ-107.jpg The View Above While most of Lower Antelope Canyon is wide and has a direct view to this sky, later in the canyon the top narrows. Here, the view above includes many swirling layers of carved sandstone. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/the-gap/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-PAGE-AZ-33.jpg The Gap Varying degrees of bounced light create different colors in a gap at Lower Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mixed-company/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-MTSU-AK-192.jpg Mixed Company A large group of Snow Geese take off with some Cackling Geese mixed in at Goose Bay in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/heading-out/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-MTSU-AK-187.jpg Heading Out A large group of Snow Geese take off from the coastal flats of Goose Bay on Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cranes-and-city/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-MTSU-AK-185.jpg Cranes and City A group of Sandhill Cranes wander on coastal flats along Upper Cook Inlet with the Anchorage downtown in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lift-off/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-MTSU-AK-124.jpg Lift Off A large group of Snow Geese take off from the coastal flats of Goose Bay on Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-blooms/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-GLCA-UT-62.jpg Moon Blooms A cluster of Moonflowers bloom as the sun goes down in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pastel-bluffs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-GLCA-UT-21.jpg Pastel Bluffs Sublte pastel hues light up a formation in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. Utah https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/barbara-falls-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-CHSP-AK-8.jpg Barbara Falls 2 Cascading waters of Barbara Falls in Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/barbara-falls-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-CHSP-AK-4.jpg Barbara Falls 1 A close view of the base of Barbara Falls in Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tern-fly-by/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-150.jpg Tern Fly-By An Arctic Tern flies by at eye level at the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tern-dip/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-133.jpg Tern Dip An Arctic Tern takes a dip whie fishing at the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spotlight-3/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-115.jpg Spotlight A lone beam of sunlight highlights an Arctic Tern next as one of the birds takes off in the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/landing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-96.jpg Landing An Arcitc Tern glides in for a landing at a nest site at the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/catch-of-the-day-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-39.jpg Catch of the Day An Arctic Tern glides by with a fish in its mouth at the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aerial-duet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0522-ANCH-AK-11.jpg Aerial Duet A pair of Arctic Terns glide over the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/007-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-RICH-AK-34.jpg 007 View Looking down this angle inside the ice cave at Castner Glacier made me think of the opening sequence of a James Bond film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icealagtities/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-RICH-AK-29.jpg Icealagtities Yes, I just made up a word to give this piece a title, but these ice crystals in the ice cave of Castner Glacier made me think of the stalagtite formations in a cave. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/deep-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-RICH-AK-24.jpg Deep Ice Various aspects of the ice in an ice cave in Castner Glacier. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shining-scallops/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-RICH-AK-12.jpg Shining Scallops Light from the outside shines on the textures of the scalloped walls of the ice cave at Castner Glacier, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-RICH-AK-7.jpg Layers Layers of the outside landscape and various textures of the ice cave at Castner Glacier, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-valley/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-88.jpg Aurora over Valley The aurora borealis fills the sky over the Tanana River valley north of the village of Nenana, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elements/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-63.jpg Elements There were a lot of elements that I wanted to bring together in one photo: the spruce with their shadows, the mountains of the Alaska Range, the Milky Way, and the aurora borealis. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadow-and-twinkles/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-46-Edit.jpg Shadow and Twinkles The bright. moon causes the virgin snow to sparkle, as it casts long shadows on black spruce in Broad Pass of the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/heavens-above/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-37.jpg Heavens Above The moon and stars loom in the sky over the colors of dusk and Denali in the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-33.jpg Blue Range The Alaska Range takes on the hues of the Blue Hour after sunset in Broad Pass. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-in-the-pass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-25.jpg Winter in the Pass Classic pastel hues of winter fill the scene in Broad Pass in the Alaska Range after sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-PRKS-AK-10.jpg Last Glow The sun sets behind Denali, leaving a glow on the horizon. Wind-swept trees fill out the landscape in Broad Pass in the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reaching-high-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-120.jpg Reaching High An active aurora borealis display reaches high into the sky as the moon shines on the landscape along the Dalton Highway, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/corona-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-114.jpg Corona Glow An aurora borealis forms a corona display in the sky over the Dalton Highway, as the city lights of Fairbanks glow some 100 miles distant. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/southbound/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-68.jpg Southbound As an aurora borealis gets active, it can sometimes start to head southward. Here, the aurora fans out across the sky, with a leading edge heading south of the moon's position in the sky near the Dalton Highway, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spreading-out/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-66.jpg Spreading Out Waves of the aurora borealis start to spread out across the sky as the show becomes active near the Dalton Highway, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-wave/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-51.jpg Rising Wave An aurora borealis soars high with greens and purples near the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-color/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-32.jpg Fanning Color A series of aurora ribbons start to spread apart, showing some purple in between the green along the Dalton Highway, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/building-swirl/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0322-DALT-AK-14.jpg Building Swirl A swirling vortex of aurora borealis builds under a long ribbon along the Dalton Highway, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0222-TURN-AK-49.jpg Icy Sunset Plates of ice float at slack tide on the Turnagain Arm as the winter sun sets to the southwest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/light-and-shadow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0222-CHNF-AK-22.jpg Light and Shadow Swirling and constantly shifting clouds help to create interesting paterns of light and shadow on a mountain in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/yucca-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-WHSA-NM-1029.jpg Yucca Gold A lone Soaptree Yucca stands out against the golden hue of dawn at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peterson-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-TURN-AK-83.jpg Peterson Gold Evening ight shines through clouds, reflecting on the choppy surface of Peterson Creek along Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cycles/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-TURN-AK-65.jpg Cycles I was out photographing at a favorite location along the Turnagain Arm. As the sun was setting, I paused and looked to my left. There, I saw frozen in the mud the carcass of a spawned-out salmon. My best guess is it washed down from the Twenty Mile River, which was the nearest salmon-bearing river to this location. Something about its positioning and its expression exploded my creative head, so to speak. I worked several angles with different lenses on my Nikon D850. It was an exciting discovery that really got my creative juices flowing. I can't say enough how much this oddly macabre subject really added some creative delight to the end of my day. Now, I consider it one of my favorite landscape photos I have ever taken. Selected as a Top 100 image in the 2024 NANPA Showcase. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tunagain-textures/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-TURN-AK-55.jpg Tunagain Textures Patterns in the mudflats show a variety of textures along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-peaks-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-321.jpg Twin Peaks Autumn Twin Peaks reflects in the calm surface of Reflections Lake as fall colors decorate the shoreline. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-refletions/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-312.jpg Twin Refletions Twin Peaks of the Chugach Mountains reflects in the calm surface of Reflections Lake near the Knik River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pioneer-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-309.jpg Pioneer Autumn Pioneer Peak and Twin Peaks fill out the horizon as fall colors line the banks of the Matanuska River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/upper-knik/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-291.jpg Upper Knik The sprawling pattern of the upper Knik River fans across the land, with the Knik Glacier in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/independence-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-222.jpg Independence Autumn A historic structure of the Independence Mine sits altop a patch of color in autumn in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/patch-of-red/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-192.jpg Patch of red An unusual patch of red colors in a grove of aspens adds a pop of color to the autumn along the Matanuska River downstream of Matanuska Glaicer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacier-and-river/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-174.jpg Glacier and River The Matansuka River sprawls out from its source at the Matanuska Glacier, Chugach Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/river-birth/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-173.jpg River Birth The headwaters of the Matanuska River spread out from its source at the Matanuska Glacier n the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/matanuska-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-166.jpg Matanuska Autumn The face of Matanuska Glacier spreads across the landscape in the Chugach Mountains as fall colors fill out the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/inner-blues/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-125.jpg Inner Blues An inside curve of Matanuska Glacier holds a deep blue hue in cloudy conditions. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mirror-image/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-90.jpg Mirror Image The shape of the "Ice Fall" of Matanuska Glacier perfectly mirrors the shape of a mountain ridge in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-reflection/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-79.jpg Glacial Reflection The "Ice Fall" of Matanuska Glacier reflects in a glacial pool. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ice-fall-reflection/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-75.jpg Ice Fall Reflection The "Ice Fall" of Matanuska Glacier reflects in a glacial pool. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-pool/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-MTSU-AK-35.jpg Autumn Pool A pool in the moraine of Matanuska Glacier reflects mouhntains and autumn colors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-pass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KENA-AK-140.jpg Autumn Pass The colors of autumn light up the Chugach National Forest near Turnagain Pass. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kenai-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KENA-AK-65.jpg Kenai Autumn The turquoise colors of Kenai Lake contrast with the golden hues of fall colors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-shoreline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KENA-AK-55.jpg Autumn Shoreline Scatered drift wood lines the shore of Kenai Lake in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadowline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KENA-AK-15.jpg Shadowline The shadow line of a mountain ridge falls on the surface of Upper Trail Lake near Moose Pass, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KEFJ-AK-151.jpg Glacial Blue A glacier shows deep hues of blue in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ice-blues/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-KEFJ-AK-128.jpg Ice Blues Cloudy conditions make for the best rendition of blue in glaciers and icebergs, as shown on this moody day in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/distant-brooks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-DALT-AK-56.jpg Distant Brooks Autumn colors fill out the landscape with the Brooks Range looming in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/south-fork-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-DALT-AK-34.jpg South Fork Autumn The South Fork of the Koyukuk River winds its way through the foothills of the Brooks Range in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/night-plane/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-ANCH-AK-18.jpg Night Plane Lights reflect on the surface of the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cloud-and-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0921-ANCH-AK-11.jpg Cloud and Reflections A low layer of clouds hovers over downtown Anchorage and the Port of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-slough/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-TURN-AK-21.jpg Morning Slough A slough carves its way through grassy mudflats of the Turnagain Arm as morning light warms up a mountain ridge on the Kenai Mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ghosts-in-the-mist/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-TURN-AK-17.jpg Ghosts in the Mist Trees from a "ghost forest" stand still amidst lingering morning fog in a marsh along the Turnagain Arm near Girdwood. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cormorant-island/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-1499.jpg Cormorant Island A group of Double-crested cormorants sit on a rock island off shore at the Cook Inlet coast of the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/standoff/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-1417.jpg Standoff A brown bear with a freshly-caught chum salmon pauses to share a stare with a gull at the McNeil River Falls, McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-cache/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-1186.jpg Evening Cache A cache at camp catches evening light at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/outhouse-and-fireweed/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-1178.jpg Outhouse and Fireweed One of two outhouses available to visitors at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kit-on-beach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-1171.jpg Kit on Beach A red fox kit rests on the beach near camp at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1648/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-948.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curious-fox-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-872.jpg Curious Fox A red fox sits on the keel of an overturned skiff at the staff cabins at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mares-tail/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-684.jpg Mare's Tail Close up of a cluster of mare's tail at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-and-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-678.jpg Fireweed and Sunset McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-675.jpg Last Colors A late burst of color fills the sky and reflects on wet mudflats at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/low-tide-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-669.jpg Low Tide Dusk Colors of dusk fill the sky and reflect on the mudflats at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/iliamna-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-654.jpg Iliamna Evening Evening light strikes the summit of Mt. Iliamna in this view from the camp at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bayview/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-648.jpg Bayview Sunset view over the river bay at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/waiting/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-590.jpg Waiting A brown bear waits patiently for salmon to catch at the McNeil River Falls, McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1639/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-544.jpg A brown bear watches a coho salmon jump up the falls at McNeil River, McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bear-and-conglomerate/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-178.jpg Bear and Conglomerate A brown bear pauses in tall grasses in front of a cliff of conglomerate rock at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mcneil-vista/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-MCRI-AK-37.jpg McNeil Vista Fireweed fills out the foreground in the view toward McNeil River at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-829.jpg Evening View Sunset view from a cliff on the northeast side of Kodiak Island. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunburst-in-the-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-810.jpg Sunburst in the Forest A sunburst peeks from behind a tree in Ft. Abercrombe State Park, Kodiak. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mossy-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-682.jpg Mossy Forest Moss carpts the ground and trees on a small island in the Kodiak Archepelago. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/karluk-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-414.jpg Karluk View Panoramic view of Karluk Lake, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glassy-day/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-339.jpg Glassy Day A calm surface of Karluk Lake makes for a perfect reflection of the land and sky in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shoreline-patrol/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-305.jpg Shoreline Patrol A Greater yellowlegs skims along the shoreline of Karluk Lake in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, in search for food. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/antler-on-tundra/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-79.jpg Antler on Tundra A Sitka black-tailed deer antler rests on a bed of cloud berries in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-river/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-11.jpg Fanning River A river delta fans across the surface as it pours into a lake on Kodiak Island, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowers-and-plane/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-HOMR-AK-3.jpg Flowers and Plane A float plane sits at a dock at Beluga Lake, Homer, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fiery-sukakpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-358.jpg Fiery Sukakpak Autumn colors are ablaze on the tundra near the base of Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-and-river/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-340.jpg Sukakpak and River Mt. Sukakpak reaches up into scattered clouds in this view from the shores of the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wiehl-in-clouds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-325.jpg Wiehl in Clouds Mt. Wiehl in the Brooks Range is shrowded in clouds in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-tea/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-301.jpg Autumn Tea A cluster of Labrador tea changes colors in autumn. Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summit-spotlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-276.jpg Summit Spotlight Evening sun lights up an unnamed peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-rainbow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-269.jpg Evening Rainbow A rainbow arcs over a creek in the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arctic-autumn-color/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-259.jpg Arctic Autumn Color Hues from yellow to deep red mark the classic look of Arctic tundra in autumn. Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-stream/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-250.jpg Alpine Stream An unnamed stream spills down the side of a mountain in the Brooks Range of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arctic-river/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-240.jpg Arctic River This river on the Chandalar Shelf, and the open tundra surrounding it, presents a classic visual of the Arctic landscape. Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chandalar-river/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-237.jpg Chandalar River A sprawling river cuts across the Arctic tundra of the Chandalar Shelf in the Brooks Range of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-214.jpg Mountain Layers Layers of autumn colors, fresh snow, light and shadow serve to highlight the beauty of the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/brooks-range-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-142.jpg Brooks Range Autumn Fall colors scatter in various hues in the alpine zone of the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-rock-garden/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-138.jpg Alpine Rock Garden A scattering of rocks and tundra rich with colors resemble a carefully crafted rock garden in the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-creek-bed/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-114.jpg Fanning Creek Bed A creek bed flows out and fans away at the base of mountains in the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-111.jpg Mountain Glow Evening light sets the tundra aglow in the Brooks Range, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/north-of-atigun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-98.jpg North of Atigun A view looking north from Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, with the Dalton Highway winding its way through. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-43.jpg Sukakpak Colors A variety of fall colors adorn the brush near the base of Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rock-and-bearberries/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-DALT-AK-15.jpg Rock and Bearberries Bearberries in autumn colors line the edge of a rock at Finger Mountain, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-on-the-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-CHSP-AK-49.jpg Sunset on the Range The sun sets behind the Alaska Range in this view from the Glen Alps Overlook above Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/browsing-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-CHSP-AK-31.jpg Browsing Bull A bull moose browses on fireweed flowers, a favorite food for moose in late summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowers-and-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-CHSP-AK-5.jpg Flowers and Sunset A patch of fireweed and yarro provide a colorful foreground in the front range of the Chugach Mountains as the sun sets behind the Anchorage downtown skyline. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-in-the-pass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-CHNF-AK-72.jpg Fireweed in the Pass A cluster of fireweed adds color to the greens of Turnagain Pass, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pinks-and-grasses/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-CHNF-AK-51.jpg Pinks and Grasses A field of willdflowers (coastal fleabane and fireweed) adds color to Turnagain Pass, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/setting-red/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-ANCH-AK-26.jpg Setting Red. The sun turns a deep red as the result of smoke haze from Siberia during a late summer sunset along the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/susitna-red/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-ANCH-AK-23.jpg Susitna Red Mt. Susitna is bathed in red from the sun setting through a haze of fire smoke from Siberia. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-lines/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-ANCH-AK-8.jpg Blue Lines A flot plane sits at a dock at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base at dusk, reflecting the hues of the evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gateway-to-the-sound/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-WHIT-AK-5.jpg Gateway to the Sound The small town of Whiiter serves as a major gateway to Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidal-patterns/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-222.jpg Tidal Patterns At low tide, the varied sand and mud bars of the Turnagain Arm provide varied textures and patterns. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-arm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-195.jpg Morning Arm Morning light adds color to the textured landscape of Turnagain Arm on a summer morning. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/duotone/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-185.jpg Duotone A line of clouds in the sky creates an interesting pair of color tone zones in the sky over Turnagain Arm and Cook Inlet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curved-shoreline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-181.jpg Curved Shoreline A sand bar creates a curved line along the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peterson-creek-outflow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-169.jpg Peterson Creek Outflow The outflow of Peterson Creek on the Turnagain Arm spills out through a gravel bar. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bore-tie-surfing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-TURN-AK-151.jpg Bore Tie Surfing Yes, we do surf in Alaska. But unlike a wave in Hawaii where you may be up and down within 30 seconds, here you can ride a wave for miles. Occuring over a few days every couple weeks, the Bore Tide along the Turnagain Arm provies unique opportunities for surfing. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/breaching-orca/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-314.jpg Breaching Orca An Orca breaches the surface of Resurrection Bay with a glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/otter-trio/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-227.jpg Otter Trio A group of sea otters watch with curiosity as our boat passes by their raft in Resurrection Bay. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spouting-orca/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-91.jpg Spouting Orca A lone Orca exhales, leaving a spray of water to linger in the morning sun near the shores of Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/duet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-75.jpg Duet A pair of Orca, or Killer Whales, skim the surface of Ressuraction Bay offshore of an island in Kenai Fjords National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fresh-catch-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-12.jpg Fresh Catch An American bald eagle flies away with a fresh fish from the waters of Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/on-approach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-REBA-AK-6.jpg On Approach An American bald eagle soars on its way to grab a fish from the waters of Prince William Sound. . https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nest-snatcher/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-PWSO-AK-145.jpg Nest Snatcher An American bald eagle flies away with parts of a nest and a Kittiwake chick in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rookery-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-PWSO-AK-131.jpg Rookery Falls A waterfall spills down the side of a cliff at a Kittiwake rookery in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/haulout/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-PWSO-AK-60.jpg Haulout A group of Stellar Sea Lions haul out on a rock in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/perch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-PWSO-AK-43.jpg Perch A pair of mature American bald eagles perch on a tree in the dense forest of Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fishing-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-PWSO-AK-14.jpg Fishing Reflections Vivid colors from a fishing boat at anchor reflet on the waters of Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blooming-berries/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-MTSU-AK-120.jpg Blooming Berries A patch of crowberries in Hatcher Pass bloom in mid-July. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fields-of-pink/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-KNWR-AK-65.jpg Fields of Pink In 2019, the Swan Lake Fire consumed over 167,000 acres from early June to September. Two years later, a massive fireweed bloom appeared in the area the fire consumed. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-and-mountains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-KNWR-AK-61.jpg Fireweed and Mountains A field of fireweed flows out away toward the Kenai Mountains in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/skilak-and-creek/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-KNWR-AK-47.jpg Skilak and Creek A creek flows into Skilak Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireeweed-and-fallen-trees/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-KNWR-AK-24.jpg Fireeweed and Fallen Trees A large patch of fireweed weaves in and around a series of fallen trees in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lake-and-sky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-KNWR-AK-13.jpg Lake and Sky A lake catches the reflectsion of the sky in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hidden-moods/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-CHNF-AK-56.jpg Hidden Moods Floating patches of mist add mood to the scene at Hideaway Lake in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cattail-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-646.jpg Cattail Sunrise The colors of sunrise light up an edge of clouds over a patch of cattail in Potter Marsh, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spread-and-shake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-361.jpg Spread and Shake A Pacific loon spreads its wings and shakes off water at a lake in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coming-back/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-244.jpg Coming Back A spring moose calf trots back to its mother in Rabbit Creek at Potter Marsh, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/swan-family/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-209.jpg Swan Family A pair of adult Trumpeter Swans swim with their five cignets at Potter Marsh in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/smokey-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-181.jpg Smokey Sunset Thick smoke haze is a common occurrence in Alaskan skies in the summer, often creating stunning sunsets. On this particular day, it was smoke haze from Siberia lingering over Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/browsing-siblings/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0721-ANCH-AK-33.jpg Browsing Siblings A pair of spring twin moose browse on some ferns in Kincaid Park, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snoqualimie-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-SNOQ-WA-4.jpg Snoqualimie Falls The powerful Snoqualmie Falls roar near the Salish Lodge, Washington. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1569/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-PALO-WA-1.jpg Palouse Barn A wooden fence leads to an old red barn in the Palouse Region near Pullman, Washington. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/weavers-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-1015.jpg Weavers in Flight A pair of White-browed Sparrow-weaves take flight from a thorny bush in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fly-by-nuzzle/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-932.jpg Fly-by Nuzzle An older lion cub gives a lioness a head-bump before rolling over on top of the lioness in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-gathering/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-859.jpg Morning Gathering A multitude of bird species gather to feed at a pond in the morning at the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-791.jpg Rising Sun The sun rises with an explosion of Crepuscular rays resembling the Japanese Navy's battle flag from World War II. Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-723.jpg Evening Reflections A group of White-faced Whistling ducks pass by a Yellow-billed Stork in a pond in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/busy-pond-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-709.jpg Busy Pond Evening A group of Hippopotamus and birds enjoy a pond in evening light at the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hippo-pond-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-693.jpg Hippo Pond Evening A group of Hippopotamus and birds enjoy a pond in evening light at the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hunting-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-569.jpg Hunting Flight A Tawny Eagle flies away with a Fork-tailed Drongo chick and part of a nest while an adult Drongo flies overhead in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hunting-jacana/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-506.jpg Hunting Jacana An African Jacana moves through the shoreline reeds while hunting for food in midday Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pausing-impala/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-455.jpg Pausing Impala An Impala buck stops to check out his surroundings in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-325.jpg Evening Rest A male lion rests in evening light before heading out for a nighttime hunt in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/catching-a-sniff/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-274.jpg Catching a Sniff A group of African Painted Dogs sniff parts of a young Impala recently killed by the pack in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/catch-of-the-day/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-238.jpg Catch of the Day An African Painted Dog trots away with part of a young Impala in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/beestrays/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-125.jpg Beestrays A small herd of Blue Wildebeest graze in the evening while a cluster of Crepuscular rays shine down from the sky in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/perching-shrike/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1221-MORE-BO-28.jpg Perching Shrike A Magpie Shrike watches for prey from atop a high branch in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chollos-at-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-WTJT-NV-89.jpg Chollos at Dawn A pair of Chollo plants are backlit with the colors of dawn in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/clear-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-WTJT-NV-86.jpg Clear Dusk The color gradients at dusk shine perfectly in crisp, clear skies in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/joshua-tree-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-WTJT-NV-80.jpg Joshua Tree Dusk A cluster of Joshua Trees sillhouette against the colors of dusk in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trees-and-stars/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-WTJT-NV-60.jpg Trees and Stars The Milky way hovers over a set of Joshua Trees as the glow of Las Vegas fills out part of the horizon. Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chollo-at-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-WTJT-NV-52.jpg Chollo at Dusk A lone chollo cactus catches some lingering light at dusk as the moon hovers over a Joshua Tree. Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rock-pastels/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-RERO-NV-69.jpg Rock Pastels A variety of colors show in sandstone rocks in a wash in Pine Creek Canyon, Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tree-and-canyon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-RERO-NV-56.jpg Tree and Canyon A bare tree silhouettes against the opening to Pine Creek Canyon, Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-at-red-rock/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-RERO-NV-1.jpg First at Red Rock First light warms up the landscape at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/succulent-patterns/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-RAMO-NV-45.jpg Succulent Patterns Close up of a native succulent plant on a ridge in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spotlight-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-247.jpg Spotlight I normally do not light paint for landscape compositions, but the position of this bush with the background really demanded I use my headlamp to light it up a bit. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/after-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-244.jpg After Blue I saw this patch of rock during the day, and it had more of a turquoise green hue. But under the deep blue of dusk, it took on a new color. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/firestone-firesky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-236.jpg Firestone, Firesky I found this stunning patch of colorful sandstone just as the sky was lighting on fire from the sunset. Needless to say, I scrambled to set up, compose, and get the shot. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/misplaced/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-224.jpg Misplaced I foun this conglomerate boulder sitting on a bed of sandstone and looked around, seeing nothing else like this in the vicinity. It definitely demanded my photographic attention. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rock-garden/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-221.jpg Rock Garden I stopped to capture this scene because of the diversity and positioning of the rocks on the ground, with the last light of the day striking the peak in the background. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blues/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-214.jpg Blues I love the suble hint of a blue tone in the foreground bush and the deep blue of the sky. It was this combination that drew my eye to the composition. Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/collection/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-192.jpg Collection A variety of plant debris gathers in a pocket of a slot canyon in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alone/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-185.jpg Alone A lone bush, with no other vegetation in sight, flourishes in the harsh ecosoystem of the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stacked-layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-175.jpg Stacked Layers Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fading-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-164.jpg Fading Light Evening sun lingers on the edge of a boxwork rock formation in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bush-in-a-corner/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-157.jpg Bush in a Corner Wind has blown tumblewed into the back end of a small slot canyon in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/textured-terrain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-150.jpg Textured Terrain A diversity of rock formations fill a scene at the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-lizard/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-96.jpg Resting Lizard A Common Sagebrush Lizard rests on a rock in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sidelit/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MUMO-NV-30.jpg Sidelit The leaves of a tree glow with the side-lighting of afternoon sun in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/roaming-pack/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-687.jpg Roaming Pack A roaming pack of African Painted Dogs catches sight of a herd of Impala in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-run/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-669.jpg Evening Run A group of Impala run from an approaching pack of African Painted Dogs in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mound-and-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-558.jpg Mound and Sun A termite mound stands tall in the flats of the Savuti Region of the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. Termite mounds are a fascinating part of the area ecology, providing a growing platform for plants in flood season, housing for other animals, and most importantly represent a complex colony of termites. Queens live for up to 50 years, and each termite mound - unless invaded by other animals - can last up to 200 years. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/roller-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-540.jpg Roller in Flight A Lilac-breasted Roller takes flight from a termite mound in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/barbet-at-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-509.jpg Barbet at Rest A Crested Barbet rests on a branc in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curious-mongoose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-337.jpg Curious Mongoose A pair of Slender Mongoose stare at us from atop a fallen tree in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grazing-waterbuck/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-289.jpg Grazing Waterbuck A group of female Waterbuck graze in the morning in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/post-feeding-play/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-214.jpg Post-Feeding Play A pair of African Painted Dogs play shortly after the pack took down a young impala in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tug-of-war/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-MORE-BO-119.jpg Tug-of-War Members of a pack of African Painted Dogs tug on and pull apart a freshly-killed Impala in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/broken-landscape/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-LAKE-NV-10.jpg Broken Landscape Dark rocks scatter across a red clay surface in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-spill/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-KEHO-NV-16.jpg Blue Spill Clear blue skies reflect in the light tones of slick rock in a slot canyon at Heyhole Canyon, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/direted-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-KEHO-NV-1.jpg Direted Light Morning sun shines over the edge of Keyhole Canyon in southern Nevada, shining a spotlight on the canyon wall. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/afternoon-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-COTT-NV-40.jpg Afternoon Gold A patch of golden brush catches afternoon light on Bureau of Land Management land near Las Vegas, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/squirrel-at-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2493.jpg Squirrel at Rest A Tree Squirrel rests on the end of a cut branch in midday heat in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peeking-giraffe/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2376.jpg Peeking Giraffe A lone Southern Giraffe peeks around the side of a bush in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blacksmith-cluster/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2348.jpg Blacksmith Cluster A group of Blacksmith Lapwings scatter along a watering hole with a pair of Egyptian Geese walk in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/weaver-on-branch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2249.jpg Weaver on Branch A White-browed Sparrow-weaver rests on a branch in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-owls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2203.jpg Resting Owls A pair of Verreaux's Eagle Owls rest in a tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bateleurs-in-tree/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2181.jpg Bateleurs in Tree A pair of Bateleurs, a species of eagle, rest in a tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/staying-birds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2114.jpg Staying Birds A pair of Grey Go-Away Birds rest on a branch in Chobe National Park, Botswana. Unlike their names, they stayed on the branch for quite a while, giving us plenty of chances to photograph them. