Mount Wrather

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Mount Wrather, Tongass National Forest, near Juneau, Alaska.

Mount Wrather, Tongass National Forest, near Juneau, Alaska.

This is the view of the Mendenhall Towers from across the Mendenhall Glacier on Mt. Stroller White from this past August.

Correction:  Thanks to a friend, those peaks are actually the Mendenhall Towers.

Mendenhall Trees

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Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Looking down on the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska.  Some serious geological transformation taking place here!

Herbert Glacier

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Herbert Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Herbert Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

This is the Herbert Glacier flowing out of the Juneau Icefield.  I have said it before, and I’ll say it again – photographing from a helicopter with the doors removed is a blast!

Berg Bay

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Looking toward Wrangell Island from Berg Bay, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Looking toward Wrangell Island from Berg Bay, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

I think one of the great things about traveling around Southeast Alaska in a relatively small yacht is the ability to anchor and spend the night in beautiful places like this one.  After a great day watching bears and Anan Creek, we pulled into this beautiful cove late in the evening, and then woke up to this beautiful, tranquil scene the next morning.

Fredrick Sound Orcas

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A couple of orcas in Fredrick Sound, Alaska.

A couple of orcas in Fredrick Sound, Alaska.

Just two from a much larger pod of killer whales we were able to spend time with down in Southeast Alaska.  Love watching orcas!

These are two members of the AF5 pod, AF 18 and AF69.  The larger of the two, AF18 was born in 1969, his offspring, AF 18 was born in 2001.