Ghost Forest

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Ghost Forest

Ghost Forest, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Everyone calls these standing dead trees “ghost forests”.  Don’t know if that is an official name, but it works for me.

These trees have been standing dead like this for over 40 years.  Pretty amazing given our wet environment – my fire wood ends up rotting after just 3 or 4 years.  So how did they die, and why are they still standing strong?Read More

Black Bear

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Black Bear Photo

Black Bear in Pedersen Lagoon.

An annual salmon run brings lots of black bears to the shores of Pedersen Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park.  I think I counted 13 separate bears over a two day period just within the lagoon!

Pedersen Glacier

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Pedersen Glacier

Pedersen Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

This was a gloomy, cloudy morning, but and friend and I paddled up to this lake anyways, and were rewarded with a very brief burst of sunlight on the far side of the lake.Read More

Aialik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park

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Aialik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Aialik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Ailalik Bay is one of the most beautiful locations in all of Alaska.  The Pacific Ocean, tidewater glaciers, towering peaks and plenty of wildlife – you can’t beat it!  Of the 500 – 1,000 people who visit this wonderful fjord each day via tour boat, maybe only one or two percent actually ever make it to shore. 

This was a wonderful, calm summer evening close to midnight.  That is the ocean on the right, and a lagoon on the left.