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-roller/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2089.jpg Evening Roller A Lilac-breasted Roller shows its profile on a tree stump in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/standing-alone/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-2068.jpg Standing Alone A single Impala looks towar our group as the rest stare into the distance in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peeking-mongoose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1975.jpg Peeking Mongoose A Yellow Mongoose peeks up from inside a fallen tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/baobabs-and-rocks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1959.jpg Baobabs and Rocks A grove of Baobab trees form a cluster of growth in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grove-of-ancients/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1936.jpg Grove of Ancients A grove of Baobab trees form a cluster of growth in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bee-eater-on-branch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1885.jpg Bee-Eater on Branch A Southern Carmine Bee-eater rests on a branch near the ground in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wildebeest-at-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1769.jpg Wildebeest at Sunset Blue Wildebeest graze in the open plains of the Savuti Region in Chobe National Park, Botswana, at sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/huddling-jackal/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1729.jpg Huddling Jackal A Black-backed Jackal pup rests under a bush in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/road-across-the-plains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1696.jpg Road Across the Plains A two-track road provides the route across the flat plains of the Savuti Region in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bee-eater-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1694.jpg Bee-Eater in Flight A Little Bee-eater takes flight from a bush in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bee-eater-in-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1690.jpg Bee-Eater in Light A Little Bee-eater basks in evening light in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/roller-profile/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1672.jpg Roller Profile A Lilac-breasted Roller shows its profile on a tree stump in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shady-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1671.jpg Shady Rest A lion rests in the shade in late morning in the Savuti Region of Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bustard-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1555.jpg Bustard in Flight A Kory Bustard, the nationa bird of Botswana, flies by in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lone-bustard/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1530.jpg Lone Bustard A lone Kory Bustard, the national bird of Botswana, trots through the grasses of the Savuti Region in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/couple-in-shade/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1474.jpg Couple in Shade A lion and lioness briefly give a head snuggle in the shade, Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-trot/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1390.jpg Morning Trot A lioness trots with her triplet cubs through the Savuti Region of Chobe Nationl Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/straggler/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1384.jpg Straggler A lioness picks up a straggling cub during a morning trot in the Savuti Region of Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mothers-pause/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1274.jpg Mother's Pause A lioness pauses during a morning patrol as one of her cabs continues on, Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lone-tree/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1237.jpg Lone tree A lone tree reaches up to the scattered clouds over the Savuti Region in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peering-meve/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1227.jpg Peering Meve A Meve's Starling looks to the distance while resting on a tree in the evening light, Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fiery-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1208.jpg Fiery Sunrise The sky lights up with a vivid red in the Savuti Region of Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-cubs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1202.jpg Resting Cubs A trio of lion cubs rest in a tree at dusk in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/yawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1166.jpg Yawn A large male lion in the Savuti Pride yawns at dusk in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hornbill-in-tree/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1106.jpg Hornbill in Tree A Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill rests in a tree in midday at Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nursery/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1076.jpg Nursery A large cluster of young Impala gather and rest in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-mother-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-1035.jpg Resting Mother A female Chacma Baboon rests in a tree with her young in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mound-stance/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-955.jpg Mound Stance A group of young Impala rest atop a mound that is part of a termite colony in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-play/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-914.jpg Morning Play A group of lines run across sandy durnes while engaging in morning play in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nuzzle/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-845.jpg Nuzzle A Lioness and cub briefly nuzzle in the morning sun, Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/giving-chse/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-786.jpg Giving Chse A Lioness and cub run across the sands as part of morning play in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chobe-skies/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-649.jpg Chobe Skies Clouds light up wtih the colors of sunset over the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chobe-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-647.jpg Chobe Sunset The sun sets, lighting up the sky and reflecting on the surface of the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/giraffe-cluster/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-619.jpg Giraffe Cluster A group of Southern Giraffes pause in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/giraffe-quartet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-590.jpg Giraffe Quartet A group of four Southern Giraffes pass along the shores of the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/egret-crosing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-563.jpg Egret Crosing A pair of Cattle egrets cross paths along the shores of the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/zebra-pause/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-524.jpg Zebra Pause A group of Burchell's Zebra pause along the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elephant-convoy/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-475.jpg Elephant Convoy A group of female elephants with young migrate across the flats of Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/in-for-a-landing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-409.jpg In for a Landing A Barn swallow comes in for a landing on a branch near another swallow in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bee-eater-pair/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-392.jpg Bee-eater Pair A pair of Southern Carmine Bee-eaters rest on a tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/looking-up-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-389.jpg Looking Up A lone Southern Carmine Bee-eater looks up at other birds passing by in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/guineafowl-pair/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-324.jpg Guineafowl Pair A pair of Helmeted Guineafowl make their way across short grasses in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/vulture-hop/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-284.jpg Vulture Hop A White-backed vulture hops off a tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-mother/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-215.jpg Resting Mother A female Chacma Baboon rests with her offspring in a pouch in Chobe National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/baboon-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-196.jpg Baboon Light A group of Chacma Baboons move across the grounds in Chobe National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/squawking-reed/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-63.jpg Squawking Reed A Reed cormorant calls out from a tree above the Chobe River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/monitor-in-grass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1121-CHOB-BO-42.jpg Monitor in Grass A water monitor crawls through the grasses along the Chobe River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-82.jpg Shadow A Rubber Rabbitbrush plant casts a long shadow on the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rabbitbrush-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-57.jpg Rabbitbrush Gold A Rubber Rabbitbrush plant catches the first light of the morning in the dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/brush-in-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-49.jpg Brush in Light A Rubber Rabbitbrush plant catches the first light of the morning in the dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/brush-at-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-44.jpg Brush at Dawn A Rubber Rabbitbrush plant sits in the shade moments before the first light of the morning hits the dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/purple-waves/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-39.jpg Purple Waves Waves of gypsum sand dunes light up with a purple hue as the colors of dusk fill the horizon at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rolling-lavendar/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-32.jpg Rolling Lavendar Rolling gypsum sand dunes glow a lavendar hue as golden light of the sunset lingers on the horizon at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gypsum-at-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-29.jpg Gypsum at Dusk Hard, crusted formation of gypsum glows pink in the light of dusk at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dunes-and-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-18.jpg Dunes and Gold Rolling gypsum sand dunes fall away to the last golden light of the sun glowing in the skies at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peeking-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-WHSA-NM-1.jpg Peeking Sun The afternoon sun peeks over a gypsum sand dune at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cave-window/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-CACA-NM-57.jpg Cave Window An isolated formation of stalactites sits on the side of the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/light-of-the-ages/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-CACA-NM-52.jpg Light of the Ages The Rock of Ages formation bathes in a spotlight in the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/calcitic-eternity/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-CACA-NM-49.jpg Calcitic Eternity Stalactites and stalagmites are made of calcite, and deocorate much of the Big Room in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. With thie lighting and shadow in this view of the room, it seems like the cave could go on for infinity. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/temple-in-darkness/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-CACA-NM-33.jpg Temple in Darkness The Temple of the Sun looms in the background of the Big Room in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/giant-in-the-dark/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-CACA-NM-30.jpg Giant in the Dark Giant Dome and one of the Twin Domes connect floor and celing in the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/picking-cotton/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-239.jpg Picking Cotton A female Red-winged blackbird pecs at a cotton pod on cattail at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-hawk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-173.jpg Morning Hawk A Red-tailed Hawk rests in a tree in morning light at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-163.jpg Morning Flight A group of birds take flight in the morning at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandhill-cranes-at-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-130.jpg Sandhill Cranes at Dusk A large group of Sandhill cranes rest in a pond at dusk in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandhill-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-123.jpg Sandhill Flight A group of Sandhill cranes glide for a landing against the colors of dusk at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pond-gathering/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-95.jpg Pond Gathering A group of Sandhill Cranes gather in a pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gathering-sandhill-cranes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-58.jpg Gathering Sandhill Cranes A large flock of Sandhill cranes gather in a field at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandhill-runway/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-35.jpg Sandhill Runway A group of Sandhill cranes come in for a landing to join others in the grasses at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blackbird-swarm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-34.jpg Blackbird Swarm A flock of blackbirds swarm at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refug, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flocking-blackbirds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1021-BOAP-NM-21.jpg Flocking Blackbirds A group of Redwing Blackbirds flock from the fields at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fresh-catch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0821-KODI-AK-216.jpg Fresh Catch A Kodiak Brown Bear holds a spawning Sockeye Salmon in a tributary stream to Karluk Lake in Kodiak National Wildlife Refufe, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1438/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/DJI_0494-Pano.jpg Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1437/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/DJI_0298.jpg Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1436/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/DJI_0287.jpg Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1435/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/DJI_0174.jpg Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1434/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AK08-551.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1433/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-1189.jpg Alaska 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https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-678.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1386/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-674.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1385/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1384/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-3837-Edit.jpg Noatak Evening Evening light on a mountain reflects in the waters of the Noatak River in autumn in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1383/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-3821-Edit.jpg Noatak Shoreline Evening light highlights the sandy banks of the Noatak River, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1382/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-2916-Edit.jpg Peak Spotlight A shaft of evening light highlights two peaks in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1381/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-2538-Edit.jpg Schwatka Autumn Gold and orange hues explode on the alpine slopes of the Schwatka Mountains in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/doonerak-storm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-1903.jpg Doonerak Storm Morning light fights its way through storm clouds over Mt. Doonerak in the Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1379/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI08-656.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1378/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1338.jpg Waterfall with ice in the rainforest along the Herring Cove trail near Sitka, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1377/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1332.jpg Waterfall with ice in the rainforest along the Herring Cove trail near Sitka, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1376/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-548.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1375/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0110-ANCH-AK-1673.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dead-salmon-in-mudflats/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5476-Edit.jpg Dead Salmon in Mudflats I was out photographing at a favorite location along the Turnagain Arm. As the sun was setting, I paused and looked to my left. There, I saw frozen in the mud the carcass of a spawned-out salmon. My best guess is it washed down from the Twenty Mile River, which was the nearest river system to this location. Something about its positioning and its expression exploded my creative head, so to speak. I worked several angles with different lenses on my Nikon D850. It was an exciting discovery that really got my creative juices flowing. I can't say enough how much this oddly macabre subject really added some creative delight to the end of my day. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1373/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-303.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1372/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-TURN-AK-114.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1371/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-TURN-AK-50.jpg The winter sun sets behind the Kenai Mountains along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1370/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-TURN-AK-39.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1369/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-ANCH-AK-36.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1368/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1219-MTSU-AK-40.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1367/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1219-ANCH-AK-89.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1366/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-60.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/going-with-the-flow-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-52.jpg Going with the Flow Traffic in and out of downtown Anchorage on a winter night. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1364/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-48.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dusk-plane-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-42.jpg Dusk Plane The colors of dusk reflect on the side of a bare metal small plane at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1362/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-36.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sun-and-compass-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-30.jpg Sun and Compass Evening sun shines behinid Flattop Mountain, reflecting on the nautical compass at the overlook. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/float-plane-at-dusk-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-13.jpg Float Plane at Dusk A float plane rests on the shore of Lake Hood in Anchorage, ready for the arrival of winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1359/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1110-ANCH-AK-43.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1358/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1110-ANCH-AK-36.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1357/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1110-ANCH-AK-20.jpg Mt. Foraker, Hunter and McKinley as viewed at sunset from an Anchorage hillside neighborhood in late autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-view-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1110-ANCH-AK-2.jpg Mountain View Mt. Foraker, Hunter and McKinley as viewed from an Anchorage hillside neighborhood in the autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1355/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1107-ANCH-AK-35.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1354/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1107-ANCH-AK-29.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1353/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-105.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1352/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-100.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1351/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-94.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1350/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-76.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1349/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1013-ANCH-AK-65.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sleeping-aurora-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1012-ANCH-AK-10.jpg Sleeping Aurora Aurora borealis display over Cook Inlet and Mt. Susitna (aka "Sleeping Lady") as viewed from Point Woronzof in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1347/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1005-ANCH-AK-8.jpg A late flower garden addes color to a downtown parking lot. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1346/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-367.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1345/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-122.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1344/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-90.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1343/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-ANCH-AK-74.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1342/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-ANCH-AK-67.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1341/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-ANCH-AK-31.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1340/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-346.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-bull-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-261.jpg Resting Bull Large bull moose resting in tall grasses, Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1338/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-195.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/compass-and-sun-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-186.jpg Compass and Sun Long lens view of the setting sun behiind Fire Island in Cook Inlet, with the Glen Alps overlook compass in foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1336/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-181.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flattop-fog-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-177.jpg Flattop Fog Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Peak in evening light, Chugach State Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1334/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-149.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1333/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-111.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1332/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-94.jpg Large bull moose munching on Devil's Club, Kincaid Park, Anchorage https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1331/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-MTSU-AK-1195.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1330/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-CHNF-AK-1013.jpg A thin layer of fog lingers over the surface of Explorer Pond in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1329/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-ANCH-AK-136.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/layers-of-the-chugach-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-CHSP-AK-1311-Edit.jpg Layers of the Chugach Layers of mountain ridges provide a glimpse of the depth and ruggedness of the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1327/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-CHSP-AK-1093.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1326/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-CHSP-AK-1014.jpg A lone fly agaric (amanita muscaria) mushroom provies a pop of red color against the lush green forest floor near Thunderbird Falls in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1325/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0908-AKRR-AK-1008.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1324/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0907-ANCH-AK-5.jpg View of the ballfields of Lyn Ary Park, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, the tide flats of Cook Inlet and downtown Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/courting-the-ladies-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0906-ANCH-AK-51.jpg Courting the Ladies Bull moose engage in a variety of interesting behavior during the autumn rut. According to Vic Van Ballenberghe, a pre-eminent Alaska moose biologist, they will court cows with a variety of behavior, from sounds and body postures to flicking their tongues and licking their lips as they approach cows. Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1322/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0905-ANCH-AK-6.jpg Fall colors at Little Campbell Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1321/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-27.jpg Morning light and reflections at a pond in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1320/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-79.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/city-and-grasses-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-78.jpg City and Grasses Distant view of the Anchorage downtown skyline with grasses and juniper in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fence-view-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-73.jpg Fence View Wooden variation of a snow fence design lines the trail with O'Malley, Ptarmigan and Flattop in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trailing-off-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-70.jpg Trailing Off Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries in autumn with Flattop Mountain, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flattop-autumn-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-69.jpg Flattop Autumn Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries in autumn with Flattop Mountain, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1315/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-61.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/float-landing-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-30.jpg Float Landing A DeHavilland Beaver comes in for a landing at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1313/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-1.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1312/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-LAGE-AK-1059.jpg Aerial view of the Colony Glacier in the Chugach Mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1311/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-CHNF-AK-1118.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1310/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0812-ANCH-AK-199.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1309/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0812-ANCH-AK-32.jpg Cow moose browsing for fireweed in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1308/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0810-ANCH-AK-237.jpg Aerial view of downtown Anchorage in a late summer evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1307/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0810-ANCH-AK-234.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1306/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0810-ANCH-AK-220.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1305/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0810-ANCH-AK-48.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1304/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-64.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1303/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-CHNF-AK-11.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1302/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-CHNF-AK-2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1301/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-ANCH-AK-42.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1300/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-ANCH-AK-10.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1299/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-AKRR-AK-1078.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1298/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-AKRR-AK-1065.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1297/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-AKRR-AK-1030.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1296/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-TURN-AK-39.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1295/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-TURN-AK-28.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1294/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-TURN-AK-24.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1293/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-CHSP-AK-26.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1292/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-CHSP-AK-11.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1291/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-CHSP-AK-10.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1290/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-697.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1289/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-669.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1288/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-666.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1287/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-652.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1286/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-638.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1285/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-598.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1284/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-591.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1283/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-583.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1282/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-350.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1281/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-344.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1280/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-338.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1279/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-31.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1278/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-20.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1277/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-CHSP-AK-16.jpg The water flows through McHugh Creek in mid-summer, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1276/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-62.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1275/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-49.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1274/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-42.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1273/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-17.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1272/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-3.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1271/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-TURN-AK-15.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1270/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHSP-AK-48.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1269/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHSP-AK-29.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1268/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-47.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1267/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-38.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1266/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-34.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1265/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-18.jpg Patch of cow parsnip in full bloom near Lower Summit Lake, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1264/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-16.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1263/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-4.jpg A bull moose crosses Portage Creek in mid-summer, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1262/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-233.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1261/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-227.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1260/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-224.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/feed-me-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-211.jpg Feed Me! An adult Arctic Tern feeds its chick along the water's edge in Potter Marsh, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. These young tern chicks can be rather insistent when they are hungry. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1258/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-197.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1257/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-193.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coastal-train-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-168.jpg Coastal Train An Alaska Railroad passenger train passes by Potter Marsh on its way into Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1255/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-146.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/avens-sunset-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-138.jpg Avens Sunset A patch of Mountain Avens bloom on alpine slopes as a summer sun sets behind the Anchorage downtown skyline at 11:30 p.m. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/omalley-and-avens-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-137.jpg O'Malley and Avens Mountain Avens decorate alpine slopes as O'Malley Peak catches the last light of the day in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1252/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-129.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1251/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-89.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1250/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-85.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1249/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-80.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1248/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-61.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1247/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-58.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1246/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-49.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1245/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1635.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1244/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1604.jpg Icebergs on Lake George, Colony Glacier https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/large-berg/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1503.jpg Large Berg Large icebergs on Inner Lake George, Colony Glacier https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1242/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1433.jpg Knik Glacier with calved ice https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacier-overview/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1395.jpg Glacier Overview Overcast skies help to bring out the blue in the Knik Glacier, captured from a helicopter with the door off. Colony Glacier pours through the Chugach Mountains in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1240/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1332.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1239/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1316.jpg Knik Glacier and pools https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1238/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1042.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1237/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1015.jpg Arctic rose, Eklutna Flats https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1236/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1008.jpg Shooting star and chocolate lilly, Eklutna Flats https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1235/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1004.jpg Chocolate lillies, Eklutna Flats https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1234/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-ANCH-AK-56.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1233/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-PRKS-AK-110.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1232/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-CHSP-AK-50.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1231/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-CHSP-AK-21.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1230/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-ANCH-AK-71.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1229/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-ANCH-AK-44.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1228/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-ANCH-AK-35.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1227/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-ANCH-AK-30.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1226/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-ANCH-AK-17.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1225/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-111.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1224/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-88.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1223/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-47.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-skyline-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-297.jpg Summer Skyline Long reflections of lights from the Anchorage downtown skyline add a rich pop of color to a cloudy summer evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1221/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-288.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1220/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-269.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1219/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-265.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/plane-and-colors-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-248.jpg Plane and Colors A float plane rests on the shores of the Lake Hood Seaplane Base as colors linger in the sky a half hour after sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-compass-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-235.jpg Summer Compass The sun sets behind the nautical compass at the Glen Alps overlook in early summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1216/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-221.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1215/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-ANCH-AK-32.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1214/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-ANCH-AK-17.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1213/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0506-ANCH-AK-40.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1212/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-MTSU-AK-73.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1211/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-ANCH-AK-64.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1210/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-ANCH-AK-17.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1209/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-ANCH-AK-15.jpg 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https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0412-ANCH-AK-30.jpg Spring Geese A group of snow geese fly by in early spring over the mudflats near the Rabbit Creek outflow on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1198/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0410-ANCH-AK-75.jpg Aerial evening view of the Port of Anchorage with Mt. Foraker, Mt. Hunter and Mt. McKinley in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1197/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0410-ANCH-AK-74.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1196/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-243-2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1195/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-71.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1194/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-26.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1193/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-12.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tordrillo-gold-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-ANCH-AK-22.jpg Tordrillo Gold The sky glows gold as the sun sets behing the Tordrillo Mountains on the western side of Cook Inlet. The Tordrillo Mountains are a part of the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1191/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0311-ANCH-AK-93.jpg A "super" full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains in this view from Lake Hood, with a small plane on skis in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1190/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-ANCH-AK-266.jpg Aerial evening winter view of the downtown Anchorage skyline with Mt. Susitna ("Sleeping Lady") in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1189/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-174.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1188/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-145.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1187/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-127.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1186/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-94.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1185/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-40.jpg Open water along the Placer Winter near Spencer Glacier. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1184/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ANCH-AK-71.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1183/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ANCH-AK-51.jpg Wintery scene along Chester Creek in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1182/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ANCH-AK-44.jpg 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https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-TURN-AK-1196.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1144/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-TURN-AK-1188.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1143/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-TURN-AK-1184.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-town-square-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-297.jpg Winter Town Square Located in the heart of Anchorage's city center, Town Square Park is a beacon of colorful lights among its varied trees in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reflected-sun-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-250.jpg Reflected Sun Afternoon sun reflects off the Conoco Phillips building in downtown Anchorage at the Nesbett Courthouse on a frosty winter day. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1140/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-246.jpg Frost decorates the landscaping at the Nesbett Courthouse in downtown Anchorage as reflected light from the Conoco Phillips building warms up the plants and totems. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/museum-at-night-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-235.jpg Museum at Night The moon shines through ice fog over the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center on a frosty night. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1138/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-230.jpg Frosty, lighted trees create a winter wonderland vision at Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/paraglider-and-moon-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-180.jpg Paraglider and Moon A paraglider swoops through the sky on a winter morning with O'Malley Peak in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coastal-sunset-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-146.jpg Coastal Sunset The sun dips below the horizon in a view from the shores below Point Woronzof in Anchorage in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sun-through-frost-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-130.jpg Sun Through Frost Afternoon sun shines through hoar frost-coated trees along the bluff in Kincaid Park, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-moose-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-106.jpg Winter Moose A cow moose pauses amidst hoar frost in Kincaid Park, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/anchorage-traffic-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0110-ANCH-AK-233.jpg Anchorage Traffic For this image of the Anchorage downtown skyline, I wanted to capture a different angle than is typical, and illustrate the hustle and bustle of the "big city." Using a slower shutter speed, I created streaks of light from the headlights and taillights of traffic going in and out of the downtown area during evening rush hour in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1132/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0110-ANCH-AK-45.jpg Two regional Alaska Native corporations, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the Chugach Alaska Corporation, occupy buildings that dominate the midtown Anchorage skyline as evening traffic speeds by. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1131/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0109-ANCH-AK-57.jpg Ice sculpure of caribou covered in hoar frost joins specators in viewing fireworks at Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-light-4/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0109-ANCH-AK-29.jpg Last Light The last bit of evening alpenglow pinkens up O'Malley Peak and nearby ridges in the Chguach Front Range, Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1129/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0109-ANCH-AK-24.jpg Flattop Mountain and nearby peaks above Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1128/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC8370.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1127/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC8031.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1126/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC6272.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1125/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC6162.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1124/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC6031.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1123/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5062.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1122/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC1965.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1121/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC1859.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1120/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC0322.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1119/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-668.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1118/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-665.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1117/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-625.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1116/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-565.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1115/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-564.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1114/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-548.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1113/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-413.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1112/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-395-2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1111/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-395.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1110/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0621-ANCH-AK-354.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1109/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-TURN-AK-303.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1108/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0521-TURN-AK-7.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1107/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-MTSU-AK-84.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1106/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-MTSU-AK-64.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1105/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-MTSU-AK-28.jpg A herd of cow and yearling calf moose move across the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge with Pioneer Peak in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1104/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-MTSU-AK-16.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1103/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC0099.