Alaska

Creek Street

Shops along the creek, Ketchikan, Alaska

Water Life

We reached southern Alaska. The coast is dotted with the homes and working piers of the men and women that go out and pull in fish and crabs for a living. This one is near Ketchikan, Alaska.

American Bald Eagle

Annette Island or Taak'w Aan (Tlingit) is in far southeastern Alaska near Ketchikan. It has a large concentration of Bald Eagles in its old-growth temperate rainforest, Jun 21, 2022.

Alaskan Pigeons

I've heard it said, eagles in Alaska are like pigeons everywhere else because of their numbers. These twelve are just a fraction of the ones here. After traveling the state, this isn't a normal sight. They do congregate where there is food. Lots of fish here, Annette Island, Alaska, Jun 21, 2022.

On the Prowl

An eagle flies along the shores of Annette Island, Alaska, Jun 21, 2022.

Perched

Photos from an excursion to Annette Island, Alaska, Jun 21, 2022. Here four eagles are perched on a limb looking over the shore.

Whales and Mendenhall Glacier

A whale exhaling and another tail slapping along Auk Bay with the Mendenhall Glacier in the background.

Early Morning

The sun tries to break through the clouds. Stephens Passage, Alaska.

Sealaska Heritage Institue

Sealaska Heritage Institute is a Native nonprofit founded in 1980 to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. A lot of beautiful artwork in here. Juneau, Alaska

Mount Roberts

Looking down and across from a trail on Mount Roberts, Juneau, Alaska

A cruise ship arrives early in the morning, in Skagway, Alaska.

Looking towards the Takshanuk Mountains south of Skagway, Alaska.

Moulin

A crevice in the glacier is called a moulin. Here you can see the deep blue the deeper you get. One of our guides gave us a small chunk of ice and we could see blue specs in the ice. Blue is the color of pure glacier ice, compacted with few air bubbles since the air is squeezed out from the weight of the ice. Like sapphires, glacial ice reflects the blue colors of the light spectrum, so beautiful blue color reached our eyes.

Glacial Stream

Here a glacial stream flows into a sinkhole or moulin. These holes can be several hundred feet deep.

Denver Glacier

A perspective on how big this glacier is. The glacier straddles the Alaska\Yukon border. The closest community is Skagway, AK.

Lower Reid Falls

Just outside the town of Skagway, Alaska.

Aleutian Ballad

This is looking to shore from where the fishermen were pulling in their crab pot. Not a soul in sight!

Skagway River

The White Pass and Yukon railroad bridge over the Skagway River in western British Columbia. The railway connects Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

Jagged Mountains

Jagged Coastal Mountins north of Skagway, Alaska as seen from the Klondike Highway, British Columbia, Canada.

Eagle Eye

An eagle watching from an iceberg in Glacier Bay, Alaska.

Margerie Glacier

This glacier is huge and is considered a saltwater glacier which is defined as a glacier that interacts with ocean saltwater. I love the texture and colors of it. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Harbor Seals

Chubby harbor seals rest on a flat rock along the shores of Glacier Bay, Alaska.

Kayakers

What a place to kayak! Ailik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.