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1102/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-3287.jpg Bald eagle with a pair of chicks in nest, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1101/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0415-CHNF-AK-2.jpg Berg Gallery Icebergs near the shoreline in Portage Lake, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-snow-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-99.jpg Moon, Snow, Aurora The aurora borealis floats over snowy trees along the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1099/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC6132.jpg S.T.E.V.E. towers high while the aurora borealis glows over the Chugach Mountains in the Knik River valley. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1098/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-AAQ-114.jpg Salmon Stripe It has been an amazing season for aurora borealis photography, even seeing new colors. While we do occasionally see pink in the aurora borealis, I have never seen this particular shade of salmon pink before. The aurora had been dancing for a while, then all of a sudden, this lower aurora arc simply turned a deep shade of salmon. It was there for a few seconds and then gone. It's always a treat to chase the northern lights and see new things! Knik River, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1097/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AS17-148-22727_lrg.jpg Blue Marble - 1972 Astronaut photograph AS17-148-22727, the first "Blue Marble" photo, taken on December 7, 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. Courtesy of the NASA Johnson Space Center (public domain) https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1096/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-381.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1095/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-70.jpg A patch of white prickly Poppy and some bluebonnets catch the morning light against the shadow of a cliff along a stream near the Willow City Loop. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1094/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-158.jpg Seeing Red No. 2 A solid patch of Indian paintbrush adds a pop of red to grasses and rocks a short walk from Park Road 4 near Burnet, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1093/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-307.jpg Bluebonnet House A patch of bluebonnets fills the foreground with an abandoned farm house in the distance near Marble Falls, Texas. Marble Falls, Texas https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1092/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-204.jpg Bluebonnet Shadows As the morning sun rises above the horizon, it casts long shadows on a patch of bluebonnets along the lower Colorado River near Marble Falls, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1091/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-191.jpg Bluebonnet Fields Forever A large patch of bluebonnets catches the morning light along the lower Colorado River near Marble Falls, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1090/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-178.jpg First Light on Flowers First light of the day shines through a field of bluebonnets alongside the lower Colorado River near Marble Falls, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1089/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-161.jpg Pops of Red A pair of red Indian paintbrush add a pop of color to a patch of bluebonnets along Park Road 4 near Burnet, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1088/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-157.jpg Seeing Red No. 1 A solid patch of Indian paintbrush adds a pop of red to grasses and rocks a short walk from Park Road 4 near Burnet, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1087/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-153.jpg A field of brown-eyed Susan flowers catch a pop of red from a lone Indian paintbrush flower near Park Road 4 in Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1086/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-69.jpg Bluebonnet Grove A mixture of morning light and shadow plays across a patch of blue bonnets in a grove of old oak trees near Willow City Loop, Texas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1085/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-41.jpg Willow City Loop Road Morning light washes across trees alongside the Willow City Loop road through ranch lands in the Texas Hill Country. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1084/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-37.jpg Tree and Flowers A lone tree towers over a field of white prickly poppy near the Willow City Loop road in the Texas Hill Country. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1083/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-23.jpg Backlit Field A field of white prickly poppies and trees are backlit by morning light along the Willow City Loop in the Texas Hill Country. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1082/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-14.jpg Flowers and Ranch House A ranch house catches morning light along the Willow City Loop with a field of white prickly poppy. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1081/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0421-HICO-TX-108.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1080/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-12.jpg The Dalton Highway winds its way through a grove of snowy trees near the Yukon River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-and-sign-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-WISE-AK-51.jpg Aurora and Sign The aurora borealis soars over a sign in Wiseman, Alaska, that points to other destinations. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-cabin-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-WISE-AK-33.jpg Aurora over Cabin The aurora borealis soars over the Johnson cabin in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/store-lights-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-WISE-AK-27.jpg Store Lights The aurora borealis soars over the historic General Store in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-church-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-WISE-AK-8.jpg Aurora over Church The aurora borealis fills the sky over the Kalhabuk Memorial Chapel in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-1019.jpg Aurora Rest A long haul truck rests at a material site off the Dalton Highway in the Brooks Range as the aurora borealis soars in the sky. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bright-finger/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-995.jpg Bright Finger A bright band of the aurora borealis looks like the finger of a giant hand, touching the landscape of the Brooks Range. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pillar-of-color/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-952.jpg Pillar of Color An isolated pillar of purple and green aurora borealis rises against a bright moon in the Brooks Range. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpenglow-ridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-930.jpg Alpenglow Ridge A mountain ridge in the Brooks Range glows pink with alpenglow on a winter evening. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-lines/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-895.jpg Alpine Lines Evening light and shadow create lines upon the high alpine landscape in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-spotlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-893.jpg Evening Spotlight The last light of the day shines a spotlight on a mountain in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/above-the-shadows/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-887.jpg Above the Shadows A mountain ridge rises obove the shadow line from mountains to the ast as the sun goes down on the Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-ridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-875.jpg Evening Ridge Evening light falls on one of my favorite mountains in the Brooks Range. It has no name, but it has such character. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-trio/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-834.jpg Evening Trio Evening light falls on Mts. Dillon, Wiehl, and Sukakpak in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadow-abstracts/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-752.jpg Shadow Abstracts Small branches of bushes push up through the snow, casting long shadows on the frozen surface of a creek in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bush-and-shadow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-748.jpg Bush and Shadow A bush pushes up through the snow on a frozen creek in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/patterns/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-743.jpg Patterns Light and shadow play with patterns of ice and snow on a frozen creek in Wiseman, Alaska. Wiseman, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-and-moon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-735.jpg Sukakpak and Moon The moono floats over a section of Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-over-ridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-699.jpg Moon over Ridge The moon floats over the ridge of an unnamed mountain in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/herd-on-the-move/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-673.jpg Herd on the Move Members of the Central Arctic Caribou Herd make their way across part of the Chandalar Shelf in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dipper-and-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-618.jpg Dipper and Aurora The Big Dipper and a multicolored aurora borealis display tower over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-layer-cake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-617.jpg Aurora Layer Cake Several layers of multicolored aurora borealis shower over Mts. Dillon and Sukakpak in the Brooks Range, Alaska. This image was the cover of the 2023 Aurora Calendar published by Greatland Graphics. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/multicolored-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-585.jpg Multicolored Corona A mixture of purple, red, green and yellow corona display towers over Mt. Dillon, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-aurora-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-568.jpg Fanning Aurora A large display of the aurora borealis fans over Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-ridge-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-563.jpg Aurora over Ridge A large, curling arc of the aurora borealis towers over a mountain ridge in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dillon-and-6/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-558.jpg Dillon and 6 A Kp6 aurora borealis rains color over Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range, Alaska Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-corona-no-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-553.jpg Sukakpak Corona No. 2 A corona display from a Kp6 aurora soars over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-corona-no-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-549.jpg Sukakpak Corona No. 1 A corona display from a Kp6 aurora soars over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sky-fall/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-548.jpg Sky Fall A Kp6 aurora borealis explodes in the sky over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/building-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-544.jpg Building Aurora A Kp6 aurora borealis starts to build and grow over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-fire/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-541.jpg First Fire The first displays of a Kp6 aurora on the eve of the spring equinox bring fiery colors over Mt. Sukakpak, Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/panaurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-476.jpg Panaurora A seven-image stitch panoramic image of the aurora borealis spans across the Middle Fork Koyukuk River valley, with Mt. Sukakpak on the right. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-light-3/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-446.jpg Last Light The last rays of evening light turn a mountain ridge pink with alpenglow in the Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ice-and-pressure/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-431.jpg Ice and Pressure A pressure ridge forms on a creek at Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska. Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snow-and-dunes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-356.jpg Snow and Dunes Afternoon light creates repeating patterns of shadow and light across a series of dunes near Galbraith Lake, Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadow-and-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-354.jpg Shadow and Light Afternoon light creates repeating patterns of shadow and light across a series of dunes near Galbraith Lake, Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snow-and-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-341.jpg Snow and Light Snow drifts across the lower part of an unnamed mountain in the northern Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pipeline-and-mountain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-337.jpg Pipeline and Mountain Afternoon light brushes an unnamed mountain in the Brooks Range as the Trans Alaska Pipeline makes its way across the Arctic tundra. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chandalar-caribou/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-188.jpg Chandalar Caribou A group of caribou from the Central Arctic Herd make their way up a wind-blown hillside in the Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska. Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/on-the-move/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-171-Edit.jpg On the Move A group of caribou from the Central Arctic Herd make their way up a wind-blown hillside in the Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska. Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shaded-caribou/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-121.jpg Shaded Caribou A cluster of caribou from the Central Arctic Herd pause in the shade as the sun shines on a hillside on the Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range. Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/early-sukakpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-50.jpg Early Sukakpak Morning light shines on the north face of Sukakpak Mountain in the Brooks Range, Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-47.jpg First Light The first rays of the sun reach above the mountains to shine above the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River, the Dalton Highway and the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sidelight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-44.jpg Sidelight An unnamed mountain catches the first light of the day above the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/brooks-range-trio/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-37.jpg Brooks Range Trio A trio of mountains at the confluence of the Dietrich and Middle Fork Koyukuk Rivers - Dillon, Wiehl, and Sukakpak. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snowy-trees-and-mountains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-15.jpg Snowy Trees and Mountains A grove of snowy trees fills the landscape along the Dalton Highway near the Yukon River, Alaska. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snowy-grove/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0321-DALT-AK-11.jpg Snowy Grove Aerial view of a snowy cluster of trees along the Dalton Highway near the Yukon River, Alaska. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-and-sign/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC7144.jpg Aurora and Sign The aurora borealis soars over a sign in Wiseman, Alaska, that points to other destinations. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-cabin/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC7126.jpg Aurora over Cabin The aurora borealis soars over the Johnson cabin in Wiseman, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/store-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC7120.jpg Store Lights The aurora borealis soars over the historic General Store in Wiseman, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-church/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC7101.jpg Aurora over Church The aurora borealis fills the sky over the Kalhabuk Memorial Chapel in Wiseman, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1029/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-285.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1028/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-PRKS-AK-48.jpg Broad Shadows Patterns of light and shadow fall across the Alaska Range in Broad Pass. Broad Pass, Parks Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1027/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-PRKS-AK-18.jpg Bridge Aurora The aurora borealis towers over the bridge crossing the Tanana River at the Athabascan community of Nenana. Nenana, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1026/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-PRKS-AK-13.jpg St. Mark's Aurora The aurora borealis soars over St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Nenana. Nenana, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1025/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-94.jpg Elliott Aurora An early aurora borealis dances over snowy trees along the Elliott Highway in Alaska. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1024/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-78.jpg Snowy Trees at Dusk The pastel colors of dusk fill the sky behind a cluster of snowy trees. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1023/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-60.jpg Evening Light on Trees A cluster of snowy trees catch the last light of the evening. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1022/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-59.jpg Elliott's Last Light The last light of the sun brushes across a grove of snowy, frosty trees along the Elliott Highway. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1021/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-41.jpg Evening Spotlight The last rays of the evening sun highlight a grove of frosty trees along the Elliott Highway. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1020/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-ELIO-AK-15.jpg Aurora, Moon and Trees The aurora borealis fans across the sky, shining with the moon through a cluster of trees. Elliott Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1019/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DENA-AK-21.jpg Denali Aurora An active aurora borealis spans over the Alaska Range in winter. Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1018/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-358.jpg Looking Up When the aurora borealis gets really active, you have to remember to look up occasionally. While stopped at a pullout along the Dalton Highway, I looked up behind me and the aurora was towering in a mild corona formation over a rock outcrop. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1017/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-352.jpg Rooster Aurora Aurora watching can sometimes be like watching for shapes in the clouds. Here, a towering formation of the aurora borealis seems to take on the shape of a prancing rooster. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1016/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-339.jpg Reaching Aurora Several active, moving layers of the aurora borealis fan across the sky over some trees along the Dalton Highway. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1015/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-338.jpg Climbing Aurora The aurora borealis and moon seem to climb up over a rocky hillside along the Dalton Highway. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1014/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-332.jpg Frosty Swirl A curling swirl of aurora fills the sky over some snowy trees. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1013/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-310.jpg Snowy Trees and Aurora A cluster of snowy trees rise toward the sky as the aurora soars overhead. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1012/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-295.jpg Aurora Over Snowy Trees The aurora borealis dances over a cluster of snowy trees. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1011/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-224-Edit.jpg Suessian Aurora The aurora borealis soars behind a cluster of snowy trees that look like something from a Dr. Suess story. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1010/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-170.jpg Auroranado The aurora borealis grows like the cyclone of a tornado over an area with frosty trees. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1009/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-65.jpg Dalton Spires A series of aurora borealis displays that look like rising spires tower over the Dalton Highway sign. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1008/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-62.jpg Pink Accents The aurora borealis reaches an active, dancing stage where light and dark pink hues move along the bottom of the display. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1007/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-57.jpg Pink Line Aurora An active aurora borealis display with a strong pink line dances over the Dalton Highway sign. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1006/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-DALT-AK-14.jpg Aurora Eruption An active aurora borealis display fills the sky over some spruce trees near the beginning of the Dalton Highway. Dalton Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1005/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-180.jpg Open Creek While returning from a snow machine outing to Spencer Glacier, we came upon an open spot of a creek in the valley. I pulled over and spent some time photographing the feature with the landscape. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1004/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-166.jpg Ice Triangle An ice cave in the Spencer Glacier forms a triangle, with deep hues of blue showing in the shade. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1003/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-160.jpg Last Light over Glacier Icebergs and the toe of the Spencer Glacier display deep blue hues in the shadow as the last light of the day's sun shines on a mountain in the background. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1002/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-149.jpg Spencer Blue The Spencer Glacier takes on a deep, blue hue in the shade as the day's light drops low on the horizon. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1001/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-148.jpg Blue Toe The toe, or edge, of the Spencer Glacier turns a deep blue in the shade as the sun drops low on the horizon. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/1000/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-136.jpg Spencer and Light Evening light shines on a mountain peak behind Spencer Glacier. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/999/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-115.jpg Peeking Sun The late afternoon sun peeks from behind a large iceberg suspended in the frozen lake at Spencer Glacier. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/998/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-91.jpg Light Brush The late afternoon light lightly brushes the edge of the toe of Spencer Glacier. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/997/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0221-CHNF-AK-29.jpg Open Creek and Reflection We came upon a few areas with open water while riding out on snow machines to Spencer Glacier. I liked the combination of shadow and light in this particular composition. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-bar/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-TURN-AK-138.jpg Turnagain Bar A bar of mudflats is exposed as the tide starts to recede on the Turnagain Arm on a winter evening. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ghostly-towers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-175.jpg Ghostly Towers While heading back home after a long night of aurroa chasing, I came upon a grove of twisted aspen trees. I studied them for several angles, but found the view looking straight up to be the most compelling. The aurora was quite faint, but added a colorful background to the silhouettes. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cliff-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-166.jpg Cliff Corona While stopping to photograph the aurora borealis over the upper Matanauska River, I looked above and behind me to see this towering figure looming overhead. When photographing a corona display, I always try to get a little landscape in the bottom of the scene, and the clliff behind the highway provided just what I needed. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/matanuska-corona-no-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-157.jpg Matanuska Corona No. 1 I have long wanted to photograph the northern lights over this section of the upper Matanuska River in Southcentral Alaska. The combination of the leading line of the river, trees, and mountains makes for a great landscape. During a recent solar storm, I decided to try my luck for an aurora borealis over this area. I was happy to finally knock this off my photography bucket list! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/matanuska-corona-no-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-154.jpg Matanuska Corona No. 2 I have long wanted to photograph the northern lights over this section of the upper Matanuska River in Southcentral Alaska. The combination of the leading line of the river, trees, and mountains makes for a great landscape. During a recent solar storm, I decided to try my luck for an aurora borealis over this area. I was happy to finally knock this off my photography bucket list! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/upper-matanuska-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-132-Edit.jpg Upper Matanuska Lights The landscape of the upper Matanuska Valley is extremely diverse, with bluffs, cliffs, mountains, large rock formations and other structures. I chose this spot to capture a late aurora borealis display because it highlights the many features of the area. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/990/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-118.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sky-aglow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-109-Edit.jpg Sky Aglow Sometimes the aurora borealis fills the entitre sky. When it does, the types of patterns and shapes really varies. On this night, it had a very multi-spectrum look to it, moving slowly but deliberately, constantly changing shapes and forms. I trekked out in hip deep snow (the snowshoes were useless in the soft powder) to get on the frostier side of a group of trees. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shamrock-grove/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-98.jpg Shamrock Grove While the northern lights were dancing behind me, I really wanted to photograph this cluster of trees that were thick with frost. After taking the picture, I noticed that the trees and surrounding landscape were pale green, reflecting the color of the aurora borealis. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seussian-arc/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-70.jpg Seussian Arc I often think of the world of Dr. Seuss when I see frost-coated trees like this, bending in various directions from the weight. They make a great foreground for aurora borealis images. On this night, an aurora arc hovered above the horizon, with a dancing band of magenta on its belly. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frosted-forest-fantasy/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-58.jpg Frosted Forest Fantasy I was really attracted to this cluster of trees in a frosted forest near the Glenn Highway north of the Matanuska Valley in Alaska. While the aurora borealis was not particularly strong in this direction, I loved the muted colors it added to the scene. This is a seven-image stitched panorama. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpenglow-rising/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-MTSU-AK-16.jpg Alpenglow Rising Knowing that it was going to be a really good night for northern lights chasing, I headed out in daylight up the Glenn Highway to the top of the Matanuska Valley. I had a particular spot in mind that I wanted to sit and wait for darkness and the aurora borealis. As I was heading up, I caught a glimpse of alpenglow coloring the mountains in the distance. I kept waiting for a good vantage point to photograph them, but none came. As I continued to drive, I found a really jagged ridge that I knew would be an amazing foreground with those pink glowing mountains in the distance. The only way I could get the photo I had in mind was to put up my DJI Magic 2 Pro. But it's moments like this that I have tools like a drone in my camera bag. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frosted-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-161.jpg Frosted Sunset While watching the setting sun one evening at home, I saw how the golden light was striking a few large cottonwood trees on our property. I knew that the angle I wanted required a little elevation, so I grabbed my DJI Mavic 2 Pro, launched it from the driveway, and headed over to survey the scene. I soon found the right spot to hover to use the trees to frame the setting sun and capture the light coming through the frost. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flattop-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-151.jpg Flattop Aurora The front range of the Chugach Mountains behind Anchorage features several prominent peaks. Among them is Flattop Mountain (far right), which is the most-hiked mountain in Alaska. I had long wanted to capture a good aurora borealis over these peaks, but the aurora has to be overhead and southward to be viewed in that direction. On a bright moonlit night, I decided to dedicate my aurora shooting time to this area in the hopes of capturing the aurora over these striking mountains. The aurora was very cooperative. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/front-range-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-138.jpg Front Range Aurora The aurora borealis dances over the front range of the Chugach Mountains on a bright moonlit night. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/city-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-136.jpg City Lights One of the common misconceptions about aurora viewing in Alaska is that you cannot see it in Anchorage. I have spent several years fighting this misbelief - often spread by residents of Fairbanks - by highlighting the many aurora images I have captured in and around Anchorage. Here, the aurora borealis dances directly over the city, showing that it is indeed possible to see the lights in Alaska's largest city. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-outflow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-27.jpg Icy Outflow The Rabbit Creek outflow cuts its way through the mudflats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge at low tide. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-coastal-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-23.jpg Winter Coastal Sunset Despite extreme tides that cover this coastal landscape with salt water twice a day, the mudflats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlfe Refuge are easy walking at low tide. The time between the tides allows for ice to form, providing for a safe and solid walking surface. Here, scattered tidal ice fills out the foreground as the sun sets to the southwest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/978/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/IMG_8163.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/977/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-0934.jpg Gates Base Camp Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/976/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Lights-over-Hood.jpg Lights over Hood The aurora borealis sours high in the sky with an active display while float planes sit over winter at the Look Hood Seaplane Base. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/975/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-CHNF-AK-39.jpg Center Ridge Forest Turnagain Pass, which lies between Anchorage and the communities of the Kenai Peninsula, is the snowiest landscape near Anchorage. Located within the Chugach National Forest, it is a prime winter destination for Nordic skiing and snowmachining. The Center Ridge, hinted with bits of sunlight shining through cloud cover in the distance, is a popular destination for backcountry skiing. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/974/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-CHNF-AK-4.jpg Snowy Forest While exploring the Crow Creek Road in Girdwood, Alaska, I had a chat with a family out hunting for a Christmas tree. People are allowed to go into the Chugach National Forest and cut down a tree, so long as it is 200 feet away from the road. The family was new to Alaska. Dad was in the Army and had just been posted to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. I was flying my drone and shared with them - mom and dad in front, three young sons in the back - some images of the nearby landscape from the drone's perspective. This was one of the views. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/973/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1120-TALK-AK-88.jpg Aurora Flow While out photographing the aurora borealis on the frozen Susitna River near Talkeetna, I found a patch of open water. I photographed it from several angles, seeking to get the aurora reflecting in the open water. While there was not much of a reflection from this angle, I liked the composition and the pattern of the aurora. Talkeetna, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/972/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1120-TALK-AK-53.jpg Aurora's Edge Once in a while, an aurora borealis display gets so tall that you need to fill most of the frame with it. I always want to have a little bit of foreground, even if it is a frozen river. The thing that strikes me about this particular image of the aurora is jagged edge that appears in the upper portion of the display. I have seen this jagged line only occasionally, and it adds just a little bit of interest to the tall curtains filling the sky. Talkeetna, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/971/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-TURN-AK-57.jpg Frosty Ghosts A "ghost forest" is typically caused by the intrusion of salt water into a wooded area. You can find several patches of ghost forest along the Turnagain Arm, starting at Girdwood and going down to Portage Valley. These were created as a result of the 1964 earthquake, which caused the ground to drop as much as 20-30 feet in some areas along the coast near Anchorage. This particular patch rests at a pond near the mouth of the Twenty Mile River, coated with some fresh hoar frost from a couple of days of ice fog. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/970/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-TURN-AK-30.jpg Frosty Trees and Fog Ice fog and hoar frost are a common occurrence in Southcentral Alaska along the coast in January. Our window to photograph this frosty winter wonderland was short this year, but I was happy to get out and capture a few scenes highlighting this beauty. I particularly liked this contrast with the frosty trees in the foreground, the dark spruce trees in the background, and the pale fog layer on top. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/969/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-TURN-AK-1.jpg Above the Fog Looking at the forecast, which called for clear skies, I planned to head out early one morning to capture first light on the snowy mountains surrounding the Turnagain Arm. When I headed out, I saw a low fog hanging over the Turnagain Arm. I decided to pop my DJI Mavic 2 Pro up above the fog so I could see the early glow of morning light behind the Kenai Mountains. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/968/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-PRKS-AK-65.jpg Framed Aurora Once in a while, when there is a good aurora forecast but the likelihood of clouds near Anchorage, I will hit the road early to drive north to an area referred to as Broad Pass on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell, Alaska. It is about a 3.5 hour drive. That makes for a long night of aurora chasing, but, it is usually worth it. On this night, the aurora did not disappoint. Donning my snow shoes, I headed out into deep, soft snow to find various compositions amidst some spruce trees and willow bushes. Here, I found two tall spruce trees to frame the aurora in the background, dancing over the mountains of the Alaska Range. Broad Pass, Parks Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/967/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-PRKS-AK-55.jpg Spruce and Aurora Once in a while, when there is a good aurora forecast but the likelihood of clouds near Anchorage, I will hit the road early to drive north to an area referred to as Broad Pass on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell, Alaska. It is about a 3.5 hour drive. That makes for a long night of aurora chasing, but, it is usually worth it. On this night, the aurora did not disappoint. Donning my snow shoes, I headed out into deep, soft snow to find various compositions amidst some spruce trees and willow bushes. With this composition, I wanted to capture the scene of this sprawling spruce forest surrounding a small lake, filling the foreground with scattered bushes. Broad Pass, Parks Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/966/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-PRKS-AK-54.jpg Cantwell Glow Once in a while, when there is a good aurora forecast but the likelihood of clouds near Anchorage, I will hit the road early to drive north to an area referred to as Broad Pass on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell, Alaska. It is about a 3.5 hour drive. That makes for a long night of aurora chasing, but, it is usually worth it. On this night, the aurora did not disappoint. Donning my snow shoes, I headed out into deep, soft snow to find various compositions amidst some spruce trees and willow bushes. In this scene, the small glow of the town of Cantwell can be seen in the distance. It is minimized by the brightness of the aurora, filling the sky and adding a green glow to the soft snow on the landscape. Broad Pass, Parks Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/965/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-PRKS-AK-34.jpg Aurora Over Snowy Pass Once in a while, when there is a good aurora forecast but the likelihood of clouds near Anchorage, I will hit the road early to drive north to an area referred to as Broad Pass on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell, Alaska. It is about a 3.5 hour drive. That makes for a long night of aurora chasing, but, it is usually worth it. On this night, the aurora did not disappoint. Donning my snow shoes, I headed out into deep, soft snow to find various compositions amidst some spruce trees and willow bushes. I particularly like this composition because of how the shape of the aurora seems to be mirrored by the snow-blown landscape in the foreground. Hopefully, this photo emotes a sense of cold, because it was! Broad Pass, Parks Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/964/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-DENL-AK-18.jpg Aurora and Moonlight The Denali Highway is the only east-west road through the Interior of Alaska, running from Cantwell on the Parks Highway to the west to Paxson on the Richardson Highway to the east. It is closed and not maintained in winter, except for about five miles in from the Cantwell side. At the end of the maintained area is a parking spot for people to leave their trucks and trailers behind as they snowmachine across the wintery landscape. It is a great spot to go photograph the aurora because of the orientation of the mountains of the Alaska Range and because the snowmachine trails make for easy travel by foot across the landscape. Here, the moon is rising over the mountains, casting a shaft of light across frosty willow bushes as the aurora dances overhead. Denali Highway, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/963/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-39.jpg Neighborhood Sunset I had been convinced by the cloud patterns one evening that it would not be a good sunset, so I decided to not head out. But, the clouds shifted and I saw that it was going to be a spectacular sunset after all. I knew I did not have enough time to drive down the hill and get to a good vantage point to photograph the sunset with my Nikon D850, so I decided to pop up my DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone from the driveway at home and head out for a view of the sunset featuring part of our neighborhood in the foreground. Winter sunsets in Alaska are simply amazing! Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/962/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-34.jpg Icy Coastal Sunset In the summer, this stretch of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge in south Anchorage is a landscape filled with dangerous silty mudflats, often with the consistency of quicksand. But in the winter, it is an icy landscape, shaped by the daily tidal movements. For this photo, I wanted to emphasize the smooth surface interrupted by captured ice chunks that cover the ground. The Kenai Mountains are in the distance as the sun sets to the southwest. Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/961/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0121-ANCH-AK-25.jpg Outflow and Alpenglow While hiking out on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, I decided to pop my DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone up in the air to capture a higher view of the Rabbit Creek outlfow onto the ice-coated tidal mudflats. I used a Nisi graduated neutral density filter to help balance the exposure between the foreground, which was in the shade, and the alpenglow-lit front range of the Chugach Mountains. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1220-TURN-AK-42.jpg Turnagain Gold The sun sets behind the Kenai Mountains as low tide exposes patterns in the mudflats along the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/959/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5940.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/958/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5900.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/957/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5895.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/956/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC5891.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/955/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PDN2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/954/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PDN1.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/953/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/NPCA.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/952/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/NaturesBest.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/951/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/NaturalPlaces-SD2010.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/950/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/NationalParks.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/949/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/BackpackingBadlands3.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/948/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/BackpackingBadlands2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/947/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Telegraph.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/946/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/SouthDakota.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/945/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Coldlands2.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/944/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Coldlands.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/943/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/Citadel_cover.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/akmmg_200400_fea_profileindd/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AlaskaMagazine2020.jpg AKMMG_200400_FEA_PROFILE.indd https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/941/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/2012_Tide_charts.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/microsoft-powerpoint---00_asap_deis-cover_vol-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/00_ASAP_DEIS_Cover_Vol1.jpg Microsoft PowerPoint - 00_ASAP_DEIS Cover_Vol 1 https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/confluence-aurora-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1120-TALK-AK-71.jpg Confluence Aurora The aurora borealis swirls in the sky over the confluence of the Chulitna, Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers near Talkeetna, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/938/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-222-Edit.jpg Bubble Net Feeding https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/937/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/startrails1.jpg Stacked star trails image, Hatcher Pass, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/936/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/72180001.jpg Multi-hour star trails photo using Fuji Velvia film, Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/935/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-1829.jpg Single frame digital star trails, Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/934/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-BADL-SD-1985.jpg Stacked star trails photo, Badlands National Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/933/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0311-CHNF-AK-1008.jpg Single-frame star trails with aurora borealis, Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/932/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0812-KACH-AK-1357.jpg A late evening sun glows over the smooth waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spirits-of-our-ancestors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0314-KOTZ-AK-1390.jpg Spirits of our Ancestors Some Alaska Natives believe that the lights of the aurora borealis are the spirits of those who have passed on before them. When I found the cemetery on the hill during my first visit to Kotzebue, I envisioned an image of the aurora borealis that represented that belief. During a later visit, I was able to execute the vision. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/930/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC2948.jpg A couple enjoys a relaxing view of the aurora borealis during a tour. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arctic-waters/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-1168.jpg Arctic Waters Scattered ponds and braided rivers are commonplace in the North Slope region of Alaska. Yet, surprisingly, the region is considered a desert. Very little preciptation falls in the area, but water is kept at the surface due to permafrost immediately beneath the surface. Here, the last edge of the Brooks Range stands in the backfround. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/crossing-lines/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-1167.jpg Crossing Lines A criss-crossing of lines and patterns, natural and human-made, mark the landscape on the northern edge of the Brooks Range. And the left, the Dalton Highway and Trans Alaska Pipeline criss-cross before Pump Station No. 4. On the right, the Atigun River winds its way through a series of ponds. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/namless-majesty/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-1156.jpg Namless Majesty A prominent, towering mountain with no name marks the northern edge of the Brooks Range near the Dalton Highway as the mountains give way to the plains of the North Slope. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-and-pond/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-978.jpg Sukakpak and Pond Morning light helps to pop the fall colors developing among willow and dwarf birch surrounding a pond in the Brooks Range. The prominent peak of Mt. Sukakpak towers in the distance. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moose-by-chance/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-934.jpg Moose by Chance I have been traveling up to the Brooks Range frequently since I first traveled there in 2007 to serve as the Artist-in-Residence for Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. In my years of driving the Dalton Highway, I have never seen a moose from the road - until 2020. We were out early one morning to capture first light and came upon this bull moose near a favorite reflection pond. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/southward-bound/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-896.jpg Southward Bound A long haul truck winds its way down from the Chandalar Shelf on the Dalton Highway as it transports materials from the North Slope to Fairbanks. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rise-to-chandalar/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-890.jpg Rise to Chandalar The Dalton Highway climbs up to the Chandalar Shelf as fall colors spread across the tundra. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/framed-ridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-859.jpg Framed Ridge Shafts of light shine through the scattered clouds in the morning to highlight a mountain ridge on the other side of the Dietrich River in the Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/contrasting-skies/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-853.jpg Contrasting Skies Landscape photographers typcially decline to photograph contrasty light. But under the right circumstances, I will embrace it. While photographing along the Dietrich River in the Brooks Range, I looked back toward the morning sun and saw how the light was affecting the scattered clouds of the morning. I really enjoyed the broad range of hues in the sky, and decided to capture the scene with some help from several graduated neutral density filters. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/willow-fields/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-793.jpg Willow Fields A field of willow adds a pop of yellow to the alpine tundra at the Chandalar Shelf in Alaska's Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tundra-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-777.jpg Tundra View I liked how the afternoon sunlight was backlighting a patch of cotton grass on the tundra of the Chandalar Shelf. So, I got the camera low to the ground to capture the tufts of white with the mountains and scattered clouds in the background. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shades-of-scarlet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-739.jpg Shades of Scarlet A patch of bear berries turn into various hues of red during autumn in the alpine tundra of the Brooks Range at the Chandalar Shelf. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-and-pipeline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-565.jpg Mountain and Pipeline The Trans Alaska Pipeline winds its way across the tundra as it heads south across the North Slope. An unnamed mountain on the northern edge of the Brooks Range towers in the distance. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowing-to-infinity/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-476.jpg Flowing to Infinity An unnamed river on the Chandalar Shelf in the Brooks Range flows across the Arctic tundra off into the distance. It will be joined by several tributaries in a continuous flow of water through the mountains. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tundra-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-366.jpg Tundra Autumn Dwarf birch in fall colors adds a bright patch of reddish orange to the Arctic tundra of the Chandalar Shelf in the Brooks Range of Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arctic-entry/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-327.jpg Arctic Entry After passing over Atigun Pass, the Dalton Highway stretches out toward the last of the Brooks Range and the open plains of Alaska's North Slope region. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dillon-and-dietrich/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-236.jpg Dillon and Dietrich Mt. Dillon catches shafts of evening light, reflecting some color onto the waters of the Dietrich River. Wiehl Mountain looms in the distance in the Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/confluence-at-sukakpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-229.jpg Confluence at Sukakpak Two rivers converge, the Bettles and the Dietrich, forming a third - the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk - right at the base of Sukakpak Mountain in the Brooks Range of Arctic Alaska. Evening light strikes just portions of the mountain from this angle to the north. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lining-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-64.jpg Lining Up The Dalton Highway stretches out toward Mt. Sukakpak in the distance in Alaska's Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dillon-over-bettles/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-53.jpg Dillon over Bettles Evening light helps the face of Mt. Dillon reflect in the surface of the Bettles River as it approaches the confluence with the Dietrich River in Alaska's Brooks Range. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dillon-and-reeds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-47.jpg Dillon and Reeds A field of reeds spreads out away from shore in a small lake along the Dalton Higway. Evening sun lights up the face of Mt. Dillon. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pond-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-10.jpg Pond View The prominent peaks of Mt. Dillon and Mt. Sukakpak rise on the horizon along the Dalton Highway in Alaska's Brooks Range. I have drive through this area many times, and one morning decided to check out this pond for a new composition. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flehmen-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-393.jpg Flehmen Bull A bull moose exhibits the " flehmen response," which is a way for the bull to interpret the scent of a cow moose during the autumn rut. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wandering-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-322.jpg Wandering Bull After leaving his harem of a dozen cow moose to chase off a potential competitor, a large bull moose slowly makes his way back to his rutting area. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/layered-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-110.jpg Layered View Dwarf birch carry many of the tones of autumn, creating the first layer of a view to the mountains of Foraker, Hunter and Denali in the distance. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/forest-flow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-107.jpg Forest Flow The waters of McHugh Creek in Chugach State Park flow through the lush green colors of the forest in late summer as the first colors of autumn start to show in the Devil's Club. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blueberry-slope/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0920-CHSP-AK-32.jpg Blueberry Slope The autumn colors of a large patch of lowush blueberry adds a blanket of red to the alpine slopes of the Chugach Mountains. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/light-on-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-DALT-AK-1193.jpg Light on Range Evening light falls across a striking but unnamed mountain ridge in the Brooks Range in Alaska. Brooks Range, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/confluence-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC3614.jpg Confluence Aurora The aurora borealis swirls in the sky over the confluence of the Talkeetna and Susitna Rivers near Talkeetna, Alaska. Talkeetna, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bishops-rays/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_DSC3405.jpg Bishop's Rays A fan of morning sun rays sprays across Kachemak Bay as a light surf pounds the sand and rock of Bishop's Beach in Homer, Alaska. Homer, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/899/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-415.jpg Wrangell Coastline View from the boat of the Southeast Alaska community of Wrangell, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/898/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-325.jpg Collective Feeding A pod of humpback whales collaborate to feed on small fish using the "bubble feeding" method. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/897/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-220-Edit-2.jpg Feeding Close-Up A pod of humpback whales collaborate to feed on small fish using the "bubble feeding" method.This group came up close enough to capture some details on the whales. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/896/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-196.jpg Passing Whale We followed a pod of humpback whales for about three hours as they moved around in the inlet, stopping to feed in some areas, then transiting on to another area to feed some more. Here, a pair of whales passes by as they transit to another feeding area. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/895/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-158.jpg Bubble Feeding No. 1 A pod of humpback whales collaborate to feed on small fish using the "bubble feeding" method.We spent about three hours following this pod of whales as they moved from one area to another near Wrangell, Alaska, to feed. I was excited to spend this time with the whales, courtesy of Alaska Charters & Adventures, to check this item off my Alaska photography wish list. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/894/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-133.jpg Whale Quartet A group of four humpback whales, part of a pod we watched bubble feeding for about three hours, pass by as they transit to a new feeding location. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/893/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-128.jpg Fluke Trio Three humpback whales, part of a pod of humpback whales we followed and watched as they engaged in bubble feeding for about three hours, raise their flukes just before diving to prepare for the next feeding. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/892/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-117.jpg Bubble Feeding No. 2 A pod of humpback whales collaborate to feed on small fish using the "bubble feeding" method.We spent about three hours following this pod of whales as they moved from one area to another near Wrangell, Alaska, to feed. I was excited to spend this time with the whales, courtesy of Alaska Charters & Adventures, to check this item off my Alaska photography wish list. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/891/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-WRAN-AK-44.jpg Dolphin Row While most of us think of marine mammals when we hear the word "dolphin," it is also a term for treated wood pilings that are part of a dock or other platform structure. Here, a row of dolphins extends parallel to the shore in Wrangell, Alaska. Wrangell, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/890/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-1034.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/889/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-1015.jpg Creek to Cove Anan Creek flows out toward a lagoon and cove in coastal Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/888/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-1003.jpg Reassurance A black bear sow nuzzles her spring cub to reassure and provide comfort. The bears were at Anan Creek, with several boars nearby fishing for salmon. Boars will often predate cubs in order to induce estrus in a female, so sows and cubs try to keep their distance. But they also need to feed on the salmon, too. It can be a stressful time for sows with cubs. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/887/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-954.jpg Watching A black bear sow and her spring cub watch a nearby black bear boar that has caught a salmon. The bears were at Anan Creek, with several boars nearby fishing for salmon. Boars will often predate cubs in order to induce estrus in a female, so sows and cubs try to keep their distance. But they also need to feed on the salmon, too. It can be a stressful time for sows with cubs. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/886/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-897.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/885/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-728.jpg Carrying the Catch A black bear boar takes his successful salmon catch up and away from Anan Creek to feed without being disturbed by other bears. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/884/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-672.jpg Waiting Patiently Ravens are clever members of the Corvid family, and often depicted as both the trickster and the Creator in Alaska Native mythology. One of the things they excel at is dining at the expense of another animal's labor. Here, a common raven waits for a black bear to finish feeding on a salmon so that it can feed on the remnants. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/883/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-659.jpg Lookout A black bear sow and her spring cub watch from the safe perch of a fallen tree as several boars move nearby. The bears were at Anan Creek, with several boars nearby fishing for salmon. Boars will often predate cubs in order to induce estrus in a female, so sows and cubs try to keep their distance. But they also need to feed on the salmon, too. It can be a stressful time for sows with cubs. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/882/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-640.jpg Anan Greens One of the things I enjoyed about photographing the black bears feeding on salmon at Anan Creek was including the rich greens of foliage found along the creek. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/881/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-549.jpg Raven Portrait While taking a break from photographing the bears at Anan Creek, I noticed a raven fly in and rest on the railing for the viewing platform. He sat there for quite a while, and I had plenty of time to try a variety of portrait compositions with him, using a wide aperture to produce the shallow depth of field to blend and diffuse the background. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/880/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-493.jpg Anan Creek While I have seen many photos over the years of the black bears at Anan Creek, I had never seen any photos of just the creek itself. I wanted to take some time to document the colors and shapes of the creek, and this long-exposure image was one of my favorites. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/879/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-483.jpg Drying Out An American bald eagle rests on an outcrop above Anan Creek to dry out its wings after a steady rainfall came to a stop and the sun came out. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/878/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-480.jpg Light and Tones Normally, bright sunshine and moving water photos do not mix. But here, the reflected light on the surface plus the backlighting of the water spilling over a rock made for an intriguing composition of the waters of Anan Creek. The color of the tanins in the water really added to the lush texture. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/877/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-427.jpg Fresh Catch A black bear sow successfully catches a salmon while fishing along the shore at Anan Creek. This photo was captured from the viewing blind, which is accessible through a sign up sheet at the main viewing platform and subject to time limitations. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/876/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-321.jpg Scuba Snacks While the practice of "snorkeling" is a common fishing technique - the bear sticks its head under water to look for salmon to catch - this bear took the practice to a new level. Nicknamed "Scuba," this brown bear sow would completely submerge and spend at least a minute wholly underwater to swim after and catch salmon. During our visit to Anan Creek, she had considerable success using her unique method of fishing. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/875/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-238.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/874/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-190.jpg Watch and Wait When fishing for salmon, bears will often stand still enough for a long enough period of time to use a slower shutter speed exposure. Here, a black bear boar at Anan Creek stands still long enough for me to try a longer shutter speed to capture the movement of the tannin-colored waters. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/873/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-120.jpg Dripping Off A black bear boar emerges from inside the water of Anan Creek, standing on the shore for a moment to allow the water to flow off before continuing on. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/872/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-64.jpg Have Fish, Will Retreat While photographing black bears feeding on salmon at Anan Creek, I noticed a common practice among many of the bears was to catch the fish and then retreat up and away from the creek to feed on the salmon without being bothered by other bears. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/871/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-53.jpg Trail to Anan A boardwalk trail winds its way through the temperate rain forest of Tongass National Forest, leading the way to the viewing platform at Anan Creek. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/870/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-34.jpg Coastal Reflections Calm water reflects the coastline of the Tongass National Forest, showing the transition from forest to exposed barnacles below the high tide line. Tongass National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/869/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-TONG-AK-16.jpg Mountain Reveal Thick clouds surrounding a mountain ridge break briefly to reveal part of the mountain, while still clinging to the rest of the coastline. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/868/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-GIRD-AK-20.jpg Falls and Forest After photographing Virgin Creek falls from several vantage points over the years, I tried a new angle using my DJI Mavic 2 Pro to capture the falls from an elevated angle. It provided a perspective I could not otherwise have achieved. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/867/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-GIRD-AK-5.jpg Trail Roots A massive network of tree roots sprawls across the ground along the trail to Virgin Creek Falls. After walking over and around these roots for years, I decided to try a low, wide angle shot of the suject. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/866/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHSP-AK-15.jpg Backlit Leaves While they may be the bane of a hiker's existence, I always have enjoyed the leaves of the Devil's Club plant. As I hike along the trails, I will often pause to look at the underside to see what patterns are revealed. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/865/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHSP-AK-7.jpg Color and Flow After photographing various aspects of McHugh Creek over the years, I increasingly am looking for new compositions to expand what I have already captured. Here, I isolated a small part of the stream that was being colored by mid-day light striking the green foliage above the stream. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/864/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-88.jpg 20 Mile Mouth I have photographed a great deal in the vicinity of the 20 Mile River over the years, but was able to capture this new perspective of the mouth of the river using my DJI Mavic 2 Pro. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/863/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-67.jpg Tones and Reflection I have photographed this marvelous side lake in Portage Valley several times over the years. Through the seasons and weather conditions, if offers many fantastic photo opportunities. On this morning, I enjoyed how the shadow line helped to separate the reflection from the turquoise hues of the water (caused by glacial silt). I also enjoyed showing the mountain in the reflection, but not showing the mountain itself. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/862/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-61.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/861/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-56.jpg Byron Creek Morning Shafts of light strike the rushing waters of Byron Creek, with it's namesake glacier in the background on a summer morning. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/860/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-47.jpg Symmetry It is not often that I have had the fortune of finding this small lake in Portage Valley with a perfectly calm surface. On this late summer morning, all of the elements came together, lasting long enough for me to capture several images to stitch together as a panoramic photo. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/859/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-23.jpg Turnagain Fogbow A fogbow, or white rainbow, appears on a calm morning in thin fog along the Turnagain Arm. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/858/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-18.jpg Swirling Mudflats Swirling patterns in the mudflats along the Turnagain Arm, caused by the constant movement of water from twice daily transitions from low tide to high tide, give the surface the appearance of wavy sand dunes. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/857/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-15.jpg Mudflats Patterns No. 1 As fog shrouds the surface of the Turnagain Arm, the intricate patterns in the mudflats along the shore are exposed to provide an appealing flow of textures. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/856/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-11.jpg Mudflats Patterns No. 1 As fog shrouds the surface of the Turnagain Arm, the intricate patterns in the mudflats along the shore are exposed to provide an appealing flow of textures. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/855/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0820-CHNF-AK-8.jpg Resilient A lone patch of grasses stands out along the tidal mudflats as morning light strikes a foggy landscape on the Turnagain Arm. The area where this grass is growing sits underneath salty ocean waters twice a day as a result of the coming and going of the tides. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/854/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-176.jpg Arcangel Light A small shaft of light strikes the side of a mountain in Arcangel Valley in the Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area on a summer evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/853/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-150.jpg Sunset Bridge A bridge over the Matanuska River sillhouettes against the colors of sunset on a summer evening. Palmer, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/852/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-148.jpg Matanuska Glow Apenglow creates a pink lighting of Pioneer Peak as the Matanuska River flows in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/851/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-147.jpg Hatcher Pass Lodge The Hatcher Pass Lodge consists of a series of cabins and a main lodge building, just downhill from the Independence Mine Historical Site. It is perfectly-located for weekend explorations of the Hatcher Pass area. It has long been on my Alaska bucket list to stay a weekend here to ski and shoot the northern lights in the winter. Fortunately, I still have some time here in the state. That's one of the things about living in Alaska - it takes a couple of decades to really see the state, and you have the chance to do it. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/850/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-144.jpg Lines and Shadows The tall shadow of a mountain ridge in the Talkeetna Mountains follows the line of the Hatcher Pass road in mid-summer. Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/849/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-139.jpg Mine Spotlight The sun shines a spotlight on one of the buildings at the Independence Mine State Historical Park in mid-summer. Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/848/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-127.jpg Mine Road A paved road leads visitors up to the Independence Mine State Historical Site. Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/847/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-114.jpg Hanging in the Light A hang glider floats in front of a mountain slope in the Talkeetna Mountains on a mid-summer afternoon. Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/846/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-57.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/845/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-23.jpg Flowering Fields A field of wildflowers rolls down a hillside above historical mine buildings in the Independence Mine State Historical Site, Hatcher Pass. Independence Mine State Historical Site, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/844/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-MTSU-AK-21.jpg Fireweed and Burn A field of fireweed spreads out from the site of a recent wildfire burn near the Parks Highway. Willow, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/843/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-DENA-AK-161.jpg Foxtail and Fireweed Afternoon light brightens up the seeds of foxtail grass with fireweed in the background at the Husky Homestead near Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/842/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-CHNF-AK-13.jpg Portage Fireweed A patch of fireweed and yarrow add color to the shoreline near Portage Lake, with evening light reflecting from Portage Glacier in the distance. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/841/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-CHNF-AK-9.jpg Yarrow and Creek A patch of yarrow add a splash of white to the brush near Byron Creek, with Byron Glacier in the background. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/840/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-CHNF-AK-5.jpg Calm Explorer It was a perfect day for photographing the calm, glassy surface of Upper Explorer Pond in Portage Valley. I had photographed this location many times over the years, but this was my first time capturing it from the air. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/839/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0720-CHNF-AK-2.jpg Aerial Explorer Aerial view of Explorer Glacier and Upper Explorer Pond in Portage Valley. The evening light and blue skies made for perfect conditions. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/838/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-CHSP-AK-14.jpg Streamside Goatsbeard A cluster of goatsbeard blooms alongside McHugh Creek in Chugach State Park in mid-summer. I visit McHugh Creek several times a year during one of my regular photography tours, but I always look for new ways to photograph the area. This was the first time that my visit timed perfectly with the blooming of the goatsbeard. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/837/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-CHSP-AK-11.jpg Stream and Bridge This, for me, is a classic capture of upper McHugh Creek. I enjoy the leading lines of the stream as they draw the eye up to the bridge, which is where the Turnagain Arm trail crosses the creek and continues south. It changes constantly through the seasons, and is always a treat to visit and photograph. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/836/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-CHSP-AK-5.jpg Streamside Currant A patch of northern red currant grows alongside a rock face above the falls at McHugh Creek. I specifically chose a wide aperture to create a shallow depth of field; emphasizing the currant while making the falls the subtle background. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/835/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-CHSP-AK-1.jpg Sprawling McHugh About a hundred feet below the bridge crossing for the Turnagain Arm Trail, McHugh Creek splits across a span of rocks, creating a sprawling spill. I have photographed this part of the creek in many ways over the years, but really enjoy this low, wide-angle view. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/834/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-55.jpg Front Range Sunset The Front Range of the Chugach Mountains is a prominent backdrop for the city of Anchorage, Alaska. But this particular set of mountains, from O'Malley Peak on the left to Flattop Mountain on the right, is the most striking part of the mountains. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/833/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-51.jpg Fenceline Sunset A fence line up along the overlook trail at Glenn Alps in Anchorage silhouettes against a fiery summer sunset. If you follow the line of the fence, you can see the Anchorage downtown skyline in the distance. Chugach State Park, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/832/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-48.jpg Small City, Big Sky Using a wide angle lens to capture the full, colorful sky, the city of Anchorage along the Cook Inlet coast dwarfs in comparison to the vastness of the scene. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/831/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-28.jpg Hillside Rainbow A summer rainbow lights up the sky over part of the Hillside area of Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/830/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-11.jpg Sky Breaks Several shafts of light break through the clouds during a summer storm over Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/829/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0620-ANCH-AK-8.jpg Aerial Harassment A pair of gulls harass an American bald over over the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary. Smaller birds of all varieties will harass eagles when they come near nests. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/828/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-98.jpg Shining Falls For twenty years, I drove by this little set of waterfalls alongside the Seward Highway. This summer, I decided to finally stopped at the small pullout nearby to check out the falls and photograph them. They were backlit by the afternoon sun, and I wanted to see how I could explore that lighting. I really liked the composition of this angle, but noticed the heavy sun flaring on the lens. I decided to roll with it and embrace the flare. I think it adds something without jumping to a J.J. Abrams level of lens flare. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/827/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-89.jpg Turnagain Falls I had driven by this set of waterfalls many times over the years, but never stopped to photograph them. When heading back toward Anchorage one summer afternoon, the way the sunlight was backlighting the water caught my eye and compelled me to stop. The rays of light, caused by the sun passing through some branches above the falls, added an expected element to the shot. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/826/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-87.jpg Seward Traffic Streaks of headlights and taillights are caught using a long exposure at twilight, as traffic moves up and down the Seward Highway alongside the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/825/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-77.jpg Red Rails Rails of the Alaska Railroad captures hues of gold to red from the colors of sunset, with Mt. Susitna (aka Sleeping Lady) stands in the background on the horizon. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/824/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-70.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/823/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-65.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/822/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-19.jpg Kenai Flow Swirling patterns in the mudflats create a dynamic foreground, with the Kenai Mountains in the background. Soft, pink light colors the mountains as the sun sets. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/821/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-11.jpg Turnagain Patterns The coastal mudflats of upper Cook Inlet reveal never-ending patterns that constantly change as a result of the constant flow of tides. The mountains of the Alaska Range and Mt. Susitna cover the horizon in the distance. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/820/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-TURN-AK-5.jpg Mouth of Turnagain Just south of Anchorage lies the mouth of the Turnagain Arm. From this angle, there are a variety of lines leading to the Kenai Mountains in the background, from the slope of the Chugach Mountains and Seward Highway on the left, the mudflats patterns in the middle, and the slope of the mountains on the right. Turnagain Arm, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/819/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-GIRD-AK-39.jpg Divided A large boulder sits in the middle of Virgin Creek as it spills around it. I always enjoy studying scenes like this, because you can imagine the forces of nature and their influence over the passage of time to get something this heavy into the middle of a stream. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/818/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-GIRD-AK-33.jpg Upper Creek The twin spills of Virgin Creek falls is where most people spend their time when exploring Virgin Creek in this patch of temperate rain forest. One day, I decided to follow a trail to explore the upper creek above the falls and found myself really enjoying the pattern of water and boulders. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/817/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-GIRD-AK-13.jpg Virgin Falls Hover I have photographed Virgin Creek Falls in Girdwood many times over the years, using a tripod from various angles and using a variety of lenses. During one visit, I decided to pull out my DJI Mavic 2 Pro to try a different angle, hovering over the creek. It was tight flying, but I enjoyed the opportunity to explore from the unique angle. Girdwood, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/816/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-CHNF-AK-41.jpg Morning Curve Using drones for photography provides the opportunity to explore familiar landscapes from different perspectives. But it also creates an avenue for discovery. On this morning, I was flying my DJI Mavic 2 Pro in the vicinity of the mouth of the 20 Mile River and decided to follow a side channel to see where it led. It was a part of the river I had never seen before, and I enjoyed following it to see where it led. I found this curve in the channel with lots of texture, and found an angle that provide for reflection of the blue color of the clear morning skies. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/815/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-ANCH-AK-163.jpg Potter Valley View Using drones for photography allow us to explore and find new things. I had driven around this area of Anchorage several times, but never really appreciated the size of the gorge that Potter Creek creates in south Anchorage until exploring the area one evening with my drone. The Potter Valley neighborhood provides the middle ground, with the Kenai Mountains in the background. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/814/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-ANCH-AK-161.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/813/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-ANCH-AK-136.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/812/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0520-ANCH-AK-11.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/811/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-92.jpg Rabbit Creek Outflow Rabbit Creek is one of several consequential watersheds in the city of Anchorage. It forms the foundation for Potter Marsh and hosts all five species of Pacific salmon for spawning and rearing habitat. Here, the lowest part of Rabbit Creek cuts a path through the mudflats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/810/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-81.jpg Willow and Sun I stopped along the mouth of the Turnagain Arm to photograph the evening sun one day, but noticed something as I was returning to my car. A branch with some spring willow buds was lining up nicely with the sun, so I spent some time finding the right angle and hit to position my camera to capture the sun behind the silhouetted buds. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/809/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-61.jpg Alignment It is rare that I use the vertical panoramic composition. But while figuring out a composition for this image, the vertical panoramic perspective seemed to work the best. Photographing from the deck of our home on the Anchorage hillside, I positioned myself so that a pair of trees would perfectly frame the crescent moon with Venus lined up perfectly above it. The colors of dusk are unique to the winter months, and make for a gorgeous color gradation on the horizon. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/808/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-40.jpg Hose Practice I was out at the public docks for the Port of Anchorage one morning, working on the finishing touches for my Winter City video project. I walked back to my car to sit and wait while the time lapse did its work, and noticed that a team from the Anchorage Fire Department was doing some practice with an engine and hose. I imagined a composition with the sun behind the gushing water, and moved into position to capture it, using my 14-24mm lens to get this result. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/807/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-22.jpg Industrial Reflections Most evening photos of Anchorage feature the downtown skyline, captured from an area near Point Woronzof on the western tip of the city. One evening, I was near the mouth of Ship Creek, and looked back toward the mountains. The Front Range of the Chugach Mountains was reflecting perfectly in the waters of Ship Creek, lined with tidal ice. While some of the downtown buildings are visible, most of the scene consists of an industrial area consisting of the heart of the Alaska Railroad yards and the commercial area of the Port of Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/806/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0420-ANCH-AK-19.jpg Sunset and Tidal Ice Ice plates from the last high tide pile up along the shores of Cook Inlet as the sun sets in spring. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/805/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1549.jpg Team Snack Petter Karlsson tries to coax one of his dogs to eat at the Karasjok checkpoint during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/804/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1497.jpg Late-Night Check-In Petter Karlsson stops to check in with race officials at the Karasjok checkpoint toward the end of the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/803/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1408.jpg Watching Wife Angela Karlsson watches at a checkpoint as Petter and his team rest and eat. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/802/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1397.jpg Snow Pack Petter Karlsson scoops up snow to apply to an inflamed tendon for one of his dogs at a checkpoint. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/801/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1205.jpg Welfare Check Petter Karlsson checks paws and legs for injuries during a rest at the Neiden 2 checkpoint for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/800/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1196.jpg Chilly Checkpoint Steam rises up from cooking sites where mushers prepare meals for their teams at the Neiden 2 checkpoint for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/799/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1189.jpg Meal Prep Petter Karlsson prepares a morning meal for his team at the Neiden 2 checkpoint on the latter half of the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/798/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1020.jpg Road Crossing Petter Karlsson comes up a small hill for a trail crossing on a road that runs along the Norway-Russia border. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/797/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-993.jpg Farewell to Return Petter Karlsson departs the Øvre Pasvik checkpoint to begin the return leg of the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/796/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-864.jpg Resting Lead Lead dog Tacos rests at the halfway mark for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet, the wilderness checkpoint of Øvre Pasvik on the Russian border. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/795/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-661.jpg Frozen Rest Petter Karlsson's frosty dog team rests at the Tana Bru checkpoint during a nighttime stop for supplies. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/794/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-629.jpg Nighttime at Tana Bru Petter Karlsson drives his team into the Tana Bru checkpoint during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/793/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-312.jpg Mushing the Shoreline Petter Karlsson mushes his team along the shoreline of a frozen river away from the Kautokeino checkpoint. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/792/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-275.jpg Windy Rest Dogs huddle down into their beds during a windy rest at the Kautokeino checkpoint for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/791/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-260.jpg First Checkpoint Petter Karlsson comes down a slight hill to the first checkpoint at Kautokeino for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/790/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1452.jpg Slussfors Aurora Aurroa borealis over old cabin at Slussfors, Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/789/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1333.jpg Down the Trail First-person view looking down my dog team as we near the end of our trail back to Slussfors during a mutli-day dog mushing tour. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-sunset-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1258-Edit.jpg Last Sunset On our third and final day of a backcountry dog mushing trip in the Swedish Lapland, pinks and blues provided rich colors in the sky as we approached the kennels at Petter Karlsson Sleddogs in Slussfors, Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/787/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1106-Edit.jpg Into the Wilderness Participants in a multi-day dog mushing tour through the Petter Karlssons Sleddogs Kennel head out into the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve, Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/786/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1047.jpg At the Cabin Dog teams on a tour group rest on the hay in the morning at a remote dry cabin in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/785/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-SWED-1239.jpg Tour Prep Petter Karlsson discusses an outgoing tour group with his kennel manager and other staff. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/784/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-VIND-SW-1078.jpg Snow Tunnel Petter Karlsson drives his team through a tunnel of snow-covered tree branches in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve during a training run. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/783/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-SLUS-SW-1282.jpg Lead Affection Petter Karlsson checks and pets his lead dog before a training run in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve, Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/782/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-SLUS-SW-1209.jpg Chow Time Helen Mulane feeds dogs during the morning feeding at 7:00. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/781/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-SLUS-SW-1043.jpg Future Lead A curious, bold huskey puppy sits still for a potrait in the kennels. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/igikpak-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-4413-Edit.jpg Igikpak Heights At 8,276 feet, Mt. Igikpak is the highest mountain within Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. I captured this image while flying out from a 9-day floating trip on the Noatak River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/779/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-2538.jpg Arrigetch Morning Morning aerial view of the Arrigetch Peaks in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/778/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0649-Edit.jpg Walker Lake and Mount Igikpak, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/777/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4199.jpg Braided section of Kobuk River in autumn https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/776/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4122.jpg Winding Kobuk River https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kobuk-headwaters-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4066-Edit.jpg Kobuk Headwaters Walker Lake, a National Natural Landmark, and the headwaters of the Kobuk River https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/774/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-4695-Edit.jpg Alatna River, Gates of the Arctic https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/773/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0811-GAAR-AK-2087-Edit.jpg Nunamiut elder Raymond Paneak searches for caribou in the John River valley, Gates of the Arctic https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/771/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4398.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/769/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4155.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/766/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1339-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/window-with-a-view-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-26-Edit.jpg Window With a View View of the Turret Arch through North Window Arch, Arches National Park, https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/764/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1398-Edit.jpg Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/763/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-1963.jpg Morning light on Long's Peak, Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/762/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1333-Edit.jpg Lightning strike during spring thunderstorm, Badlands National Park, South Dakota https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/760/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-3645-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/759/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-BRBY-AK-2340-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/758/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-3734-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/757/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1233-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/756/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-BRBY-AK-1492-Edit.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/755/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-MTSU-AK-12.jpg Moon Over Ridge A bright moon hovers over a mountain ride in the Talkeetna Mountains in the Hatcher Pass Management Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/754/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-287.jpg City Lighting Clouds City lights from Anchorage set low altitude clouds aglow as night falls on the town in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/753/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-275.jpg From Port to City A panoramic view of Anchorage, Alaska, from the Port of Anchorage on the left to the City Center on the right, taken at twilight in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/752/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-260.jpg City Reflection and Tide The City Center of Anchorage, Alaska, reflects on the waters of Cook Inlet as movement of high tide carries pieces of sea ice along the shore. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/751/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-73.jpg Barbed Perch A short-eared owl perches on a barbed-wire fence as it waits and watches for its next meal. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/750/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0320-ANCH-AK-1.jpg City and Mountains The mountainous trio of Mr. Foraker, Mt. Hunter and Denali (left to right) loom in the evening light behind the City Center of Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/749/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0220-ANCH-AK-345.jpg New Year's Pyrotechnics The finale of the New Year's Eve fireworks display erupts over a frozen Ship Creek just off the City Center at Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/748/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0220-ANCH-AK-220.jpg Lynx Crossing A Canadian lynx crosses a trail through the alder in our backyard in mid-winter. See my blog post on Backyard Wildlife to learn more about this lynx and its family. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/747/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0220-ANCH-AK-201.jpg Looking Lynx A Canadian Lynx takes a pause to look at me as it passes through a trail in our backyard. See my blog post on Backyard Wildlife to learn more about this lynx and its family. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/746/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0220-ANCH-AK-155.jpg Stretching Lynx A Canadian Lynx stretches out as it pauses during a transit in our backyard. See my blog post on Backyard Wildlife to learn more about this lynx and its family. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/745/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-MTSU-AK-6.jpg Spotlight Moon A nearly-full moon casts a spotlight on a tall, frosty birch tree along the Knik River in mid-winter. Temperatures at the time were -35F. Palmer, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/744/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-523.jpg Sun and Frosty Parsnip A late afternoon sun shines through a grove of trees behind a stock of cow parsnip coated in hoar frost at the Campbell Creek Natural Area. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/743/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-448.jpg Moose and O'Malley A bull moose pauses while browsing shrubs underneath the snow in Chugach State Park, as a wind-swept O'Malley Peak towers in the background. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/742/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-409.jpg Moose and Flattop A bull moose browses amidst a patch of dwarf birch under the snow as a wind-swept Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Peak stand in the distance in Chugach State Park. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/741/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-318.jpg Frosty Snout A bull moose pauses while browsing shrubs under the snow in Chugach State Park to reveal a frosty snout. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/740/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-282.jpg Morning Moose A bull moose moves along in snow while browsing brush as morning light strikes O'Malley Peak in the Chugach Front Range in the distance. - Chugach State Park, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/739/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-224.jpg Redoubt Alpenglow Morning alpenglow lights up Mt. Redoubt, an active stratovolcano in the Aluetian Range, as sunrise lights up the morning in mid-winter. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/738/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-223.jpg Moonset and City A full moon sets behind the Alaska Range as morning light starts to work its way across Cook Inlet and Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/737/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-210.jpg Frosty Grove Hoar frost accents a small grove of aspens near the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in mid-winter at dusk. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/736/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-186.jpg Frosty Downtown Hoar frost clings to tidal grasses along the mudflats of Cook Inlet as steam billows from downtown Anchorage buildings at dusk. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/735/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-142.jpg Through the Trees Steam rises from buildings in downtown Anchorage as the sun nears its setting point, as viewed through some frosty trees in the Government Hill neighborhood. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/734/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-133.jpg Cottonwoods and Frost Late afternoon light sets aglow some hoar frost on cottonwood trees alongside a trail in Brown's Point Park. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/733/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0120-ANCH-AK-25.jpg Frost and Dusk Hoar frost coats a small patch of alder as the colors of dusk light the sky over Cook Inlet, with Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt of the Aleutian Range in the background. Anchorage, Alaska https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/732/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/V0000362.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/731/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/RRI-349.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/730/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/RRI-180.jpg Tony Robbins Platinum Partner Event, Alaska, August 2008 https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/729/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/RRI-072.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/728/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PGS-137.jpg PGS Onshore operations at ENI Camp and the Beaufort Sea near Oliktok Point, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/727/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PGS-093.jpg PGS Onshore operations at ENI Camp and in Beaufort Sea near Oliktok Point, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/726/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PEL_2301.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/725/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/PEL_1150.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/724/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/DSC_0308.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/723/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/CHJ_6315.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/722/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/BINW-0742.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/721/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/BINW-0465.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/720/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/ADP-NY-06-205.jpg Anchorage Downtown Partnership New Year's Eve Party https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shadow-of-the-captain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/ADP06-001.jpg Shadow of the Captain A national park service tour guide explains the third voyage of Captain Cook to a group of tour attendees in the shadow of the Captain's statue in downtown Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/718/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/JMP15840.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/717/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/IMG_8932.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/716/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/IMG_7086.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/715/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/IMG_6488.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/714/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-WSNM-NM-1127.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/713/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/9N1A9010.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/712/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/_TGP5421.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ermine-pause-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0418-ANCH-AK-1005.jpg Ermine Pause An ermine (short-tailed weasel) in winter colors pauses briefly while skittering around in a patch of alder in our backyard on the Anchorage hillside. Incredibly cute and elusive, they are also fierce predators. Ermine are also a challenge to photograph because of their speed and constant movement. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/opera-house-and-waterfront/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-SYDN-AU-119.jpg Opera House and Waterfront The Sydney Opera House stands on its pedestal alongside the waterfront district. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/opera-house-duet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-SYDN-AU-104.jpg Opera House Duet Twin elements of the Sydney Opera House face the downtown waterfront area. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/opera-house-close-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-SYDN-AU-100.jpg Opera House Close-Up Close up view of features of the Sydney Opera House. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/holiday-color/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-SYDN-AU-64.jpg Holiday Color A large Christmas ornament adds color to the waterfront in Sydney, Australia. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sydney-waterfront/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-SYDN-AU-37.jpg Sydney Waterfront Nighttime view of the downtown Sydney, Australia waterfront. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/towers-and-gardens/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-BRIS-AU-201.jpg Towers and Gardens Brisbane City Botanic Gardens with downtown towers in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/building-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-BRIS-AU-180.jpg Building Reflections Various buildings distort and reflect in a glassy tower in downtown Brisbane, Australia. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blended-downtown/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-BRIS-AU-85.jpg Blended Downtown A blend of architecture and statues add diversity to downtown Brisbane, Australia. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wall-at-fall/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1116-WASH-DC-1102.jpg Wall at Fall The wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is accented by a diversity of fall colors from nearby trees. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cottonwood-and-monument/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1116-WASH-DC-1057.jpg Cottonwood and Monument I backed up to a tall cottonwood tree and used a 14mm lens to capture a unique perspective of the towering tree, resplendent with fall colors, arcing toward the nearby Washington Monument. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trap-stack/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1017-CORE-ME-1016.jpg Trap Stack A stack of lobster pots, or lobster traps, await their next use to catch fresh lobster in the small coastal town of Corea, Maine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/past-and-present/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1017-BAYH-ME-1012.jpg Past and Present Traditional sailing vessels sit in anchor in contrast to the massive Anthem of the Seas, a 4905-passenger Royal Carribbean cruise ship. Bar Harbor, Maine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/driving-the-herd/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-NBRR-MT-1387.jpg Driving the Herd A trio of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rangers drive in the managed Bison herd at the National Bison Range, Montana, during the fall roundup. The Refuge uses the round up to check the health of the animals, provide shots, brand the spring calves, and take other measures necessary to ensure the health and sustainability of the herd. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/barn-and-hay/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-FLAT-MT-1196.jpg Barn and Hay Twilight is falling on the Flathead Valley, Montana, when I find this old barn and some rolled hay in a field. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/galactic-cabin/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-VT-1161.jpg Galactic Cabin The Milky Way towers over a cabin at a farm in Vermont. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/calm-river-and-bridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-VT-1109.jpg Calm River and Bridge A light fog diffuses the air surrounding a covered bridge and river in Vermont. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/honeycomb-ceiling/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-WICA-SD-1027.jpg Honeycomb Ceiling The classic honeycomb patterns of boxwork, a thin calcite formation, are prevalent in the ceilings at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. While boxwork is found in other caves, none are as well-formed and abundant as those found in Wind Cave. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/693/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-SEAT-WA-1176-Edit.jpg Downtown Seattle in evening light with Mt. Rainier in the background. The Space Needle is painted orange to celebrate its 50th birthday and the same anniversary of the Century 21 Exposition as part of the 1962 World's Fair. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/iwo-jima-monmunt/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0511-WASH-DC-1458.jpg Iwo Jima Monument The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, found on the Virginia side of the Potomac River across from Washington, D.C., lines up perfectly with the Capitol building and Washington Memorial. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wall-at-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0511-WASH-DC-1436.jpg Wall at Sunrise The wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial leads toward the Washinton Monument in Washington, D.C. Arriving at around sunrise, I had the place to myself to photograph the serenity of the monument. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lincolns-first-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0511-WASH-DC-1406.jpg Lincoln's First Light The first light of the day strikes the front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/on-patrol/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0511-WASH-DC-1400.jpg On Patrol Statues of soldiers on patrol highlight the simple elegance of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/inside-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0511-WASH-DC-1050.jpg Inside View A look from inside the north structure of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., looking to the south structure. Each pillar going around the two strucutres represents a state in the Union. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/soft-landing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0508-PELL-USN-1351.jpg Soft Landing A Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion lands on the deck of the U.S.S. Peleliu (LHA-5) while in transit from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peeking-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI08-492.jpg Peeking Bull A bull moose peeks from behind some tall grasses in evening light in late summer, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/courting-the-ladies/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI06-955-Edit.jpg Courting the Ladies Bull moose engage in a variety of interesting behavior during the autumn rut. According to Vic Van Ballenberghe, a pre-eminent Alaska moose biologist, they will court cows with a variety of behavior, from sounds and body postures to flicking their tongues and licking their lips as they approach cows. Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nosing-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI06-860.jpg Nosing Up A bull moose touches noses with a cow with two calves during the autumn rut. A cow moose will mate with a bull, even if she has spring calves, because she will "let them loose" at about a year of age - right around the time she will give birth to a new calf. In this case, the cow was ultimately not interested in the bull. Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/owl-eyes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI04-249.jpg Owl Eyes A Great Horned Owl rests behind the Lands End Inn on the Homer Spit. It was a rainy, late winter day and this owl was just taking shelter on the railing of some steps leading to a back entrance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/generations/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI04-237.jpg Generations An immature and mature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on a stump on the spit in Homer, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sentinel/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI04-219.jpg Sentinel A bald eagle surveys the land from a tree stump on the Homer Spit in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cormorants-on-rock/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/WI04-009.jpg Cormorants on Rock A group of Pelagic cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) rest on a rock in the Prince William Sound, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/taking-a-look/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0195.jpg Taking a Look I decided to spend an entire day of my artist residency in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve sitting up on the slopes above our base camp and watching and photographic caribou. Here, a pair of caribou notice me sitting there and pause to take a look before continuing on their migration to their wintering grounds. This image is a part of the park's permanent collection. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-bear/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/39460002.jpg Blue Bear I arrived in the early morning at the falls platform at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park & Preserve to find the area nearly empty of photographers. The morning sun had not yet risen high enough to provide light on the falls area, allowing the water to reflect the rich blue color of the sky in the shaded area. This brown bear boar sat and waited for running Sockeye Salmon to get within reach for feeding. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/feeding-time/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-28.jpg Feeding Time An adult Arctic tern feeds a minnow to its check at a nest along the water's edge in the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, Anchorage, Alaska. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/vantage-ram/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-23.jpg Vantage Ram A Dall sheep ram pauses along a rocky slope above the Turnagain Arm in winter. Dall sheep will stay to the steeper, rockier slopes when snow levels are low to avoid predators and access their preferred browse. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia 100F film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cow-and-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-18.jpg Cow and Light A lone cow moose browses on grasses near the Middle Fork Trail in Chugach State Park in autumn. This image won the Best in Wildlife award in the 2003 Alaska WILD juried exhibition. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/beach-combers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-13-Edit.jpg Beach Combers A pair of bald eagles stroll along the shores of Kachemak Bay on the Homer Spit in search of food in summer. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia 100F film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/early-lift-off/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-6-Edit.jpg Early Lift-Off Thousands of snow geese take to the skies as the sun rises above the horizon at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, in winter. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stretched-out/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1116-HAWA-HI-1524.jpg Stretched Out A sea turtle rests on the beach as sun sets along the Kona Coast of Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arctic-sentinel/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1113-SEWP-AK-1001.jpg Arctic Sentinel A lone bull musk ox stands in the stiff wind on the Seward Peninsula near Nome. He was part of a small herd that was gathered together and grazing in the tall grasses. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tumpeter-pair-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1011-ANCH-AK-1238.jpg Tumpeter Pair in Flight Trumpeter swans in flight over the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge during an autumn evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trumpeters-and-kenai/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1011-ANCH-AK-1179.jpg Trumpeters and Kenai A group of trumpeter swans fly by in early October with the Kenai Mountains in the distance. Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pronghorn-pair/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-NBRR-MT-1634.jpg Pronghorn Pair A pair of pronghorn pause in evening light in autumn, National Bison Range, Montana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elk-silhouette/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-NBRR-MT-1034.jpg Elk Silhouette A bull elk stands atop a grassy hill during the autumn rut at the National Bison Range, Montana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seal-ice-beach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-PWS-AK-257.jpg Seal Ice Beach A group of harbor seals haul out and rest on a patch of glacial ice in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gathering/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-PWS-AK-96.jpg Gathering A group of bull Stellar sea lions gather on a submerged rock in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cow-magnet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-395.jpg Cow Magnet Large bull moose attempting to woo a cow moose, Chugach State Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-308.jpg Resting Bull Large bull moose resting in tall grasses, Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/looking-for-dinner/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0913-BRBY-AK-2266.jpg Looking for Dinner A brown bear eyes a group of Sockeye Salmon in a stream near Iliamna Lake, Bristol Bay region, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cow-moose-lake-clark/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-3645.jpg Cow Moose, Lake Clark Heading by boat back to the village of Nondalton after joining some locals on their fall moose hunt on the Chulitna River, we came upon a cow and bull moose swimming from an island to the main shoreline. When the cow got to the shallows, she proceeded on a swift trot into the woods. I simply love how the splattering water and movement create such energy! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/foraging-pika/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0911-MTSU-AK-1376.jpg Foraging Pika Alaska offers many creatures great and small for viewing and photographing, from its massive polar bears to small rodents. One of my favorites is the Collared Pika, which can be found along rock slides and piles in alpine areas. Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/road-crew/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0911-DENA-AK-1794.jpg Road Crew A group of Dall sheep rams hang out on the road near Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park & Preserve, as a tour bus approaches. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/urban-moose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0911-ANCH-AK-1882.jpg Urban Moose I first started hiking the trails in the mountains above Anchorage in Chugach State Park, searching for moose to photograph, within a couple of years after moving here in 1999. While hiking the trails, I found this spot where the Anchorage downtown skyline lined up perfectly with small mound in the foreground. I envisioned a photo that included a large bull moose on that mound, with the city in the background. Finally, after over eleven years of searching, I finally found it while guiding Doug Gardner, host of "Wild Photo Adventures" to photograph moose. A large bull had been trying to work his magic on a cow for quite a while, but she was playing hard to get. When she moved off toward to the south, I saw she was heading in the direction of that mound, and that the bull was following. I ran ahead, got in position, and waited. She went right over the mound, and within a few seconds, the large bull went right behind her. I got off about three shots as he passed right in the spot I had envisioned over a decade before. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/belly-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-KONA-HI-1078.jpg Belly Up A trio of sea turtles land on a black lava beach on the Kona Coast of Hawaii in summer at sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curious-fox/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-KATM-AK-1095.jpg Curious Fox A curious kit red fox approaches on alpine tundra in Katmai National Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bison-family/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-AWCC-AK-1087-Edit.jpg Bison Family A bull, cow and calf woodland bison gather at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Girdwood, Alaska. (Captive wildlife) https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/strolling-bulls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-4019.jpg Strolling Bulls A pair of bull moose wander through sparse taiga forest in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/watchful-eye/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-3860.jpg Watchful Eye A curious coyote checks out a brown bear sow and her two cubs in Sable Pass, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bear-in-the-landscape/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-3789.jpg Bear in the Landscape Browsing brown bear sow at the base of Sable Pass, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bull-on-a-hill/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-2588.jpg Bull on a Hill While driving with fellow photographer Nick Selway near the Savage River in Denali National Park & Preserve, we saw a lone bull caribou up on a hill, but not in a good location to photograph. We hiked up and followed him for a while, seeking to find a good angle to photograph him. I finally found a spot to photograph him through some willow. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bull-caribou-denali/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-2464.jpg Bull Caribou, Denali During a drive near Wonder Lake in Denali National Park & Preserve, I stopped to observe a young bull caribou. He was moving slowly, taking his time in the landscape, and I positioned myself and waited for him to line up with the McKinley River in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wet-bear/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-2363.jpg Wet Bear A soaked brown bear pauses at the base of Polycrhome Pass, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rams-on-slope/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-1157.jpg Rams on Slope A group of Dall sheep rams graze on a slope in Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cub-in-fireweed/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0809-DENA-AK-3349.jpg Cub in Fireweed A spring brown bear cub wades through a patch of fireweed on a rainy day in Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wonder-bull/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0809-DENA-AK-2643.jpg Wonder Bull A lone bull caribou pauses in the autumn near Wonder Lake in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/resting-eagle/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0809-DENA-AK-1850.jpg Resting Eagle A golden eagle rests atop a spruce tree alongside the park road during a rainy late-summer day in Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snacktime/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-ANCH-AK-25.jpg Snacktime A cow moose browses on fireweed near the Glen Alps trailhead, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cracked-seal/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-8934.jpg Cracked Seal I am honestly not sure what this harbor seal is doing at a haulout in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park, but it looks like he is cracking up about something said by a nearby gull or seal. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cormorant-launch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-7739.jpg Cormorant Launch Group of cormorants take flight, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stop-it/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-6592.jpg Stop It! Yet another exampe of a marine mammal engaging in behavior that is easy to anthropomorphize. This sea otter floating in the waters of Kukak Bay in Katmai National Park & Preserve seems to be shouting at someone to stop it! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/soaring-by/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-5360.jpg Soaring By A bald eagle glides through the air past our boat in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/munching-sibs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-4181.jpg Munching Sibs A pair of juvenile coastal brown bears munch on clams on the shores of Kukak Bay in Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/barnicled-pair/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-2943.jpg Barnicled Pair Pair of surfbirds on barnacle and mussel-covered rocks, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/solo-surfbird/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-2768.jpg Solo Surfbird Surfbird on barnacle-covered rocks, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nesting-oystercatcher/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-1437.jpg Nesting Oystercatcher Black oyster catcher rests on eggs on shore, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. Oystercatchers do not build nests, but simply lay their eggs along the shore above the high tide mark. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grazing-bear/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0717-KATM-AK-1212.jpg Grazing Bear Brown bear boar grazes in grasses, Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/family-clamming/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-LACL-AK-3573.jpg Family Clamming A brown bear sow teaches her spring cubs how to clam at low tide on the Cook Inlet coast of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-catch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-LACL-AK-2695.jpg First Catch A brown bear sow catches the first coho (silver) salmon of the season on the Cook Inlet coast of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sparring-siblings/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-LACL-AK-1658.jpg Sparring Siblings A pait of brown bear spring cubs spar in the grasses near the shore of Cook Inlet in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska. Play fighting like this is an important part of the social development for bears. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/family-stroll/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-LACL-AK-1198.jpg Family Stroll A brown bear sow walks with her spring cubs from the tidal mudflats to the inland grasses as the tide starts to come in along the Cook Inlet shores of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bull-elk-at-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-5154.jpg Bull Elk at Dawn Bull elk in alpine meadow at dawn, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lofty-perch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-4324.jpg Lofty Perch A yellow-bellied marmot sits atop a high perch of rocks near the Rock Cut area of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Long's Peak looms in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elk-trio/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-1472.jpg Elk Trio A trio of bull elk on a rocky alpine meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/checking-below/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-TURN-AK-24.jpg Checking Below A young Dall sheep ram checks below his vantage point along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/preening-flap/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-32.jpg Preening Flap A common loon prepares to flap its wings during a preening session on a lake in Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/feed-me/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-275.jpg Feed Me! An adult Arctic Tern feeds its chick along the water's edge in Potter Marsh, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. These young tern chicks can be rather insistent when they are hungry. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moose-crossing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1217.jpg Moose Crossing A young bull moose crosses the Knik River Road east of Anchorage in early summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stormy-bison/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-CUSP-SD-1041.jpg Stormy Bison A lone American bison grazes in Custer State Park, South Dakota, on the edge of a summer thunderstorm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/watching-nervously/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-4893.jpg Watching Nervously A pair of brown bear cubs watch their mother swim away in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. They were clearly reluctant to enter the water. Ultimately, the two entered the water and started swimming, catching up with mom about half way across the water. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/beach-buddies/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-4633.jpg Beach Buddies A young red fox trots by a watching brown bear in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. On one morning, we observed the pair for about 45 minutes as they took turns playing with beach junk and chasing each other. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/perched-pup/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-4201.jpg Perched Pup A harbor seal pup sits atop coastal rocks in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/surface-skimming/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-3589.jpg Surface Skimming A tufted puffin flies just above the surface fo the water in Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gray-tail/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-3480.jpg Gray Tail A humpback fluke breaks the surface on a gray, cloudy day in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curious-wolf/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-2883-Edit.jpg Curious Wolf While out with a group photographing brown bears at the mouth of a river in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, someone in the group whispered loudly, "There's a wolf right behind us." Sure enough, I turned around, and there he was, about twenty feet away, staring at us curiously. He watched us for a while, then took a wide berth and continued down the coast. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/otter-raft/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-2847.jpg Otter Raft A raft of sea otters floats in a side bay along the Cook Inlet coast of Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sow-with-yearling-cubs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-2425.jpg Sow With Yearling Cubs During my first visit to the Katmai Wilderness Lodge, we came upon a sow nursing her two cubs on a rock along the shore. Unfortunately, the angle did not make for good photos during the nursing. But after a while, a red fox came along the shore and got both the sow and the cubs' attention. As they stood up, there was a brief moment when the family was together, nuzzling, before the cubs went away to chase off the fox. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fox-at-rest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-2097.jpg Fox at Rest A red fox rests on a beach with blue mussels and barnacles in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/family-lunch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0609-ANCH-AK-1098.jpg Family Lunch A cow moose and her two spring calves browse on grasses in the Campbell Creek Natural Area, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tree-swallow-mating/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-180.jpg Tree Swallow Mating A pair of tree swallows mate in the alder in Potter Marsh in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/munching-moose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-156.jpg Munching Moose A bull moose pauses while munching on aquatic plants in Eagle River Valley. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spruce-snack/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-16.jpg Spruce Snack A snowshoe hare rests on top of a spruce bough to munch on some greens in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lamar-bison/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-YELL-WY-1168.jpg Lamar Bison A group of American bison graze in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spring-caribou/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-PRKS-AK-1040.jpg Spring Caribou A group of caribou on their spring migration pause in Broad Pass near the Parks Highway south of Cantwell. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lynx-on-patrol/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-DENA-AK-1344.jpg Lynx on Patrol Lynx tracks in the snow lead off into the distance toward the mountains of the Alaska Range in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moving-swarm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-CHNF-AK-1534.jpg Moving Swarm A flock of Western sandpipers move to a new location in Hartney Bay near Cordova, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spring-fishing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-CHNF-AK-1121.jpg Spring Fishing An American bald eagle clutches a hooligan (Eulechon) in its talons while fishing in the Alegank Slough in the Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/duck-on-a-bump/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-ANCH-AK-1251.jpg Duck on a Bump A Canvasback duck sits on a tuft of turf in the Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ermine-pause/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0418-ANCH-AK-1005.jpg Ermine Pause An ermine (short-tailed weasel) in winter colors pauses briefly while skittering around in a patch of alder in our backyard on the Anchorage hillside. Incredibly cute and elusive, they are also fierce predators. Ermine are also a challenge to photograph because of their speed and constant movement. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spring-geese/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0412-ANCH-AK-1045.jpg Spring Geese A group of snow geese fly by in early spring over the mudflats near the Rabbit Creek outflow on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/passing-pronghorn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-2382.jpg Passing Pronghorn A group of pronghorn pass by in the prairie grasses in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Contrary to what people typically call this animal, it is not an antelope. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/home-on-the-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1747-Edit.jpg Home on the Range A lone American bison grazes in the Sage Creek Wilderness Area, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/creek-dipping/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-41.jpg Creek Dipping An American dipper rests on the edge of an ice shelf hanging over Campbell Creek in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/on-the-hunt/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-10.jpg On the Hunt A red fox emerges from a den near Campbell Creek in Anchorage to commence a morning hunt for voles and snow shoe hares. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snow-geese-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-2618.jpg Snow Geese Dawn Thousands of snow geese come in from elsewhere in the refuge to gather before sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/crane-and-geese/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-2587.jpg Crane and Geese A Sandhill Crane stands still as thousands of Snow Geese take flight in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/roadrunner-on-the-lookout/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-2373.jpg Roadrunner on the lookout A roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) makes his way along the road, looking for company in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandhill-squadron/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-1568.jpg Sandhill Squadron A group of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in from the fields in late afternoon at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snow-gees-in-flight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-1517.jpg Snow Gees in Flight A pair of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) pass overhead at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-eruption/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-BDAP-NM-1190.jpg Sunrise eruption Twenty thousand snow geese take flight at sunrise in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-moose/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1105.jpg Winter Moose A cow moose pauses amidst hoar frost in Kincaid Park, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/590/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-3873.jpg Evening light reflects off a high bank along the Noatak River, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stream-cut-in-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-1A.jpg Stream Cut in Forest Thousands of years of water flow, and the righ combination of geological structure, has over time created a deep cut in the rock with a perfect right-angle turn in the stream. It is a marvel and a monument to time found in Sun Rift Gorge, Glacier National Park, Montana. This scene does not look quite the same today, however, as the area was hit by wildfire in 2017. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sun-through-tufa/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-MONO-CA-1084.jpg Sun Through Tufa The sun peaks through a cluster of tufa formations at Mono Lake, California, in the evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moss-and-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1116-GIRD-AK-1017.jpg Moss and Falls Sidelit moss provide an accent to the rainforest scene surrounding Virgin Creek Falls in Girdwood, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/inside-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-CHNF-AK-41.jpg Inside Ice A stream flows out through the opening of an ice cave at the toe of a glacier in Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-outflow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-CHNF-AK-30.jpg Glacial Outflow A stream flows out of an ice cave in the toe of a glacier in Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowing-down/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-CHNF-AK-18.jpg Flowing Down A flow of meltwater cascades down the side of a valley iin Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/583/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-GLAC-MT-1195.jpg Scattered bits of evening light touch a mountain peak as McDonald Creek flows over flattened and shape rock slabs, Glacier National Park, Montana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mchugh-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-CHSP-AK-12.jpg McHugh Falls Early autumn view of falls at McHugh Creek in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/light-and-texture/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-MTSU-AK-1131.jpg LIght and Texture Afternoon sunlight strikes the Ice Fall on Matanuska Glacier, providing a wonderful combination of light and shadow to highlight the many textures of the glacier. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/contours/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-MTSU-AK-1109.jpg Contours While studying the shape of the Ice Fall at Matanuska Glacier, I noticed from my perspective that the countours of the ice seemed to mirror that of the mountain ridge in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/light-and-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-GIRD-AK-1004.jpg Light and Falls Shafts of morning light shine through the rainforest over Virgin Creek Falls in Girdwood. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stream-markers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-VT-1098.jpg Stream Markers A series of kairns scatter through a stream in Vermont. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/series-of-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-VT-1087.jpg Series of Falls Various flows of a waterfall cascade down a series of rocks in the Granville Reservation in Vermont in early autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stony-waterfall/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-NH-1041.jpg Stony Waterfall A low-water flow from a series of waterfalls spills across rock layers in the woods of New Hampshire. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gather-ye-leaves/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-NH-1031.jpg Gather ye Leaves Red and pink maple leaves gather near the shore's edge alongside a stream in New Hampshire. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dietrich-silk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1424.jpg Dietrich Silk The Dietrich River flows alongside the Dalton Highway in the Brooks Range. A long exposure brings out the colors of the water and sky, creating a silky appearance for this Arctic river. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rushing-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0915-MTSU-AK-1021.jpg Rushing Autumn The Little Susitna River flows through a field of boulders as fall colors drop in the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-pond-brooks-range-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1159-Edit.jpg Icy Pond, Brooks Range In an early September visit to the Brooks Range in the Dalton Highway corridor, I awoke one morning to fresh snow on the ground and ice forming along the edges of ponds. The fresh snow, thin crust of ice, fall colors and morning light all combined to make a scene I enjoyed exploring with my camera. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/portage-gold-and-turquoise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0913-CHNF-AK-1008.jpg Portage Gold and Turquoise There is a lake in Portage Valley that collects silt from the nearby glacier that feeds it. Throughout the year, it is a favorite spot to explore and photograph. Here, on a calm day in early autumn, it provided a great opportunity to capture the turquoise colors of the pond with the gold of autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-TURN-AK-1103.jpg Turnagain Autumn The Turnagain Arm is one of my favorite landscapes to explore near Anchorage, at all times of the year. Here, golden grasses on the mudflats compliment the golden hues of sun and trees to create a real feel of autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-light-middle-fork-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-3562-Edit.jpg Evening Light, Middle Fork Evening light falls on a bend in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/upper-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-CHSP-AK-9.jpg Upper Falls Upper falls in early autumn at McHugh Creek, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/jagged-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-LAGE-AK-1097.jpg Jagged Ice Close up view of glacial surface admid deep cravasses in Colony Glacier, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spruce-island/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0808-COOK-AK-1001.jpg Spruce Island An island of spruce trees stands out amidts a saturated wetlands in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/creek-and-bridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-CHSP-AK-5.jpg Creek and Bridge A solid summer flow spills water over mossy rocks at McHugh Creek, Chugach State Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seljalandsfoss-evening-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2828-Edit.jpg Seljalandsfoss Evening One of Iceland's many magnificent coastal waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss offers the unique opportunity to hike behind the waterfall for a wet view of the landscape. Here, a mid-summer evening sun shinds through clouds as the water pours down. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/skgafoss-calm-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2769-Edit.jpg Skógafoss Calm Skógafoss is one of several well-known waterfalls on the south coast of Iceland. In the summertime, it can get rather busy. But, if you are there before sunrise, things can be pretty quiet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/goafoss-greens-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2014-Edit.jpg Goðafoss Greens Goðafoss is a large waterfall near the northern coast of Iceland. It is here tha the river Skjálfandafljót drops some 40 feet. It is a marvel to see and photograph. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-scale/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-KEFJ-AK-1880.jpg Glacial Scale A small boat in the foreground gives a sense of scale to the massive tidewater glacier miles behind it in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-lake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1644.jpg Glacial Lake Lake George is an isolated lake in the Chugach Mountains east of Anchorage, accessible only by helicopter or float plane. It is created by the massive Colony Glacier, which constantly calves icebergs into its icy waters. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/iceberg-abstract/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1601.jpg Iceberg Abstract Icebergs on Lake George, calved from the nearby Colony Glacier in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-pools/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1357.jpg Icy Pools Deep blue pools are common with the crystal, clear waters of glaciers. Here, a series of pools add a deep blue to the surface of Knik Glacier in the Chugach Mountains east of Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/water-and-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0615-KATM-AK-3686.jpg Water and Light Dark clouds and a spotlight of sunlight add drama to a small waterfall cascading down a cliff along the Katmai coast between Hallo Bay and Kukak Bay in mid-summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/prismatic-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-YELL-WY-2022.jpg Prismatic Sun Evening light shines through the steam rising over the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/thermal-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-YELL-WY-1918.jpg Thermal Colors Steam rises from the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The angle of the sun provides the opportunity to see the range of colors in this formation. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/thermal-landscape/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-YELL-WY-1266-Edit.jpg Thermal Landscape Morning sun shines through steam at Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The dead trees add a special element to tell of the volitility of this landscape. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-terraces/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-YELL-WY-1227.jpg Blue Terraces Dawn at the Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Before the sun comes up, these normally white formations are reflecting the deep blue of the morning sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spring-sanctuary/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0512-DENA-AK-1762.jpg Spring Sanctuary Evening light falls on the mountains of the Alaska Range beyond the open, clear waters of the Sanctuary River in Denali National Park & Preserve in late spring. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mendenhall-at-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-JNEU-AK-1358.jpg Mendenhall at Morning The Mendenhall Glacier flows down into its lake from the Coast Mountains in Tongess National Forest near Juneau, Alaska. The Tlingit name for the glacier is Sitaantaago, which means "the glacier behind the town." https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-at-the-bay/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-CHNF-AK-0737.jpg Sunset at the Bay Sunset brightens up and adds color to clouds over the mouth of Hartney Creek as it spills into Hartne Bay, Chugach National Forest, near Cordova, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-on-the-delta/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-CHNF-AK-0058.jpg Sunrise on the Delta The sun peeks over the top of the Chugach Mountains with a near-perfect reflection on a pond in the Copper River Delta, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/falls-and-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-OLYM-WA-1027.jpg Falls and Forest A waterfall provides a rich reminder of the rain fall levels that can be found in the forests of Olympic National Park, Washington. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bruarfoss-blues-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-ICEL-1962-Edit.jpg Bruarfoss Blues Bruarfoss is one of the most unique waterfalls in Iceland. Found in the Golden Circle area, access to the falls is by a trail that originates in a residential neighborhood. Its increased popularity has recently been creating problems for the residents of the area, which is why this is the only time I will photograph them. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snow-drifts-sixmile-lake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-BRBY-AK-1029.jpg Snow Drifts, Sixmile Lake After a day of checking trap lines with a trapper out of Nondalton, I took time to go for a walk out on the frozen, snow-drifted surface of Sixmile Lake, the headwaters of the Newhalen River. The patterns in the drifts and the blue skies added to a sense of cold - and it was rather cold. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/above-the-fog/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-4111.jpg Above the Fog A mountain stands out above morning fog along the Noatak River, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/scattered-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0743.jpg Scattered Light Scattered clouds catch bits of golden light as the sun starts to rise over the Alatna River, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-and-mist/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0629.jpg Sunrise and Mist Morning light brightens clouds and reflects on the Alatna River, as a bit of mist hangs over the river surface, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-sky-at-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0329.jpg Red Sky at Morning Morning fog rolls in from the Nigu Valley in early autumn, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-rays/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-17.jpg Morning Rays A bright morning sun cuts through fog in a patch of Taiga forest in Anchorage in summer. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia 100F film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-over-mono-lake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-MONO-CA-1160.jpg Moon over Mono Lake The moon hangs high in the sky as the colors of sunrise start to light up the landscape at Mono Lake, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/framing-redoubt/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-ANCH-AK-2.jpg Framing Redoubt Mt. Redoubt, an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range, is framed between a pair of Sitka Spruce during a winter sunset seen from the Anchorage hillside. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aleknagik-shores/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1012-BRBY-AK-1082.jpg Aleknagik Shores The last light of sun dips behind the Wood River Mountains at Aleknagik Lake near Dillingham. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/banded-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1010-ANCH-AK-1061.jpg Banded Sunset Banded layers of pink, blue and gold spread across the sky during a vibrant October sunset, as viewed from the hillside area in Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-KATM-AK-1691.jpg Alpine Sunset Evening light through tall grasses and bear berries on the treeless alpine slopes above Crosswinds Lake, Katmai National Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bear-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-4178.jpg Bear Sunset Sunset over bear berries and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dusky-bluffs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-BADL-SD-1129.jpg Dusky Bluffs A cluster of bluffs and formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, stand against the deep colors of dusk in mid-summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/storms-sunset-upper-twin-lake/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-2248.jpg Storm's Sunset, Upper Twin Lake After a rough day of paddling and portaging in heavy winds and rain, the winds calmed down and the skies started to break just before sunset. Evening light managed to come through and add color to the clouds, providing a reward for a long day of travel. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kvichak-mouth-at-sunste/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0612-BRBY-AK-1802.jpg Kvichak Mouth at Sunset Sunset over the mouth of the Kvichak River, Bristol Bay. The Kvichak River hosts the largest return of Sockeye Salmon of any single river on the planet, totalling nearly half of the supply for all Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snaking-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0513-BRBY-AK-4335.jpg Snaking Sunset The sun sets behind the Wood River Mountains in early May, while a partially-frozen Snake River winds its way through the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-through-trees/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0513-ANCH-AK-1015.jpg Sunset Through Trees Sunset view from the Anchorage hillside. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-haze-and-mesas/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-GRCA-AZ-1062.jpg Sunset Haze and Mesas The last colors of sunset make the sky glow over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Haze in the air is pollution from Las Vegas, an increasing problem for Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glen-canyon-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-GLCA-UT-1202.jpg Glen Canyon Sunset A colorful sunset fills the sky over the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rocks-at-laupahoehoe-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-HAWA-HI-1609.jpg Rocks at Laupahoehoe The colors of sunrise behind coastal lava rocks at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/galbraith-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1513.jpg Galbraith Dusk The colors of dusk fade on the horizon at Galbraith Lake in the Brooks Range, near the Dalton Highway in Arctic Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/expansive-sukakpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1172.jpg Expansive Sukakpak Evening light brushes Mt. Sukakpak along the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range. This panoramic view from the east side of the mountain helps to highlight the shapes of the mountain, which looks completely different from the north or the south. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fresh-snow-on-mountains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1165.jpg Fresh Snow on Mountains Morning light highlights fresh snow on Mt. Dillon and Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/denali-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-DENA-AK-1804.jpg Denali Reflections Evening alpenglow adds pink to Mt. McKinley and Mt. Brooks in this view form a pond along the park road in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sleeping-lady-storm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0810-ANCH-AK-1899.jpg Sleeping Lady Storm The sun shines through a late summer rainstorm over Mt. Susitna (aka "Sleeping Lady") as viewed from Arctic Valley in Anchorage. (stitched panoramic) https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elk-in-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-5646.jpg Elk in Morning During a morning drive on the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, I saw a lone elk buck come up from behind a mountain meadow and settle into a resting position. Over the next twenty minutes or so, eight more bucks came up, one by one, to settle to rest on the meadow. They all seemed to be enjoying the same view that I was of Long's Peak in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bad-storm-rising/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-BADL-SD-1991.jpg Bad Storm Rising Panoramic view of a spring thunderstorm rising behind the Cedar Pass area of the North Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reine-twilight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-200.jpg Reine Twilight Village lights create pops of warm light as twilight descends upon the village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lofoten-fishracks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-113.jpg Lofoten Fishracks March is the winter cod fishing season in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. A common sight will be massive racks of fish heads hanging to dry. These fish heads are utlimately ground int o a powder and shipped to Nigeria. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/city-and-moon-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-213.jpg City and Moon Glow A full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains and the Anchorage downtown skyline shortly after sunset in February. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lone-birch-leaf/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/NA06-192.jpg Lone Birch Leaf A lone birch leaf rests among rocks and mosses at Colony Glacier, Chugach Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tropical-canopy/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/HI-0780.jpg Tropical Canopy Canopy of trees against an overcast sky over Lava Tree State Monument, Big Island, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/scalloped-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AK06-458.jpg Scalloped Ice There are many shapes and patterns to be found on the inside of an ice cave. Here, I isolate some scalloped shapes inside a cave at Colony Glacier, Chugach Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-and-red-medley/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-29.jpg Blue and Red Medley Cluster of salmon berries and blueberries harvested in the rainforest near Kasistna Bay, Alaska. Tango drum film scan from Fuji Velvia. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-carpet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-27.jpg Red Carpet A patch of Dwarf dogwood, scarlet-red with the colors of autumn, decorate the exposed roots of a cottonwood tree in Kincaid Park, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/colorful-foliage/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-24.jpg Colorful Foliage The scarlet red of highbush cranberry plants provide a pop of color in the woods along the Turnagain Arm Trail in autumn. Tango drum scan from Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rocks-and-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-DALT-AK-1059.jpg Rocks and Gold Scattered rocks and boulder at Finger Mountain along the Dalton Highway are mixed with dwarf birch, bear berries, and other Arctic tundra plants in fall colors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bear-berries-in-autumn-finger-mountain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-DALT-AK-1070.jpg Bear Berries in Autumn, Finger Mountain Alaska does not have maple trees to turn its forests red in the autumn, but it does have plants like bear berries and blueberries with leaves that turn bright red or maroon, covering entire mountainsides. Here, a close up on the bear berry plants reveals their rich, leathery texture. Their vivid colors and textures make for great autumn photos. Finger Mountain is located above the Arctic Circle along the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frosty-alpine/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0811-GAAR-AK-2226.jpg Frosty Alpine A mixture of bear berry, crow berry and low bush cranberry plants sport a fresh frost on the alpine tundra in Anaktuvuk Pass, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/devils-patterns/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHSP-AK-11.jpg Devil's Patterns Dense cluster of Devil's Club alongside McHugh Creek in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-light-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/ANC09-0136.jpg Last Light The last bit of evening alpenglow pinkens up O'Malley Peak and nearby ridges in the Chguach Front Range, Chugach State Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frosty-portage/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/AK08-377.jpg Frosty Portage First light strikes a peak in Portage Valley of Chugach National Forest on a chilly January morning. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/denali-blue-and-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-32.jpg Denali Blue and Gold Denali rises above a snow-dusted autumn landscape on a clear morning. Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. Tango drum scan from Kodak Ektachrome VS 100 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pink-spotlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-22.jpg Pink Spotlight The pink hue of alpenglow on snow-covered mountains is one of the reasons why Iove landscape photography in the Alaskan winter. Here, a shaft of light from a setting sun spotlights a ridge in the Chugach Mountains along the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska. Tango drum scan from Fuji Provia 100 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/circling-stars-portage-valley/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1112-CHNF-AK-1048.jpg Circling Stars, Portage Valley Single-frame star trails on digital, Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tree-and-bluffs/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-GLAC-MT-1071.jpg Tree and Bluffs A bare, lone tree stands out among fall colors, while a jagged bluff stands in the distance in the Many Glaciers area of Glacier National Park, Montana. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glacial-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-PWS-AK-340.jpg Glacial View A glacier spills down from a mountain in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grassy-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-PRKS-AK-1.jpg Grassy Autumn Tall grasses in Broad Pass, Alaska Range, in autumn https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/matanuska-haze/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-MTSU-AK-10.jpg Matanuska Haze Matanuska Glacier and Chugach Mountains with smoke haze in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/misty-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-CHNF-AK-5.jpg Misty Morning Morning mist in trees, Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spotlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-361.jpg Spotlight A shaft of sunlight cuts through dark clouds to light up fall colors in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-flattop/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-241.jpg Alpine Flattop The alpine zone starts to take on fall colors as Flattop Mountain in the distance catches a little evening fog. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flattop-fog/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-236.jpg Flattop Fog Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Peak in evening light, Chugach State Park https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-trail/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-12.jpg Rainbow Trail A trail leads toward Flattop Mountain in early autumn as a rainbow splits the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-6.jpg Alpine Colors Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries with trail in autumn, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-and-alpine/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-2.jpg Rainbow and Alpine Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries in autumn with rainbow and Flattop Mountain, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/scattered-skies/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1393.jpg Scattered Skies Ever-changing clouds and patterns swirl over the Alaska Range near the McKinley River in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/heading-south/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1335.jpg Heading South A group of sandhill cranes pass by the Denali summit and lenticular clouds on their way south in autumn. As I stated in my submission for the 2024 NANPA Showcase, "A flock of Sandhill cranes head south as a thick lenticular cloud hovers over the summit of Denali. This is one of my favorite aspects of visiting the park in the autumn. To be out hiking on the tundra and hear the calls of Sandhill cranes as they pass overhead on their way south is peaceful, elating and part of how I can really feel autumn in my bones." First Runner Up, Scapes category, 2024 NANPA Showcase https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/towering-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1245.jpg Towering View A classic view of Denali from the Stony Hill Overlook in Denali National Park. The towering presence of the mountain and the tiny presence of the park road make for a great contrast. It is so rare to get the perfect conditions for this shot, it is simply impossible to pass up. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/muries-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1217.jpg Murie's Autumn Peak autumn colors at Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park & Preserve. The area where the Polychrome River flows is referred to as the Plains of Murie. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/peak-polychrome/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1215.jpg Peak Polychrome Peak autumn colors at Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dillon-and-trees/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1701.jpg Dillon and Trees The spindly spruce of a Taiga forest frame Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/golden-tussocks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1682.jpg Golden Tussocks A patch of golden tussocks add a pop of color to the lower slope of a mountin in the Brooks Range near the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snowy-sukakpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1164.jpg Snowy Sukakpak Morning light highlights fresh snow on Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-pond-brooks-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-DALT-AK-1159.jpg Icy Pond, Brooks Range In an early September visit to the Brooks Range in the Dalton Highway corridor, I awoke one morning to fresh snow on the ground and ice forming along the edges of ponds. The fresh snow, thin crust of ice, fall colors and morning light all combined to make a scene I enjoyed exploring with my camera. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/byron-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0913-CHNF-AK-1096.jpg Byron Autumn Byron Glacier and creek in autumn, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/denali-autumn-first-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0911-DENA-AK-1490.jpg Denali Autumn, First Light Dwarf birch and willow fill the foreground with autumn colors as first light hits the slopes of Mt. Denali in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dawn-calm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0911-DENA-AK-1424.jpg Dawn Calm The calm waters of Wonder Lake provide a perfect reflection for Mt. Denali as the colors of dawn glow on its slopes in Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/478/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-DENA-AK-1794.jpg Evening light on Mt. McKinley with Wonder Lake reflections, Denali National Park & Preserve. I captured this image during the annual "Road Lottery," after Michelle and I enjoyed a delicious camp meal on a hillside overlooking Wonder Lake, as we were driving our way back to the park entrance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fence-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-95.jpg Fence View Wooden variation of a snow fence design lines the trail with O'Malley, Ptarmigan and Flattop in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trailing-off/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-92.jpg Trailing Off Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries in autumn with Flattop Mountain, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flattop-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-91.jpg Flattop Autumn Dwarf birch and lowbush blueberries in autumn with Flattop Mountain, Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gravel-decor/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-DALT-AK-2124.jpg Gravel Decor A large piece of driftwood rests atop a patch of exposed gravel bar in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River as Mt. Dillon towers in the background in the Brooks Range north of Wiseman, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-wonder/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-4251.jpg Autumn Wonder Fall colors and morning light at Wonder Lake with Denali in the background, Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/clouds-and-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-4074.jpg Clouds and Range Low clouds clling to a ridge in the Alaska Range within Denali National Park & Preserve, as fall colors peak among the dwarf birch and willow. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-palette/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-3525.jpg Autumn Palette Diversity of fall colors in Igloo Canyon, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-view-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0718-TOMB-YU-1045.jpg Alpine View Light and shadow play across a sea of mountain ridges from a high alpine view in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-and-green-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0718-TOMB-YU-162.jpg Fireweed and Green Fireweed blooms along a pond on a calm late-summer morning in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0718-TOMB-YU-45.jpg Alpine View Light and shadow play across a sea of mountain ridges from a high alpine view in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stream-and-notchtop/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-5075.jpg Stream and Notchtop First light warms up the face of Notchtop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sprague-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-3702.jpg Sprague Reflections Morning light reflects on a calm Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/longs-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-RMNP-CO-1948.jpg Long's Morning Morning light shines on the south face of Long's Peak, reflecting in Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. To capture this image, I hiked up the night before and slept in a bivy near the shore, running two cameras at night to capture the starry skies and then being up to capture first light at sunrise. This was toward the end of my two-week artist residency in the park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dogwood-days/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-260.jpg Dogwood Days Dwarf dogwood "blooms" in mid-summer, decorating the alpine zone near Flattop Mountain. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-strike/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-68.jpg Rainbow Strike A bright rainbow pierces darkness of a summer thunderstorm at Potter Marsh in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-light-on-chigmits/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-1457.jpg Morning Light on Chigmits I took an early-morning walk out away from my tent while camping at lower Twin Lake in Lake Clark National Park. There was a breeze in the air, but after a while I found a pond sheltered from the wind where I could capture a calm reflection of the morning light hitting the Chigmit Mountains in the Aleutian Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-suicides/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-TURN-AK-1029.jpg Summer Suicides South and North Suicide peaks in Chugach State Park as veiwed from the Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm in early summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/portage-thaw/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-CHNF-AK-2175.jpg Portage Thaw Spring thaw, Portage Lake, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/galaxy-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0419-MTSU-AK-1.jpg Galaxy View The Milky Way fills the sky over the Chugach Mountains and a frozen Knik River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/granite-and-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1619.jpg Granite and Ice Morning light on glaciers on Mount Dickey, Sheldon Ampitheater, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lenticular-summit/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1579.jpg Lenticular Summit I was staying with my wife and some friends at the Sheldon Mountain Hut, located in a rock outcrop in the middle of Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park & Preserve. It's a round mountain hut built in the 1960s by a pilot, Don Sheldon, who flew up the materials strapped to the wing of his plane. To access it, you have to be dropped off by plane, then haul your gear up a steep, snowy slope to the base of the rock, then carry everything up to the hut. It has amazing views of the Alaska Range. We had generally good weather, after getting dropped off during a snowstorm. The goal of the trip was to shoot some aurora borealis from that location, but despite a couple of clear nights, the aurora was a no-show. But on our last morning, this lenticular cloud formed over Denali and made for a great closing of the trip. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-light-south-buttress/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1552.jpg First Light, South Buttress First light falls on the South Buttress of Mt. Denali and adjacent peaks in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/south-denali-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1543.jpg South Denali Sunrise First light on Denali and South Buttress, Sheldon Ampitheater, Denali National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-weather/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1198.jpg Mountain Weather Clouds roll over Mount Dickey in midday sun, Sheldon Ampitheater, Denali National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-peak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1135.jpg Rising Peak A peak in the Alaska Range peeks above the clouds, Sheldon Ampitheater, Denali National Park & Preserve https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chugach-blues/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0414-TURN-AK-1020.jpg Chugach Blues Blue hour light washes over the Chugach Mountains at Twentymile River along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-peaks-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0414-MTSU-AK-1092.jpg Twin Peaks Evening Evening light falls on Twin Peaks in the Chugach Mountains in spring, with Pioneer Peak in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-crescent/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0410-TURN-AK-1003.jpg Rising Crescent A waning crescent moon rises at dawn in early April over the Kenai Mounatins along the Turnagain Arm, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fading-moon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-TURN-AK-1095.jpg Fading Moon A full moon seems to slide along a ridge in the Kenai Mountains as it works its way to setting shortly before sunrise. Turnagain Arm, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kootenay-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0316-KOOT-AB-9.jpg Kootenay Reflections Morning light reflects on ice and open water in the Kootenay National Park, Alberta, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kona-first/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/HI-0321.jpg Kona First Vivid pink clouds dominate the sky after sunset in this view from the Kona-Kailoa coast, Hawaii. This was our first sunset during a visit to the Kona side of the Big Island, and, I think, my first-ever Kona sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/earth-and-sea/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/HI-0197-Edit.jpg Earth and Sea Lava rocks and coral remnants decorate the Kona coastline on the Big Island of Hawaii. The combination of the broken coral fragments and the clusters of lava rock made me think about the destructive and constructive forces of Earth and its oceans that are constantly there. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/saddle-scenery/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/HI-0141.jpg Saddle Scenery A lone tree stands amid a field of tall grasses and lava rocks in the middle of the Big Island, Hawaii. The views along the Saddle Road offer a completely different view of the Big Island compared to its coastal areas. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-colors-and-surf/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1116-HAWA-HI-1100.jpg Morning Colors and Surf Whispy clouds and surf catch hints of color at morning in Waipao Valley, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/waipeo-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-WAIP-HI-1111.jpg Waipeo Gold Golden light brushes the edge of clouds and highlights the surf as morning arrives in Waipeo Valley, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kona-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-KONA-HI-1179.jpg Kona Sunset A row of palm trees stand tall against a colorful sunset in Kona on the Island of Hawaii in late summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lowering-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-KONA-HI-1144.jpg Lowering Gold A golden sun kisses the horizon, lighting up the sky along the Kona Coast at sunset on the Island of Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/440/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-KONA-HI-1007.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lava-fall-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-HAVO-HI-1587.jpg Lava Fall Dawn A lava fall spills off the edge of the Hawaii coast, spreading its way toward the ocean in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hot-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-HAVO-HI-1503.jpg Hot Falls A lava fall spills off the Hawaii coast, spreading out to add new land to the island on the edge of the ocean in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-flow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-HAVO-HI-1402.jpg Morning Flow Pre-dawn light starts to brighten the shore as lava continues to flow into the surf at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/purple-surf-and-lava/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-HAVO-HI-1355.jpg Purple Surf and Lava There is a time in the early morning hours as the light transitions from darkness to light where the colors pop with purple and pink hues while interacting with the lava flowing into the ocean. It is a marvelous time to be on the shores near a lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/heaven-and-earth/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0817-HAVO-HI-1010.jpg Heaven and Earth The Milky Way floats in the night sky over lava flowing into the ocean, adding to the continual growth of the land at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/standing-guard/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0508-PELL-USN-1768.jpg Standing Guard The U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) rests at berth in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, near the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. It's positioning makes me think that it is there to stand guard over the fallen sailors of the Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spillway-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-KAUA-HI-2846.jpg Spillway Sunrise Surf spills into a hole in a rock outrcop at sunrise on the east side of Kauai, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kauai-palms/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-KAUA-HI-2268.jpg Kauai Palms A stand of palm trees against blue skies and scattered clouds in Kauai. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/na-pali-surf/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-KAUA-HI-1124.jpg Na Pali Surf Surf crashes on the Na Pali coast of Kauai at sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rocks-at-laupahoehoe/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-HAWA-HI-1609-Edit.jpg Rocks at Laupahoehoe The colors of sunrise behind coastal lava rocks at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/laupahoehoe-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-HAWA-HI-1606.jpg Laupahoehoe Sunrise A patch of beach naupaka provides a pop of green to the foreground during sunrise at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-row/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0111-MAUI-HI-2455.jpg Rainbow Row A row of rainbow eucalyptus provide a pop of color amidst the greens of a tropical forest in Maui, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/palm-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0111-MAUI-HI-1848.jpg Palm Dusk A cluster of palm trees tower over some canoes on a beach at Kihei, Maui, as the colors of dusk fill the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/outrigger-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0111-MAUI-HI-1777.jpg Outrigger Sunset A group of outrigger canoes at sunset in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/haleakala-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0111-MAUI-HI-1157.jpg Haleakala Sunrise Ever since I served on the U.S.S. Haleakala (AE-25), I wanted to someday visit the mountain for which it was named. The Silversword cactus was part of our ship's seal, and I wanted to see one of those plants in person. During a winter visit to Maui, Michelle agreed to get up with me at 3:00 a.m. to make the drive to the summit parking lot so we could be there for sunrise. It was chilly, but beautiful. As much as I would love to go there again, it is one of those places that gets a lot of visitation pressure, and I am not sure I will contribute to that problem again. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/blue-and-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-58.jpg Blue and Gold View up through aspen trees in autumn in Russian Jack Springs Park, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/from-the-ashes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-GLAC-MT-1226.jpg From the Ashes A cluster of new trees spring up from the soot and ashes from a recent forest fire near Many Glacier Road on the east side of Glacier National Park, Montana. Moments after taking this photo, another photographer stopped and joined us in photographing this blackened forest. We learned later that his name was Peter Lik. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/looking-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1006-FLAT-MT-1102.jpg Looking Up A cluster of trees remain standing tall in a burn area in Flathead National Forest, Montana. To capture this image, I simply lay down on my back and hand-held to shoot up. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-and-fog/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-DENA-AK-1010.jpg Sunrise and Fog A low fog rolls across the landscape in Denali National Park & Preserve as morning sun peeks over a mountain ridge to light up the land. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kancamagus-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-NH-1003.jpg Kancamagus Colors Early fall colors start to scatter across the White Mountains in a view from an overlook on the Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/419/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-JUNE-AK-177.jpg https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-and-autumn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-4107.jpg Rainbow and Autumn Rainbow over fall colors in dwarf birch near the Sanctuary River in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ir-view-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-189.jpg IR View Up View up the trees along a trail in Eagle River Valley (converted Infrared black and white). https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hoar-frost-and-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1046.jpg Hoar Frost and Sun A mid-afternoon sun shines through thick hoar frost on brush in Kincaid Park in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trees-and-moon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-103.jpg Trees and Moon A full moon rises over frosty trees in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hillcountry-boquet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/TX-085.jpg Hillcountry Boquet Texas bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush make up a lot of the colors in this area of the Texas Hill Country near Fredericksburg. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-and-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/TX-034.jpg Red and Blue A cluster of Texas bluebonnets and Indian blanket provide a pop of color in the Texas Hill Country. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-decor/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-25.jpg Alpine Decor Pink flowers of the moss campion plant add rich color to the alpine tundra in Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alpine-potpourri/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-15.jpg Alpine Potpourri A mixture of moss campion, mountain avens, and bearberry plants decorate the alpine slopes in Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska, in mid-June. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/columbine-on-a-lupine-tapestry/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-14.jpg Columbine on a Lupine Tapestry During a morning drive in Keystone Canyon near Valdez, Alaska, I saw a patch of bright red Western columbine alongside the road and pulled over to explore. I chose an angle that had a patch of Arctic lupine in the background. This image won the Best in Nature awared in the 2001 Alaska WILD juried photo exhibition. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fields-of-blue-and-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-9.jpg Fields of Blue and Gold Golden groundsel and bluebonnets decorate a field in the Texas Hillcountry near Federicksburg in spring. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia 220 film. Bluebonnets are the only variety of lupine that can propogate in warmer climates. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/purple-fields-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1498-Edit.jpg Purple Fields While traveling through the West Fjords region of Iceland in the summer, we found several fields and mountainsides coated in the purple glow of Arctic lupine. It is, however, completely invasive, having originated in Alaska. Accounts vary as to when it was brought to Iceland, but by the 1960s, the Icelandic Forestry Ministry was actively spreading it, and by 1985 it was being used to stop soil erosion. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/headwaters-silver-salmon-creek/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-LACL-AK-4034.jpg Headwaters, Silver Salmon Creek While spending time at the Silver Salmon Creek Lodge for fieldwork on my Bristol Bay book, Where Water is Gold, I followed a trail from the lodge away from the coast and back toward the mountains. In a short while, I found the headwaters of Silver Salmon Creek, a lake covered with blooming lily pads. I used a nearby canoe to paddle out to a rock and set up my tripod for this image. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lupine-valley/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-MTSU-AK-8.jpg Lupine Valley Field of Arctic Lupine alongside a stream in Archangel Valley, Hatcher Pass SManagement Area. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-island/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-CHNF-AK-39.jpg Fireweed Island Dwarf fireweed decorates an island in a stream near Turnagain Pass, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/avens-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-202.jpg Avens Sunset A patch of Mountain Avens bloom on alpine slopes as a summer sun sets behind the Anchorage downtown skyline at 11:30 p.m. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/forget-me-nots/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-1.jpg Forget-Me-Nots A patch of Forget-Me-Nots fill a roadside in Anchorage. The foreget-me-not is the Alaska state flower. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/placer-lily/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0614-TURN-AK-1011.jpg Placer Lily Lily flower in evening light, Placer Valley. For years, I would drive by this pond and its blooming lillies, sometimes stopping along the road's edge to photograph it. But I always wanted to wade out into the pond for a shot with the blooming yellow lily in the foreground. One summer, I packed my waders into the card and headed out to accomplish the goal. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-lakes-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-2629.jpg Twin Lakes View A patch of wooly lousewort rests on a ridge above Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-and-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-1337.jpg Sunset and Blue Blue flax and sunset at Lower Twin Lake, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowery-slope/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-ANCH-AK-1107.jpg Flowery Slope A patch of forget-me-nots covers part of a slope in the Potter Valley area of Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/epoch-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-31.jpg Epoch Sunrise Any view across the formations of the North Unit of Badlands National Park, South Dakota, is a view across time. Long past epochs, revealing their paleontological treasures, create stunning studies in textures and color. Here, the colors of dawn light up the landscape in early winter. Tango drum scan of Kodak Ektachrome VS 100 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/window-with-a-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-26.jpg Window With a View This is one of the classic landscape photos of the American Southwest, a view through the North Window Arch at the Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. The image is most often captured in the morning, as that is when light would shine on this side of the arches. Captured in 2001 on film, I have not sought to photograph it again due ot its increased popularity. Tango drum scan from Kodak Ektachrome E100VS film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/balance-in-frame/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-12.jpg Balance in Frame While hiking around in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, I came upon this balancing rock. After exploring it from a few angles, I found a view through a gap in some larger rocks. I captured it both with a digital camera and my Hasselblad. This is a Tango drum scan of the Hasselblad image, captured on Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hoodoo-in-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-10.jpg Hoodoo in Sun A lone hoodoo reaches from the shadows into the waning light of an evening sun on the Arizona side of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Tango drum scan of Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ancient-castles/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-5.jpg Ancient Castles Evening light shines on a series of formations in the North Unit of Badlands National Park, South Dakota. When viewed from a distance, this particular set of formations look like a cluster of castles. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/formation-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-4.jpg Formation Reflections Recent spring snows melt and form a small reflecting pond for a formation in the Cedar Bluffs area of the North Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Tango drum scan from Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/virgin-reflection/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1217-ZION-UT-1089.jpg Virgin Reflection Early light shines on a rock formation in the main valley, reflecting on the surfaces of the Virgin River, in Zion National Park, Utah. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/desert-window/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1217-VFSP-NV-1045.jpg Desert Window While hiking around in Valley of Fire State Park north of Las Vegas, Nevada, I found a window through one of the rock formations. It allowed me to frame some of the background scenery as the colors of dusk were lighting the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1217-VFSP-NV-1032.jpg Last Light The last light of the evening sun shines on the top of a rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/gold-on-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1217-VFSP-NV-1029.jpg Gold on Gold A golden rabbitbrush adds a complimentary gold to the last bit of evening light shining on a rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/water-and-salt/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1435.jpg Water and Salt Salt flats and Panamint Mountains, Death Valley National Park, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mesquite-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1397.jpg Mesquite Morning Light and shadow play on the Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rock-racing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1276.jpg Rock Racing A rock slides across the flats at the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, California, in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/zabriskie-layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1133.jpg Zabriskie Layers There is a reason that Zabriskie Point is one of the classic locations to photograph in Death Valley National Park, California. In morning light, the play of light and shadows along with the layers of the landscape make for great composition opportunities. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/landcape-tones/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1098.jpg Landcape Tones Zabriskie Point at first light, Death Valley National Park, California. I really enjoyed this angle, which is not typical for this location, due to the depth of the scene created by the varied layers of different tones from foreground to the mountains in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/devils-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1212-DEVA-CA-1053.jpg Devil's Dusk The Devil's Golf Course is a large formation of salt in a basin in the Mojave Desert within Death Valley National Park, Califormia. I really enjoyed how the hues and tones looked at dusk that it seemed like a perfect time to explore the texture of the salt clusters. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fog-and-frost/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1204-BADL-SD-1043.jpg Fog and Frost A winter fog settles across the landscape, creating blooms of hoar frost on every plant in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in late December. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dunes-and-clouds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0709-GRSA-CO-1378-2.jpg Dunes and Clouds Layers of sand dunes and clouds glow in afternoon sun at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-bloom/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-BADL-SD-1119.jpg Evening Bloom A cluster of Sego Lillies bloom in the prairie grasses in evening light in late spring, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/castle-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0509-BADL-SD-2034.jpg Castle Light Morning light glows on the north side of formations in the Cedar Pass area of the North Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glowing-rocks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1869.jpg Glowing Rocks A reddish glow lights up rock formations near Page, Arizona, at first light. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandstone-tones/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1670.jpg Sandstone Tones Hues from yellow to magenta and blue help accentuate the textures and patterns of Navajo sandstone in Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sandy-eye/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1614.jpg Sandy Eye It is an easy thing to do, to look at patterns and imagine an image of some sort created by those patterns. Here, I look at this part of a Navajo sandstone formation in Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, and I see the massive eye of some fantastical creature. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/the-view-up/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1215.jpg The View Up It is easy while walking through Upper Antelope Canyon to be awed and inspired by the Navajo sandstone formations that are straight ahead, beside, or behind you. But, a look straight up can provide incredible visions of patterns and textures. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/canyons-end/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1191.jpg Canyon's End After taking my time to hike through and photograph Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, I came to this incredible series of patterns and textures at the end of the canyon, right before the part where we climb up and out to the open air. It seemsed like a fitting end to exploring the beauty of this formation. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moody-bend/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-PAGE-AZ-1056.jpg Moody Bend When you travel, you always have to work with the weather to capture images. You rarely have the luxury of spending several days waiting for good weather at a location where you wanted to photograph. That is why, despite the crappy weather, I proceeded this morning to photograph the iconic Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. Sure, there were no golden rays of light providing contrasts in the landscape, but the grey, moody skies allowed many of the rock colors to come out and shine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/desert-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-GRCA-AZ-1037.jpg Desert View A look in evening light toward Comanche Point from Desert View on the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/balanced-rock-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-GLCA-UT-1110.jpg Balanced Rock View I saw this balanced rock in an area I was exploring in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, on the Utah side. I kept exploring around the area, checking it from different angles, until I found this view through a gap in some rocks that had fallen together. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0411-GLCA-UT-1071.jpg Sunset View Expansive desert view of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, on the Arizona side, with a lone mesa and sprawling sunset. This was one of those sunsets that became more vibrant as the sun continued to go down farther below the horizon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/table-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-2083.jpg Table View View to the southwest from Sheep Mountain Table in the Stronghold Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/double-strike/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1987.jpg Double Strike Two bolts of lightning strike the ground from a thunderstorm cloud in the Conata Basin, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Donated as part of my artist residency, this image is a part of the park's permanent collection and hangs at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. It was selected for donation by visitors to the park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sidelit-castle/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1878.jpg Sidelit Castle Evening light on formations near the Castle Trail in the Cedar Pass area , Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-storm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1576.jpg Rising Storm A summer rain storm hovers over formations in Cedar Pass, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/conata-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0409-BADL-SD-1506.jpg Conata Colors Evening light in the Conata Basin, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tree-and-dunes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-WHSA-NM-1211.jpg Tree and Dunes Lone tree and dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grasses-in-dunes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-WHSA-NM-1112.jpg Grasses in Dunes Grasses blur in a stiff breeze after sunset in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-over-dunes/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0209-WHSA-NM-1021.jpg Sunset over Dunes Clouds in the sky light up with the colors of sunset over the gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park, New Mexico. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/zion-tree/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0206-ZION-UT-1088.jpg Zion Tree A lone Utah juniper tree stands out against morning light striking a canyon wall at Zion National Park, Utah. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/virgin-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0206-ZION-UT-1086.jpg Virgin Morning Morning light strikes the canyon walls, reflecting colors onto the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah, in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bryce-winter-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0206-BRCA-UT-1105.jpg Bryce Winter Morning Morning light on hoodoos and other formations at Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/patterns-of-red-and-white/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0206-BRCA-UT-1068.jpg Patterns of Red and White Morning light and snow on canyon walls, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Winter is my favorite time to photograph in the park due to what the snow adds visually to the red clay formations, especially with clear blue skies. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-cliffs-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MOAB-UT-1046.jpg Red Cliffs Morning Frost on the trees and bushes show what an unusually cold time it was during this January visit to Moab. Staying at the Red Cliffs Lodge right on the Colorado River, I walked out the back of our cabin to capture this image with morning light striking the cliffs. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-dunes-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1351.jpg Red Dunes, Morning A patch of red sand dunes catch the first light of the morning at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/totem-sunrise-no-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1328.jpg Totem Sunrise No. 1 Winter sunrise over Totem formation in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/totem-sunrise-no-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1326.jpg Totem Sunrise No. 2 Contrasts of gold and blue fill the sky over the Totem formation at Navajo Valley Tribal Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/totem-sunrise-no-3/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1313.jpg Totem Sunrise No. 3 The first colors of sunrise, a combination of deep gold, red and blue, fill the sky over the Totem formation at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mittens-at-dawn/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1308.jpg Mittens at Dawn Colors of dawn silhouette "The Mittens" at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mittens-and-stars/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-MNVY-AZ-1301.jpg Mittens and Stars Two-hour star trails capture with "The Mittens" at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona. I actually set up the tripod to capture this image on the balcony of our room at The View Hotel, which has a perfect view of the Mittens. I set the camera, set an alarm, and then went to sleep. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/grand-shadows/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-GRCA-AZ-1062-Edit.jpg Grand Shadows Low afternoon light plays a game of light and shadow across formations in the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/canyon-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-GRCA-AZ-1027.jpg Canyon Evening Warm light adds contrast and detail to formations in the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/quiet-sunrise-at-mesa/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-CANY-UT-1065.jpg Quiet Sunrise at Mesa Sunrise at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. This is one of the iconic images to capture in the part of the Southwest near Moab, but capturing it in the middle of January means you don't have to fight for space with 60 other photographers. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-near-courthouse/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0113-ARCH-UT-1130.jpg Sunrise near Courthouse Sunrise over LaSal Mountains near Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park, Utah. Visiting in the dead of winter made this a quiet place to be on a -10 F morning. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/joshuas-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0107-JOTR-CA-1175.jpg Joshua's Colors Joshua trees at dusk, Joshua Tree National Park, California. Captured on Fuji Velvia 120 film with my Hasselblad 503CX. The incredible gradient of colors from gold to deep purple made this dusk one to remember. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reclining-man/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0107-JOTR-CA-1160.jpg Reclining Man During my first visit to Joshua Tree National Park, I was surprised and enchanted by the many rock formations in the park. They provided great subjects for composition, with their lines, shadow and texture. This particular composition presented so many elements, but it was not until someone commented on a print of this image in my gallery that I saw a particular shape in the formation: "It looks like a man reclining in a chair." Funny how we see things without seeing them. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/silhouette/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0107-JOTR-CA-1125.jpg Silhouette A prominent Joshua Tree provides a perfect silhouette against the lush gradients of color at dusk in Joshua Tree National Park, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/textures-and-shadow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0107-JOTR-CA-1096.jpg Textures and Shadow This cluster of round boulders against a larger rocky slope, accented by evening light to highlight the shapes and textures, is a great illustration of the photographic fun to be found in the rocks of Joshua Tree National Park, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mojave-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0107-JOTR-CA-1041.jpg Mojave Sunset Sunrise on the Mojave Desert with joshua tree, Joshua Tree National Park, California. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tordrillo-fires/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-21.jpg Tordrillo Fires A fiery sunset lights up the sky above the Tordrillo Mountains and Alaska Range in this view from Arctic Valley in Anchorage. Tango drum scan from Kodak Ektachrome E100VS film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/thompson-pass-summer/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-16.jpg Thompson Pass Summer The alpine slopes of Thompson Pass are alive with a variety of wildflowers, including a large patch of mountain avens. Tango drum scan of Fuji Velvia film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/carved-in-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/7000586-8.jpg Carved in Blue A channel cut throug the mud flats of Turnagain Arm provides a leading line at low tide at around midnight in late June. Tango drum scan of Fuji Velvia 220 film. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hillside-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1218-ANCH-AK-1025.jpg Hillside Morning Morning light shines across textured clouds and frosty trees on the Anchorage hillside in early winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/driftwood-beach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-UNAL-AK-1002.jpg Driftwood Beach Driftwood covers the Bering Sea coastline at the village of Unalakleet, considered the boundary between Yup'ik and Inupiat territory in western Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lighthouse-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1017-ACAD-ME-1098.jpg Lighthouse Sunset The sun dips below the horizon in autumn at the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Acadia National Park, Maine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/acadia-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1017-ACAD-ME-1023.jpg Acadia Sunrise The sun rises on a clear autumn day on a coastal stretch of Acadia National Park, Maine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bore-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1015-TURN-AK-1042.jpg Bore Sunset A small bore tide winds its way into the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska, as sun sets behind Mt. Redoubt and the Aluetian Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/liquid-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0914-ANCH-AK-8.jpg Liquid Sunset Swriling patterns in the mudflats at low tide, with Mt. Iliamna and Mt. Redoubt. The mixed hues of silver, gold and black made me think of molten metal, flowing across the landscape. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidal-kirkjufell-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1090-Edit.jpg Tidal Kirkjufell During this mid-July visit, a low tide drained the water from a small bay near the village of Grundarfjörður and the mountain Kirkjufell. I chose this angle and the tidal zone to capture a different view of this oft-photographed mountain. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lichens-and-turnagain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-TURN-AK-1017.jpg Lichens and Turnagain A patch of orange lichen provide a colorful foreground to rocks along the Turnagain Arm, as first light hits the Kenai Mountains on the other side. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hazy-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-TURN-AK-2.jpg Hazy Sun Dense fire smoke from the Swan Lake fire in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge mutes the sun over Mt. Susitna and Cook Inlet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/omalley-and-avens/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-201.jpg O'Malley and Avens Mountain Avens decorate alpine slopes as O'Malley Peak catches the last light of the day in Chugach State Park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/convergence/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0616-TURN-AK-1063.jpg Convergence Evening light over field of Arctic lupine, Turnagain Arm. I have been photographing the field of Arctic lupine that blooms at the mouth of the Twenty Mile River along the Turnagain Arm pretty much since I moved to Anchorage in 1999. Before this image, I never had full bloom, good evening light, high tide and zero breeze come together at the same time. For this image captured in 2016, it finally did. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aprils-patterns/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0419-TURN-AK-27.jpg April's Patterns Patterns in the sky and mudflats are accented in early morning light along the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-textures/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0419-TURN-AK-2.jpg Morning Textures Morning light coats the landscape along the Turnagain Arm near Bird Point. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tordrillo-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-ANCH-AK-1022.jpg Tordrillo Gold The sky glows gold as the sun sets behing the Tordrillo Mountains on the western side of Cook Inlet. The Tordrillo Mountains are a part of the Alaska Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidal-graphics/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-ANCH-AK-1006.jpg Tidal Graphics The extreme tides and coastal mudflats of Cook Inlet in the vicinity of Anchorage make for some great graphic elements to include in landscape photos, particularly around sunset. Here, the reddish-orange glow in the sky following sunset adds color to an otherwise stark, contrasty landscape. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-twilight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-TURN-AK-1003.jpg Turnagain Twilight Venus and Jupiter shine brightly in the sky to the west as twilight settles over the calm waters of Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/view-over-turnagain-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-TURN-AK-1091.jpg View Over Turnagain Aerial view of the Turnagain Arm and Seward Highway south of Anchorage on a winter evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/disappointment-sunlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0218-CADI-WA-1020.jpg Disappointment Sunlight The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, located on the Washington side of the mouth of the Columbia River, stands silhouetted against shafts of sunlight shining through the clouds. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidepool-and-haystack/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0218-CABE-OR-1045.jpg Tidepool and Haystack Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon, gets full morning sun while a tidepool with a barnacle-encrusted rock rest in the shade. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lone-frost/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-ANCH-AK-1002.jpg Lone Frost It is a fairly common event in Anchorage winters in January to have a few days of cold, calm conditions where ice fog blankets the city and leaves behing hoar frost coating everything. Here, a lone tree stands out against a blue and gray background near the public dock at the Port of Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sitka-beach-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1399.jpg Sitka Beach Sunset We explored the beach out at Halibut Point in Sitka around sunset, allowing time to enjoy the view. I enjoyed the huge driftwood logs beached along the shore and wanted to include them in my composition. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/harbor-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1080.jpg Harbor Sunset The sun sets in mid-February at Crescent Harbor, with the low tide exposing the shoreline along the Sitka National Historic Park, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/haystack-and-tidal-rock/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0210-CST-OR-1076.jpg Haystack and Tidal Rock Haystack Rock of Cannon Beach, Oregon, at sunset. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the small tidal rock in the foreground with the massive rock formation in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/beached/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0210-CST-OR-1018.jpg Beached A large driftwood stump lays stranded on an Oregon beach with Twin Rocks in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/susitna-and-tide/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1157.jpg Susitna and Tide Mt. Susitna looms in the background as the winter tides zoom by in a long exposure at sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coastal-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1145.jpg Coastal Sunset The sun dips below the horizon in a view from the shores below Point Woronzof in Anchorage in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sun-through-frost/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1129.jpg Sun Through Frost Afternoon sun shines through hoar frost-coated trees along the bluff in Kincaid Park, Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ice-sheets-and-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1034.jpg Ice Sheets and Sunset Sunset along the outflow of Rabbit Creek in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rabbit-creek-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0110-ANCH-AK-1626.jpg Rabbit Creek Sunset The outflow of Rabbit Creek cuts through the frozen mudflats in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/green-and-purple-over-20/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1118-TURN-AK-16.jpg Green and Purple Over 20 Aurora borealis over the Chugach Mountains along the Twenty Mile River, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/green-eruption/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1118-TURN-AK-11.jpg Green Eruption The aurora borealis seems to erupt over a mountain in Chugach National Forest during an early winter display. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/scattered-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1118-MTSU-AK-25.jpg Scattered Aurora The northern lights scatter across the sky over the Knik River in early winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-and-hunter/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1118-MTSU-AK-8.jpg Aurora and Hunter A green aurora borealis dances over Hunter Creek in the Knik River valley, lighting up the snow and creek. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tree-canopy/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1117-TURN-AK-1077.jpg Tree Canopy A soaring aurora borealis fills the sky over a tree along the Turnagain Arm in early November. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/what-makes-mountains-small/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1117-TURN-AK-1064.jpg What Makes Mountains Small The Kenai Mountains seem small under a sky-fillling aurora borealis in early November. A bright moon cannot overpower the strenght of the aurora. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/turnagain-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1117-TURN-AK-1056.jpg Turnagain Corona A vivid corona display of the aurora borealis looms high over Turnagain Arm in early November. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/westward-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1117-TURN-AK-1020.jpg Westward Aurora An aurora borealis erupts from the Tordrillo Mountains on the west side of Cook Inlet, in a view from Beluga Point along Turnagain Arm in early November. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pulsating-over-the-inlet/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1117-ANCH-AK-1001.jpg Pulsating Over the Inlet A pulsating aurora fills the sky over an icy Cook Inlet in early November. The landscape is lit up by a bright moon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-and-aurora-over-twenty-mile/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1114-CHNF-AK-1183.jpg Moon and Aurora Over Twenty Mile Moon and aurora borealis over Twenty Mile River, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pulsating-over-turnagain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1113-TURN-AK-1062.jpg Pulsating over Turnagain A pulsating aurora borealis shines through scattered clouds and stars over Turnagain Arm and the Kenai Mountains, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/theyre-here/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1113-CHNF-AK-1128.jpg They're Here! After a long night of aurora chasing, I was heading back to my car for the long drive home when I looked up. The view through the trees created an otherworldly sensation, almost as if some extraterrestrial presence was coming in for a landing. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/chandalar-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1853.jpg Chandalar Aurora The aurora borealis dances over the Brooks Range at Chandalar Shelf in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/atigun-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1775.jpg Atigun Lights The aurora borealis fills the sky over the Brooks Range near Atigun Pass. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-the-sky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1712.jpg Fanning the Sky The aurora borealis erupts over the Brooks Range north of Atigun Pass, fanning out across the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/filling-the-void/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1684.jpg Filling the Void A multi-faceted aurora borealis fills the gap among peaks in the Brooks Range of the Alaskan Arctic. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/no-4-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1634.jpg No. 4 Aurora The aurora borealis fills the sky over the Brooks Range and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Pump Station 4. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/okay-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1575.jpg "Okay" Aurora The aurora borealis towers over the Brooks Range near Galbraith Lake. Looking for shapes in the aurora can often be like looking for them in clouds. Here, I see something similar to the "Okay" sign we make with our hands. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/galbraith-aurora-and-milky-way/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1563.jpg Galbraith Aurora and Milky Way The aurora borealis and Milky Way fill the sky near Galbraith Lake in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pipeline-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1419.jpg Pipeline Glow The aurora borealis dances and fills the sky over the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the Brooks Range in the Arctic of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/swirling-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1416.jpg Swirling Corona A corona display of the aurora borealis swirls overhead in the Brooks Range in Arctic Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/glowing-path/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1394.jpg Glowing Path The aurora borealis dances in the northern sky over the Dalton Highway and Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the Brooks Range of Arctic Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cosmic-crossings/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1103.jpg Cosmic Crossings A rising aurora borealis crosses the Milky Way over peaks in the Brooks Range north of Wiseman, Alaska, along the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rainbow-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1016-CHNF-AK-1039.jpg Rainbow Aurora A double arc of aurora borealis fills the sky over Portage Lake, Chugach National Forest, Alaska, in October. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-knik-october/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1012-MTSU-AK-1224.jpg Aurora Over Knik, October A tall aurora borealis display towers over the Knik River in the early hours of October. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sleeping-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1012-ANCH-AK-1009.jpg Sleeping Aurora Aurora borealis display over Cook Inlet and Mt. Susitna (aka "Sleeping Lady") as viewed from Point Woronzof in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/solitary/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-WHIT-AK-62.jpg Solitary Aurora borealis and lone tree, Cove Creek, Whittier https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/creek-and-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-WHIT-AK-59.jpg Creek and Aurora Aurora borealis glow fills the sky and reflects in stream, Cove Creek, Whittier https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/omen/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-MTSU-AK-1313.jpg Omen Aurora borealis over Chugach Mountains near Knik River. These sort of aurora with the scattered dark patterns typically occur on nights with fairly active aurora. They are not, however, very common. Like with many aurora, I look for patterns. Here, I see what looks like a face, staring down at me in an omenous way. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kaktovik-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1359.jpg Kaktovik Lights Light from the Inupiat village of Kaktovik cannot compete with the aurora borealis dancing over the Arctic tundraw of Barter Island. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-tundra/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1293.jpg Aurora over Tundra The aurora borealis soars over the flat Arctic tundra of Barter Island near the Inupiat village of Kaktovik in northeastern Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/overpowering/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-ANCH-AK-1073.jpg Overpowering Aurora borealis over coastal Anchorage in early autumn. The glow of the city can bee seen in the middle bottom, showing that bright city lights do not necessarily prevent aurora viewing. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reaching-high/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-ANCH-AK-1032.jpg Reaching High The aurora borealis reaches high into the sky above the mudlfats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge near the Rabbit Creek outflow. The red lights in the distance are from the wind farm on Fire Island. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/air-burst/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-ANCH-AK-1020.jpg Air Burst A coronoa display of the aurora borealis flutters overhead in shads of pink, purple and green. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-ridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DENA-AK-1230.jpg Aurora over Ridge A curtain of aurora borealis shines through the clouds over a ridge in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park & Preserve in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/savage-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DENA-AK-1220.jpg Savage Lights The aurora borealis dances over a braided Savage River in early autumn. Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-eruption/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1572.jpg Sukakpak Eruption The aurora borealis seems to erupt from the summit of Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range near the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dietrich-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1140.jpg Dietrich Reflections The aurora borealis shines over Mt. Dillon on a moonless night, casting a bright reflection on the Dietrich River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/storm-explosion/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1094.jpg Storm Explosion An aurora storm explodes over Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range, filling the sky with various shapes and patterns. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/milky-way-over-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-CHNF-AK-1010-2.jpg Milky Way over Aurora The Milky Way shines in the sky over a quiet aurora in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-layers/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0916-MTSU-AK-1129.jpg Aurora Layers Several layered bands and curtains of aurora borealis dance over the Knik River, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/crosswinds-steve/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-KATM-AK-2013.jpg Crosswinds Steve An aurora borealis glows green on the northern horizon above Crosswinds Lake, Katmai National Preserve, Alaska, while STEVE glows east to west across the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/early-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0816-KATM-AK-1980.jpg Early Aurora An aurora borealis display dances early in the evening and in the season in late August at Crosswinds Lake, Katmai National Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-with-milky-way-girdwood/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-GIRD-AK-1026.jpg Aurora With Milky Way, Girdwood During an early August weekend vacation to the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, I headed out to see if the "lights" were out. They were! So I hopped in my car, drove up the Crow Creek Road, and found an open spot where I could capture both the aurora and the glowing Milky Way. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-swirl/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-DALT-AK-1258.jpg Aurora Swirl In the twenty years that I have been viewing and photographing the aurora borealis, I have only seen a swirl pattern twice. For this second display of the swirl, I was photographing at the Dietrich River in the Brooks Range with some clients during a photo workshop. The swirl formed over Mt. Dillon and disappeared within about 30 seconds. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-wall/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0815-ANCH-AK-1128.jpg Aurora Wall During a mid-August display of the aurora borealis, I was out chasing the lights in south Anchorage and along the Turnagain Arm. Here, I was stopped at a pullout along the Seward Highway as the hour approached 4:00 a.m., with the light of twilight beginning to fill the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tek-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-DENA-AK-1131.jpg Tek Aurora Aurora borealis over the Teklanika River in Denali National Park & Preserve. One of the advantages of camping at the Teklanika campground is the ability to simply walk out from your tent onto the river to photograph the northern lights in early autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/259/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-CHNF-AK-1035.jpg STEVE and Milky Way in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. This was the first time I photographed the phenomenon. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twentymile-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0814-CHNF-AK-1001.jpg Twentymile Aurora The Twenty Mile River valley offers a wide, open view to the north and excellent opportunities to view the aurora borealis. Here, during a mid-August aurora borealis display, the purple hues came out really strongly. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twilight-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-MTSU-AK-11.jpg Twilight Aurora A mid-May Kp7 aurora borealis shines through the twilight over the Knik River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/season-finale/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0516-CHNF-AK-1196.jpg Season Finale The aurora borealis season typically ends at the close of the first week of May in the Anchorage area. So, on this night before Mother's Day in 2016, I knew this would be the last show of the season. And it turned out to be quite the show, lasting from dusk until dawn. My favorite images came from Portage Lake in Chugach National Forest. Selected as a Top 250 image in the 2024 NANPA Showcase https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/double-band-in-the-sky/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0419-TURN-AK-53.jpg Double Band in the Sky The Milky Way and a mild aurora over Twenty Mile River, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/electric-explosion/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-MTSU-AK-1118.jpg Electric Explosion Aurora borealis over Chugach Mountains, Knik River. The electromagnetic storm creates a pattern that seems to explode in the night sky, shedding hues of green, purple and white. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/layered-reflection/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-MTSU-AK-1097.jpg Layered Reflection Multiple layers of aurora borealis dance over the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska, during a spring storm. A lone photographer stands out on a spit of land, photographing the scene. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-ponds/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0415-TURN-AK-1121.jpg Aurora over Ponds A spring aurora borealis erupts over ponds near Girdwood and Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spring-sukakpak-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0415-DALT-AK-1534.jpg Spring Sukakpak Aurora Aurora borealis over Mt. Sukakpak in the Brooks Range in early autumn, with a bright moon lighting up the sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-with-moonrise-mt-dillon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0415-DALT-AK-1488.jpg Aurora With Moonrise, Mt. Dillon Contrary to popular belief, the moon will not prevent good aurora photos. In fact, I often like to include the moon in my aurora photos. Here, the angle of the moonrise was perfect to allow me to capture the rising moon as it came up next to Mt. Dillon in the Brooks Range along the Dalton Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lofoten-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-74.jpg Lofoten Aurora A green aurora borealis fills the sky over a lake in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/djupfjorden-glow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-43.jpg Djupfjorden Glow The aurora borealis glows over Djupfjorden in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fjord-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1043.jpg Fjord Aurora The moon shines through partly cloudy skies as the northern lights dance over Munkefjord near Neiden, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/munkefjord-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1041.jpg Munkefjord Aurora The aurora borealis towers over a frozen portion of Munkefjord near Neiden, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/northern-lights-church/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-81.jpg Northern Lights Church The Cathedral of the Northern Lights sits at the city center in Alta, Norway. Aptly named, an aurora borealis dances in the skies above. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ingrams-delight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-TURN-AK-1056.jpg Ingram's Delight During a late March night of chasing the aurora, I went to the other side of the Turnagain Arm and waited over by Ingram Creek. The wide open view to the north and easy access for parking made it a great spot to sit and wait for the northern lights. It turned out to be a pretty decent night! https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/south-coast-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-ICEL-1172.jpg South Coast Lights An aurora borealis dances over a town on the south coast of Iceland in early March. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coastal-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-ICEL-1137.jpg Coastal Lights The northern lights dance over a shallow bluff along the south coast of Iceland in early March as the last bit of moonlight fades in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shimmering-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0316-BANF-AB-46.jpg Shimmering Lights One of the Nordic explanations for the aurora borealis is that it is the light reflecting off the armor of the Valkeries. Here, as pink and green lights shimmer off the top of a mountain in Banff National Park, Alberta, I can see the origins of that belief. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/denali-aurora-explosion/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0315-DENA-AK-1318.jpg Denali Aurora Explosion Sometimes, 14mm is simply not wide enough to capture an aurora borealis display. This was one of those nights. I was up on the park road in Denali National Park near the Savage River campground in early February, and witnessed an amazing display that started moderately and expanded, seemingly exploding, across the whole sky. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/the-power-of-eight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0315-ANC-AK-1006.jpg The Power of Eight After a night of cloudy skies, the morning sky cleared enough to capture a Kp8 aurora borealis. I was lucky enough to capture this image from my driveway before heading out to capture more. Sometimes people look at this image and say it reminds them of tie-dye. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-shot/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-TURN-AK-1002.jpg Last Shot Aurora borealis display over Turnagain Arm, Chugach National Forest. This was a last shot I took after a long night of aurora shooting during the large 2013 St. Patrick's Day storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/polychromatic-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1262.jpg Polychromatic Corona During a powerful storm on St. Patrick's Day, 2013, the aurora displayed at various times all the colors available. Here, a vibrant corona towering over a mountain in Portage Valley shows white, yellow, red, pink and purple. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-bridge/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1234.jpg Aurora Over Bridge A colorful corona aurora borealis fills the sky over a bridge over a creek in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sky-storm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1231.jpg Sky Storm Vibrant colors from an active storm fill the sky over Portage Creek with aurora borealis during the 2013 St. Patrick's Day. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seeing-red/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1224.jpg Seeing Red The moon shines through trees as the aurora borealis fills the sky over a ridge in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. While red is often only visible in photos, here I could see the red with my naked eye. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/red-and-green-corona/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0313-CHNF-AK-1210.jpg Red and Green Corona A large corona of an aurora borealis splits between red and green over a ridge in Portage Valley, Chugach National Forest, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-over-kenai-mountains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-TURN-AK-1178.jpg Aurora Over Kenai Mountains During a particularly active early March display, the aurora borealis was active enough to "head south" and be visible directly over the Kenai Mountains on the other side of the Turnagain Arm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fanning-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0214-DENL-AK-1506.jpg Fanning Aurora Aurora borealis fans across the sky over mountains in the Alaska Range east of Cantwell, Alaska, along the Denali Highway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aurora-vortex/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0214-DENL-AK-1502.jpg Aurora Vortex Sometimes when there is a really strong aurora borealis forecast, and the nearest clear skies are a four-hour drive to the north, you have to get up and go! On this night in early February, the nearest clear skies to Anchorage were in the vicinity of Cantwell. So I drove up, spent some time hiking a snowmachine trail off the Denali Highway, and was in position to capture this display. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/line-of-pillars/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0214-DENL-AK-1103.jpg Line of Pillars A row of "pillars" of the aurora borealis line up over the Alaska Range near the Denali Highway east of Cantwell, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/knik-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-MTSU-AK-1005.jpg Knik Aurora The aurora soars with a hint of red over the Chugach Mountains along the Knik River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/226/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR07-0735.jpg Alatna Headwaters Rock and alpine tundra in the autumn near the headwaters for the Alatna River in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. This image was selected by the National Park Service to represent Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve in the Voices of the Wilderness exhibition, and is part of the park's permanent collection. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fall-dusting/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-ANCH-AK-83.jpg Fall Dusting A fresh dusting of snow rests on a ridge in the Chugach Mountains behind Anchorage as fall colors take hold in the trees. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-galaxy/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1293.jpg Mountain Galaxy The Milky Way towers over Mt. Sukakpak along the Dietrich River in the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frozen-bubbles/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1018-DALT-AK-1269.jpg Frozen Bubbles Methane bubbles are trapped in ice in a pond with Mt. Sukakpak in the background. Even in early October, this region of the central Brooks Range was still snow-free. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/right-hook/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-2294.jpg Right Hook Adult polar bear boars spar on Bernard Spit at Kaktovik in morning light. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/polar-faceoff/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-2230-2.jpg Polar Faceoff A pair of adult polar bear males stand to prepare for sparring on the Bernard Spit near the Inupiat village of Kaktovik on the edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mothers-love/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-2111.jpg Mother's Love A polar bear sow and cub nuzzle in morning light on Bernard Spit at Kaktovik. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/curious-cub/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1863.jpg Curious Cub A curious polar bear cub edges up to the ice as mother watches on the Bernard Spit at Kaktovik. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/whistling-past/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1682.jpg Whistling Past A male adult polar bear walks along the shore of Barter Island with the historical bone pile in the background near the Inupiat village of Kaktovik on the edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/take-off/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1514.jpg Take Off Snow geese take flight from Barter Island with the Brooks Range and Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-wave/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0918-KAKT-AK-1500.jpg First Wave A first group of snow geese take off from the Arctic tundra of Barter Island with the Central Brooks Range and Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the distance. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twiggy-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1732.jpg Twiggy Forest Patches of northern Taiga forest may seem like twigs, but they are considerably older than they appear. Here, a patch is scattered amidst the Arctic landscape along the Dalton Highway in northern Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/boys-will-be-boys/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0916-KAKT-AK-2860.jpg Boys Will Be Boys Two polar bears spar in Kaktovik Lagoon, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is not uncommon to see unrelated adult or juvenile male polar bears sparring either in the water or on the shore. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/triple-curiosity/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0916-KAKT-AK-2669.jpg Triple Curiosity Polar bear triplets watch with interest as two male adult polar bears spar nearby on the Bernard Spit, Kaktovik, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sukakpak-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-DALT-AK-1187.jpg Sukakpak Reflections Mt. Sukakpak and lake in morning light, Brooks Range. The word Sukakpak is an Inupiaq word that means "marten deadfall." When viewed from this angle, from the north looking south, it looks like a deadfall trap. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/caribou-past/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0811-GAAR-AK-2151.jpg Caribou Past A caribou skull with antlers rests on a hill in the John River valley in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/210/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0811-GAAR-AK-1454.jpg Eveing light over Kollutarak Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. The combination of yellow willow and red-orange dwarf birch provide perfect accents of color on the treeless tundra. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fireweed-and-green/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0718-TOMB-YU-1159.jpg Fireweed and Green Fireweed blooms along a pond on a calm late-summer morning in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seljalandsfoss-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2828.jpg Seljalandsfoss Evening One of Iceland's many magnificent coastal waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss offers the unique opportunity to hike behind the waterfall for a wet view of the landscape. Here, a mid-summer evening sun shinds through clouds as the water pours down. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/skgafoss-calm/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2769.jpg Skógafoss Calm Skógafoss is one of several well-known waterfalls on the south coast of Iceland. In the summertime, it can get rather busy. But, if you are there before sunrise, things can be pretty quiet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/vik-beach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2747.jpg Vik Beach The Reynisdrangar loom in the distance at a black sand beach in Vik, Iceland. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/surf-and-reynisdrangar/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2704.jpg Surf and Reynisdrangar A wave crests as surf gently caresses the black beach at Reynisdrangar near Vik, Iceland. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hofskirkja/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2540.jpg Hofskirkja Oringally built in 1884, Hofskirkja is the last turf church built in Iceland. The grassy mounds surrounding it are unmarked graves. It is a serene remnant of what was once a principal architectural style in much of Iceland. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/floating-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2441.jpg Floating Ice We took a boat tour into the lagoon and ice at Jökulsárlón on the southeast coast of Iceland and on our way back encountered this massive iceberg, waiting for its chance to break down and get caught with the outgoing tide for a trip to the open ocean. The textures in the ice and sky really caught my eye. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/black-sand-and-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2321.jpg Black Sand and Ice The south and east coasts of Iceland are full of stunning visual delights. Chief among them is Jökulsárlón, which means "Glacier Lagoon." Here, Europe's largest glacier, Breiðamerkurjökull, calves ice into a lagoon that is open to the ocean. The icebergs are pulled out with the outgoing tide, then washed back up on a lava-influenced black sand beach along the shore. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/flowers-and-falls/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2156.jpg Flowers and Falls When visiting Iceland in the summer, it is easy to find a combination of flowers and waterfalls on some caostal slope, no matter whether you are in the West Fjords or South Coast. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/goafoss-greens/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-2014.jpg Goðafoss Greens Goðafoss is a large waterfall near the northern coast of Iceland. It is here tha the river Skjálfandafljót drops some 40 feet. It is a marvel to see and photograph. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/purple-fields/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1498.jpg Purple Fields While traveling through the West Fjords region of Iceland in the summer, we found several fields and mountainsides coated in the purple glow of Arctic lupine. It is, however, completely invasive, having originated in Alaska. Accounts vary as to when it was brought to Iceland, but by the 1960s, the Icelandic Forestry Ministry was actively spreading it, and by 1985 it was being used to stop soil erosion. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/puffin-pair/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1357.jpg Puffin Pair Located at the westernmost-tip of Iceland, the Tetravik nature preserve is host to a variety of sea birds that nest on its protected bluffs, including some birds familiar to Alaska like the Horned Puffin. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cliff-decor/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1308.jpg Cliff Decor Clusters of white sea campion flowers decorate the cliff at Tetravik in West Fjords of Iceland. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/tidal-kirkjufell/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0715-ICEL-1090.jpg Tidal Kirkjufell During this mid-July visit, a low tide drained the water from a small bay near the village of Grundarfjörður and the mountain Kirkjufell. I chose this angle and the tidal zone to capture a different view of this oft-photographed mountain. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/stormy-beach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-334.jpg Stormy Beach A winter storm sends green surf pounding on the shores of Haukland Beach in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/colorful-village/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-326.jpg Colorful Village Colorful homes add variety to the winter tones at Uttalkeiv in the Lofoten Islands. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/boat-in-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-314.jpg Boat in Morning An anchored boat catches morning light in a series of islands near Steine, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/lofoten-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-304.jpg Lofoten Sunrise Calm waters in a bay provide reflection of sunrise along a southen coast of the Lofoten Islands. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frozen-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-300.jpg Frozen Light Morning light shines on a mountain and reflects in a partially-frozen Justadpollen, and inlet near the village of Valberg, Lofoten Islands Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/valberg-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-296.jpg Valberg Morning First light warms up the Valberg Kirke (Church) in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/-beautiful-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-220.jpg Å Beautiful Morning Morning light highlights a beautiful winter landscape in the village of Å in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reine-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-199.jpg Reine Reflections Village lights create pops of warm light as twilight descends upon the village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reine-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-115.jpg Reine Morning Morning light casts warmth on a chilly Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cabins-and-fishracks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-100.jpg Cabins and Fishracks Cabin and fish racks near Reine, Norway, in morning light. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-in-lofoten/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-93.jpg Morning in Lofoten Yellow cabins on Olenilsøya Island with Reinebringen, one of the highest peaks in the Lofoten Islands, in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hamny-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-90.jpg Hamnøy Morning Red fishing cabins, or rorbuer, are a common sight in the Lofoten Islands, and integral to this iconic photo location. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reine-harbor-night/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-72.jpg Reine Harbor Night Boats and buildings cast a glow that reflects off Reinebringen in the Lofoten village of Reine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hamny-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-39.jpg Hamnøy Blue At twilight, or "the blue hour," is a great time to photograph the red cabins at Hamnøy, in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/island-pastels/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-LOFO-NO-36.jpg Island Pastels The Lofoten Islands in Norway offer unending views of islands, channels and fjords. Here, subtle winter pastels of blues and pinks dominate the color scheme at dusk. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winners-approach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1567.jpg Winner's Approach Thomas Wærner drives his winning team to the finish line in the city center of Alta, Norway, during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/running-cold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1219.jpg Running Cold Birgitte Næss approaches the Neiden 2 checkpoint during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. The frost on her team's snouts shows it is a chilling morningin the Finnmark region of Norway. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/morning-check/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1194.jpg Morning Check Thomas Wærner checks his team while resting at the Neiden 2 checkpoint during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/penguin-party/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-1009.jpg Penguin Party While driving back from the Ovre Pasvik checkpoint for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet, we saw some dark spots out on a frozen lake and stopped to investigate. It turned out to be a cluster of wood-carved penguins. There were no tracks in the snow and the base was snow-drifted, so they had clearly been there for a while. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/almost-halfway/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-871.jpg Almost Halfway Dallas Seavey drives his team on a frozen lake on final approach to the Ovre Pasvik checkpont for the 2019 Finnmarksløpet race. A wilderness checkpoint, Ovre Pasvik is the halfway point for the 1200 kilometer race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/incoming-swede/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-574.jpg Incoming Swede Petter Karlsson drives his team toward a checkpoint during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet dogmushing race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nighttime-run/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-FINN-NO-393.jpg Nighttime Run Lit only by the musher's head lamp, a dog team approaches a checkpoint at night during the 2019 Finnmarksløpet dogmushing race. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-sunset/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1258.jpg Last Sunset On our third and final day of a backcountry dog mushing trip in the Swedish Lapland, pinks and blues provided rich colors in the sky as we approached the kennels at Petter Karlsson Sleddogs in Slussfors, Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fresh-snow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-SWED-1068.jpg Fresh Snow Thick snow blankets trees and the landscape in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve in Sweden. For the first two days of a backcountry dog mushing trip in Swedish Lapland, we encountered about a half of meter of fresh snow in an ongoing snow storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/bruarfoss-blues/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-ICEL-1962.jpg Bruarfoss Blues Bruarfoss is one of the most unique waterfalls in Iceland. Found in the Golden Circle area, access to the falls is by a trail that originates in a residential neighborhood. Its increased popularity has recently been creating problems for the residents of the area, which is why this is the only time I will photograph them. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reynisfjara-rocks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0317-ICEL-1555.jpg Reynisfjara Rocks The basalt columns are part of the iconic look of the black beach at Reynisfjara on the south coast of Iceland near Vik. The unique shapes of the basalt continue to the cliff face on shore. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/canmore-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0316-CANM-AB-26.jpg Canmore Morning Morning light shines across the peaks and ridges of the Canadian Rockies along the Bow River in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ptarmigan-impressions/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-1421.jpg Ptarmigan Impressions Imprints of a willow ptarmigan in the snow in the Itkillik Valley in winter in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/wolf-tracks-on-ice/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-0633.jpg Wolf Tracks on Ice During a mid-March one year, I was base-camping on the North Fork of the Koyukuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve with a park ranger and his nine-dog team. We stopped to give the dogs a rest, so I walked around on the ice, exploring for photo opportunities. I discovered this set of prints, caused when a wolf walked on thin snow that was compacted, and wind blew away the loose snow later. It was unlike anything that I had ever seen before. As I photographed it, I increasingly thought about the story behind the creation of this set of prints. This image won the "Environmental Issues" category for the 2010 Windland Smith Rice International Awards. My narrative with my submission for the competition referenced the State of Alaska's aggressive war against wolves through its unscientific predator control program. I mused that someday one might not even be able to see wolf prints at all. As part of the exhibition, the print hung at the Smithsonian Institute's Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/checking-the-team/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-SWED-1509.jpg Checking the Team Dog mushing guide Helen Mullane of Petter Karlsson Sleddogs does a last check of the night on all dogs in the five teams on trail during our last night of a backcountry dog mushing tour in Swedish Lapland. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/forest-run/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-VIND-SW-1206.jpg Forest Run Swedish dog musher Petter Karlsson runs his dog team trough the snowy woods of the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve in the Lapland region of Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/on-the-trail/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0118-VIND-SW-1186.jpg On the Trail Swedish dog musher Petter Karlsson runs his dog team down a snowy trail in the Vindelfjallen Nature Preserve in the Lapland region of Sweden. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/diamond-formation-fly-by/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/ANC-0147.jpg Diamond Formation Fly-By In the summer, Anchorage hosts an impressive aviation show at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Visiting aircraft include a variety of vintage war planes, plus typically a visit by a military flight demonstration squadron. In this summer, the Navy's Blue Angels paid a visit, offering a close fly-by to downtown office buildings. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/going-with-the-flow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-54.jpg Going with the Flow Traffic in and out of downtown Anchorage on a winter night. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/icy-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-46.jpg Icy Reflections The frozen waters of Lake Spenard reflect shoreside lights in early winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dusk-plane/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-44.jpg Dusk Plane The colors of dusk reflect on the side of a bare metal small plane at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sun-and-compass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-31.jpg Sun and Compass Evening sun shines behinid Flattop Mountain, reflecting on the nautical compass at the overlook. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/float-plane-at-dusk/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1119-ANCH-AK-14.jpg Float Plane at Dusk A float plane rests on the shore of Lake Hood in Anchorage, ready for the arrival of winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/juneau-aquileans/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1019-JUNE-AK-66.jpg Juneau Aquileans The "Aquileans" series of sculptures by California artist Cliff Garten at the waterfront in downtown Juneau. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/knik-gold/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1017-MTSU-AK-1041.jpg Knik Gold Golden aspen leaves submerged in the calm waters of the Knik River add foreground color on an autumn morning, with an abandoned railroad bridge in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mountain-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1010-ANCH-AK-1003.jpg Mountain View Mt. Foraker, Hunter and McKinley as viewed from an Anchorage hillside neighborhood in the autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/harbor-morning/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-WHIT-AK-42.jpg Harbor Morning Kelp clings to rocks along the shore in the Whittier small boat harbor. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/outbound-princess/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-WHIT-AK-20.jpg Outbound Princess The Island Princess gets underway from Whiittier, steaming out into Prince William Sound enroute for its destination in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/inbound/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-WHIT-AK-8.jpg Inbound A small fishing boat heads toward the small boat harbor entrance in Whittier. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/compass-and-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0919-ANCH-AK-247.jpg Compass and Sun Long lens view of the setting sun behiind Fire Island in Cook Inlet, with the Glen Alps overlook compass in foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dalton-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0917-DALT-AK-1457.jpg Dalton View The unpaved Dalton Highway, Alaska's northernmost road, winds its way through the dramatic and rugged peaks of the Brooks Range in the Arctic. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/homestead-cache-lake-clark/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0915-LACL-AK-1505.jpg Homestead Cache, Lake Clark One of the places I visited during my fieldwork for my Bristol Bay book, Where Water is Gold, is a homestead across Lake Clark from Port Alsworth. The wife of the couple who lived there had been born in a cabin on the property in the early 1950s. The cache was located near the shore not far from the cabin, still standing solidly after decades. On this autumn visit, it was a perfect element to include in a perfectly-Alaskan scene. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dehavilland-row/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0913-BRBY-AK-3103.jpg DeHavilland Row The DeHavilland Beaver is considered the work horse of Alaskan backcountry aviation. It is the aircraft of choice for many operators, including the No See Um Lodge, a fly-in fishing lodge located on the Kvichak River in the Bristol Bay region. Here, all three of their fleet aircraft line up for a morning shot on the river. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/elders-hands/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-3190.jpg Elder's Hands The hands of an Athabascan elder sort through a harvest of lowbush carnberries to pick out twigs and leaves in early autumn. Chulitna River, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/cabin-in-wiseman/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-DALT-AK-1165.jpg Cabin in Wiseman The community of Wiseman, with about 13 year-round residents, is located off mile 189 of the Dalton Highway in the Brooks Range. Established in 1907, it was a hub for the gold rush in this part of Alaska. It is a great place for an autumn visit, and to get a taste of this part of Alaskan history. This is the Carl Frank Cabin. It's just a coincidence that I captured the image of a cabin for a gentleman with whom I share a first name. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trans-alaska-pipeline-brooks-range/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-DALT-AK-1142-2.jpg Trans Alaska Pipeline, Brooks Range The Dalton Highway and the Trans Alaska Pipeline are companions for approximately 400 miles as they both stretch their way to Prudhoe Bay. The views come and go as the pipeline goes between above ground and below ground. Here, the pipeline rises above the road to the right toward the mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/city-and-grasses/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-100.jpg City and Grasses Distant view of the Anchorage downtown skyline with grasses and juniper in the foreground. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/float-landing/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0819-ANCH-AK-32.jpg Float Landing A DeHavilland Beaver comes in for a landing at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/train-over-knik/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0812-KNIK-AK-1187.jpg Train over Knik Aerial view of Alaska Railroad passenger train crossing one of the channels of the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/berry-blend-no-1/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-WHIT-AK-47.jpg Berry Blend No. 1 Mixture of highbush blueberries and salmonberries harvested in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/berry-blend-no-2/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-WHIT-AK-45.jpg Berry Blend No. 2 Mixture of highbush blueberries and salmonberries harvested in Prince William Sound. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/trail-through-the-woods/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-WHIT-AK-31.jpg Trail Through the Woods Engineered trail winds its way through temperate rainforest near Whittier. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/whittier-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0719-WHIT-AK-12.jpg Whittier View View of Whittier and Prince William Sound from a trail up in the mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dredge-and-fireweed/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0718-CHIC-AK-1113.jpg Dredge and Fireweed The Pedro Gold Dredge is a prominent landmark in the small town of Chicken, Alaska, which lies along the Top of the World Highway and on the route to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/newhalen-fish-camp/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0713-BRBY-AK-1405.jpg Newhalen Fish Camp Old boats and shacks at the fish camp on the Newhalen River near the Village of Newhalen in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seward-harbor-summer-night/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-SWRD-AK-125.jpg Seward Harbor, Summer Night It is after 10:00 p.m., but the sun is still up and lighting up the sky above the Seward small boat harbor in mid-summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kanakanak-catch/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0712-BRBY-AK-2108.jpg Kanakanak Catch Chinook and Sockeye Salmon fill the set gill net resting on the shores of Kanakanak Beach near Dillingham, Alaska. Mintues after taking this photo, the family who owns the net came by to harvest their catch. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/out-for-the-opener/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-BRBY-AK-3171.jpg Out for the Opener A fleet of drift net boats head out for a morning opener at the mouth of the Naknek River in Bristol Bay. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/looking-at-old-bumblebee/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-BRBY-AK-3008.jpg Looking at Old Bumblebee A drift net boat rests on the mudflats of the Naknek River while waiting for the incoming tide. On the other side of the river is the old Bumblebee Cannery in South Naknek. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hanging-strips/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-BRBY-AK-2996.jpg Hanging Strips Strips of marinated Sockeye Salmon hang from a family smokehouse in Naknek. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/first-toss/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0711-BRBY-AK-2340.jpg First Toss This photo includes a lot of "firsts" in one frame. It was my first trip to the Bristol Bay region for fieldwork on by book, Where Water is Gold, my first time out on a commercial drift gillnet boat, the first toss of the buoy for the gillnet on the first opener when I was on the boat. First Toss. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/info-cabin/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-266.jpg Info Cabin Annual flowers decorate the bed at the base of the signpost out front of the Anchorage Downtown Visitor Information Center cabin. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/coastal-train/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0619-ANCH-AK-232.jpg Coastal Train An Alaska Railroad passenger train passes by Potter Marsh on its way into Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/independence-buildings/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0617-MTSU-AK-1098.jpg Independence Buildings A cluster of historic buildings add a human presence to the alpine landscape in Hatcher Pass State Recreation Area as part of the Independence Mine HIstorical Site, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/ketchikan-waterfront/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0616-KETC-AK-8.jpg Ketchikan Waterfront View from Deck 17 of the Grand Princess while in port at Ketchikan, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moonrise-over-dock/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-3734.jpg Moonrise Over Dock I awoke to the sound of someone knocking at my window. It was 2:00 a.m., and I was staying at a dry guest cabin at a homestead on the shores of Lake Clark. One of my hosts was at the window, pointing to the sky behind her. The full moon was rising over the Chigmit Mountains, and I rushed to dress, grab my camera gear, and head out. The dock was destroyed in a wind storm a couple years later. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-kayaks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-1963.jpg Twin Kayaks A pair of yellow kayaks rest on a beach on lower Twin Lake as a summer thunderstorm passes in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twin-lakes-camp/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0613-LACL-AK-1391.jpg Twin Lakes Camp Tent at wilderness campsite on lower Twin Lake in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kanakanak-set-net/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0612-BRBY-AK-2183.jpg Kanakanak Set Net During the first visit to Dillingham for my Bristol Bay book, Where Water is Gold, I was exploring Kanakanak Beach and found a subsistence set net, floating in the high tide. The next day I returned at low tide to find Sockeye and Chinook salmon caught in the net. A few minutes later, the family who owned the set net came by to harvest. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/drift-boats-dillingham-harbor/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0612-BRBY-AK-2174.jpg Drift Boats, Dillingham Harbor During my first visit to Dillingham for work on my Bristol Bay book, Where Water is Gold, I happened to visit the small boat harbor during one of the periods where commercial fishing was not open. A lot of boats were in as skippers and crew waited for the next opener, and I took the chance to capture this midnight image of the calm quiet before the next fishing storm. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-skyline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-340.jpg Summer Skyline Long reflections of lights from the Anchorage downtown skyline add a rich pop of color to a cloudy summer evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/storm-and-plane/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-336.jpg Storm and Plane A summer storm fills the sky with dark clouds over a float plane at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dark-reflections/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-332.jpg Dark Reflections Dark clouds from a summer storm loom over Lake Spenard in Anchorage after midnight. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunset-row/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-296.jpg Sunset Row A row of small planes line a gravel runway near the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, with sunset colors lingering at 11:30 p.m. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/plane-and-colors/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-293.jpg Plane and Colors A float plane rests on the shores of the Lake Hood Seaplane Base as colors linger in the sky a half hour after sunset. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/summer-compass/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-258.jpg Summer Compass The sun sets behind the nautical compass at the Glen Alps overlook in early summer. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/snowplow-burst/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0519-ANCH-AK-250.jpg Snowplow Burst The sun shines through a tiny hole in the front of a rotary snow plow used by the railroad. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/crosses-on-the-bluff/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0517-NINI-AK-1059.jpg Crosses on the Bluff A field of crosses decorate a bluff overlooking Cook Inet near the village of Ninilchik at the Transfiguration of Our Lord Church. This church and cemetery are a bit off the road, but frequently visited due to the beauty of the sight and the scenery. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/spit-in-blue/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0517-HOME-AK-1179.jpg Spit in Blue Lights from the Homer Spit add a pop of warmth against the deep blue of twilight in late spring at Homer, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/low-harbor/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0517-HOME-AK-1142.jpg Low Harbor Boats in the small boat harbor at Homer, Alaska, rest low against the nearby land during an extreme low tide in late spring. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/dipneting-by-aurora/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0516-TURN-AK-1054.jpg Dipneting by Aurora A group of hooligan dipnetters at the mouth of the Twenty Mile River, Chugach National Forest, enjoy working hard under a treat of a late-season aurora borealis. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/herring-crew-and-sunrise/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0513-BRBY-AK-3350.jpg Herring Crew and Sunrise The sun rises over Kulukak Bay in the Bristol Bay region as a commercial fishing crew and skipper prepare for another day of fishing. (MR) https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/sunrise-and-crew/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0513-BRBY-AK-2269.jpg Sunrise and Crew The crew of a commercial fishing boat in Kulukak Bay enjoy the sunrise view before a busy day of herring fishing. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/seward-small-boat-harbor-spring/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-SWRD-AK-1085.jpg Seward Small Boat Harbor, Spring Small boat harbors are a favorite subject of mine, and the on located in Seward, Alaska, is no exception. Morning view of the Seward small boat harbor in the spring, with Marathon Mountain (left) and Mount Benson in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/late-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0510-JNEU-AK-1502.jpg Late Lights While photographing the small boat harbor on Douglas Island across from Juneau, Alaska, with fellow photographer Chris Beck, we noticed something unexpected in the sky. The aurora borealis was out dancing away, even though it was Memorial Day weekend at the end of May. This is the latest in the season I have ever photographed the northern lights in Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/hut-with-a-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0417-DENA-AK-1587.jpg Hut With a View The south buttress of Mount Denali is visible in the distance with a whisping lenticular cloud, with the original Sheldon Mountain House on a rock outcrop in the foreground. This was the last spring this view was possible, as the high-end Sheldon Chalet was constructed summer of the same year. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/twilight-skyline/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0319-ANCH-AK-8.jpg Twilight Skyline Long reflections of city lights add color to a perfect Cook Inlet reflection at twilight in late winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/city-and-mountains/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0318-ANCH-AK-1010.jpg City and Mountains Evening light brushes the city center for Anchorage and the Chugach Mountains the loom in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/pastel-city/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0311-ANCH-AK-1002.jpg Pastel City Pink pastels and alpenglow on the snowy mountains fill the scene as the last vestiges of muted sunset glow on buildings in the Anchorage city center. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-camp/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-0932.jpg Winter Camp Nighttime view of a base camp on the North Fork of the Koyukuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park, with dog sled and ski plane, and headlamps lighting the interior of the Arctic Oven tent. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/mushing-north-fork/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-0896.jpg Mushing, North Fork I spent a few days with a National Park Service ranger and his dog team setting up a base camp in Gates of the Arctic National Park, to help prepare for their winter artist-in-residence. One evening as we mushed back to our base camp, I decided to capture an image from within the sled showing the motion of moving on the ice down river. This image received an Honorable Mention in the Wilderness Forever competition sponsored by Nature's Best Photography magazine in 2014. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/fur-rondy-kick-off/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-227.jpg Fur Rondy Kick-Off Fireworks shooting up from near the public dock at Ship Creek signal the start of the Fur Rondy winter festival in Anchorage in late February. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/star-and-city/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-221.jpg Star and City Maintained by military personnel from Elmendorf Air Force Base or Fort Richardson, a star has shone over the city of Anchorage in winter since 1958. Today, it is 300 feet wide and sits below an old Army Air Defense Command Nike Hercules missile battery on the side of Mount Gordon Lyon. It is lit the day after Thanksgiving and remains lit until the last dog musher crosses the Iditarod finish line in Nome in March. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/last-lights/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-215.jpg Last Lights The last post-sunset glow adds warming light to the Anchorage downtown skyline and Chugach Mountains in late winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-over-city/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0219-ANCH-AK-201.jpg Moon Over City A full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains and the Anchorage downtown skyline shortly after sunset in February. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/thompson-harbor-sitka/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1127.jpg Thompson Harbor, Sitka Another one of my favorite small boat harbors in my favorite Alaskan coastal town, Sitka. In the early morning in February, it is also a very quiet place, and particularly calm when I was there on this morning. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/totem-in-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0212-SITK-AK-1052.jpg Totem in Light A totem catches some evening light at the Sitka National Historic Park in Sitka, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kenai-fireworks/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-COOP-AK-1019.jpg Kenai Fireworks Fireworks erupt over the Kenai River at a private party on New Year's Eve, with wind blowing the sparks. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/paraglider-and-moon/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-1179.jpg Paraglider and Moon A paraglider swoops through the sky on a winter morning with O'Malley Peak in the background. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/winter-town-square/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-158.jpg Winter Town Square Located in the heart of Anchorage's city center, Town Square Park is a beacon of colorful lights among its varied trees in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/moon-and-water-tower/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-95.jpg Moon and Water Tower The full moon rises past an old water tower in the Government Hill neighborhood of Anchorage during a frosty winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/frosty-cook/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-68.jpg Frosty Cook A stoic Captain James Cook stands amidst frosty trees in Resolution Park in downtown Anchorage. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/reflected-sun/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-63.jpg Reflected Sun Afternoon sun reflects off the Conoco Phillips building in downtown Anchorage at the Nesbett Courthouse on a frosty winter day. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/museum-at-night/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0119-ANCH-AK-48.jpg Museum at Night The moon shines through ice fog over the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center on a frosty night. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/anchorage-traffic/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0110-ANCH-AK-1156.jpg Anchorage Traffic For this image of the Anchorage downtown skyline, I wanted to capture a different angle than is typical, and illustrate the hustle and bustle of the "big city." Using a slower shutter speed, I created streaks of light from the headlights and taillights of traffic going in and out of the downtown area during evening rush hour in winter. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alatna-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-4697.jpg Alatna Evening Aerial view of the Alatna River winding its way through the Brooks Range in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve in the evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/igikpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-4413.jpg Igikpak At 8,276 feet, Mt. Igikpak is the highest mountain within Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. I captured this image while flying out from a 9-day floating trip on the Noatak River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumnal-palette/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-3566.jpg Autumnal Palette The slopes of the Brooks Range show the myriad of colors that can occur at the alpine level in autumn, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/doonerak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-1921.jpg Doonerak Winds blow loose snow off the face of Mt. Doonerak in the Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/at-the-gates/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/GAAR08-1866.jpg At the Gates When Robert Marshall, one of the founders of The Wilderness Society, visited the central Brooks Range, he fell in love, and kept coming back. During one visit, he saw the towering Mount Boreal and Frigid Crag straddling the North Fork of the Koyukuk River and named them the "Gates of the Arctic." It is for these two mountains that our second-largest national park is named. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/knik-river-road/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1013-MTSU-AK-1826.jpg Knik River Road Aerial view of the Knik River Road at fall colors, with a channel of the Knik River showing its glacial silty colors. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/autumn-knik/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/1013-MTSU-AK-1710.jpg Autumn Knik Aerial view of the Knik River at autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kukak-delta/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-2333.jpg Kukak Delta Flying across the caldera to the coast in Katmai National Park, I looked down to see a massive delta sprawling out along the coast. The rich colors drew my eye, and after research, I have determined that the river has no name. Located in Kukak Bay, the river is one of many large river systems with no name that make up Alaska's amazing network of water. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/rising-redoubt/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0912-BRBY-AK-1173.jpg Rising Redoubt A snow-covered Mt. Redoubt rises above nearby ridges in the Aleutian Range in early light in September. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/layers-of-the-chugach/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-CHSP-AK-1311.jpg Layers of the Chugach Layers of mountain ridges provide a glimpse of the depth and ruggedness of the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/aerial-eklutna/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0910-CHSP-AK-1175.jpg Aerial Eklutna Eklutna Lake in Chugach State Park is the source of the municipal water supply for Anchorage. It is also an incredibly beautiful lake, nestled in between high mountain ridges in the Chugach Mountains. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/kobuk-headwaters/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4066.jpg Kobuk Headwaters The lower end of Walker Lake, a National Natural Landmark, refelects evening light in the autumn in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. Also in view is the headwaters of the Kobuk River, currently threatened by development of a road to access mining claims in the Ambler Mining District. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/walker-evening/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-4015.jpg Walker Evening Evening view in autumn of Walker Lake, a National Natural Landmark, located in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. In the distance is Mt. Igikpak, the highest peak in the park. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/evening-light-middle-fork/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-3562.jpg Evening Light, Middle Fork Evening light falls on a bend in the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska in autumn. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/storms-spotlight/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-2012.jpg Storm's Spotlight Morning light shines through a rain storm in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, providing a spotlight in the heart of Alaska's Arctic mountain range, the Brooks Range. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/boreal-in-morning-light/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0909-GAAR-AK-1138.jpg Boreal in Morning Light Morning light in autumn shines through clouds to strike ridges in the Brooks Range, as the dual-peaked Mount Boreal stands in the background. Boreal is one of the two mountains that form the "Gates of the Arctic," so named by Robert Marshall. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/koktuli-view/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0812-BRBY-AK-1688-Edit.jpg Koktuli View The Koktuli River winds its way down into Bristol Bay. It will next flow into the Mulchatna River, which empties into the Nushagak River, which then flows out into Bristol Bay. Its headwaters is the planned site for a massive copper and gold mine called the Pebble Mine. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/north-face-iliamna/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0410-LACL-AK-2106.jpg North Face, Iliamna Aerial view of Mt. Iliamna in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. Mt. Iliamna is an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range. This view looking south at the north side of the mountain gives the mountain a completely different look when compared to how it looks from its east. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/steelhead-and-grayling/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0312-COOK-AK-2210.jpg Steelhead and Grayling Aerial view of the Steelhead and Grayling, natural gas and oil platforms in Cook Inlet owned by Hilcorp, surrounded by floating sea ice. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/view-over-turnagain/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-TURN-AK-1091-Edit.jpg View Over Turnagain Aerial view of the Turnagain Arm and Seward Highway south of Anchorage on a winter evening. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/nunatak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-KEFJ-AK-1091.jpg Nunatak A nunatak is an isolated peak of rock projecting above a surface of inland ice or snow. I did not even know that they existed prior to a flight over the Kenai Peninsula to explore its rocky and ice-filled interior. The winds had blown a pattern of snow around the Nunatak, adding intrigue to this formation. That the ice field was so thick it was covering potentially the peak of a mountain, reducing it to a glimpse of rock in a vast field of snow was amazing to contemplate. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/alatna-winter/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-3495.jpg Alatna Winter Aerial view of the Alatna River in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/arrigetch-and-igikpak/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-2524.jpg Arrigetch and Igikpak Morning light strikes the front of the Arrigetch Peaks and Mt. Igikpak, the highest peak in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/brooks-alpenglow/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0310-GAAR-AK-2300.jpg Brooks Alpenglow Aerial view of pink alpenglow spreading across ridges of the Brooks Range near the John River. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/forsty-forest/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0217-MTSU-AK-1252.jpg Frosty Forest Evening light adds a hint of gold to a grove of frosty aspen along Wasilla Creek in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/shades-of-na-pali/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-KAUA-HI-1899.jpg Shades of Na Pali Late afternoon view of the Na Pali Coast on Kauai, Hawaii. With the angle of the sun, the scene photographed as a monochoromatic image, highlighting the shades from white to black. https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/photo/colors-of-na-pali/ https://www.arcticlight-ak.com/images/xl/0114-KAUA-HI-1701.jpg Colors of Na Pali Aerial view of the Na Pali Coast in Kauai, Hawaii. 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