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A pregnant ? cow moose near Seward, Alaska.
This is the time of year that baby moose start to show up everywhere. I have been on the look-out, but haven’t found any out in the open enough for a photo. But, this gal looks like a good possibility, she definitly appeared pregnant, and is hanging around a scenic area not too far from town – I’ll be keeping an eye one her. 🙂
A Brown Bear cub nursing, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
An unexpected family emergency has lead to a last minute opening for my bear and puffin photo tour. This is a rare opportunity – this tour originally sold out last October, and the 2012 tour is already half full and I haven’t even put it on the website yet. I had a pretty good standby list, but not surprisingly, those folks have now made other summer plans, so if you don’t have plans for this summer, you may just be in luck! This nursing cub was photographed during last years amazing tour. This is for the full week tour.
I could go on and on about this tour, but I have plenty in the past – take a look at the link, and if you have any questions feel free to give us a call.
I’m really disappointed this person can’t make it – we originally began talking with her a year and a half ago and I know she would have been blown away! Hopefully she can make it next summer.
Resurrection Bay at sunset, Seward, Alaska.
Today on the photo blog – a recent sunset along Resurrection Bay.
Official sunset in Seward right now is about 11:00 p.m. Because the sun sets at a gradual angle in relationship to the horizon – we maintain twilight light much longer then places further south. Combine that with a sunrise a little before 5:00, and you can see it really doesn’t get totally dark here right now – and it isn’t even June – the days are still getting longer!
Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
Last week I made a quick trip out to the the Copper River Valley, Glennallen area which is the gateway to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. I was out there to give a commencement speech at my old High School. It was a great experience – really a lot of fun. It appeared the whole town was in attendance supporting the 16 seniors, that is one of the great things about small towns.
A few people have asked about my speech so I thought I would share it here. This was a draft version from a few days before – I changed a few things on the fly, but it pretty much follows what I said. Now admittedly, if you did not grow up in interior Alaska, the first half of the speech won’t be too applicable and you may want to jump down to the second half. Here it is:Read More
Mount Drum, Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska.
This was at sunset Monday night – seeing this mountain always brings back fond memories. I would often see this mountain on my drive between home and school, and it always looked different.
At just over 12,000 feet, it really isn’t that tall. What makes it impressive is the vertical relief. It rises over 11,000 feet from the banks of the Copper River where I’m standing to the summit.
I had a short, but very fun trip out to Glennallen. I think the commencement speech went well, and I was able to briefly see all kinds of old friends. I also saw a surprising amount of wildlife including a beautiful fox and a mink – but didn’t get any photos of those guys.
Erie Mine with Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
Can you imagine living in the bunk house in this amazing location! And this was well before the days of Gore-tex, polypropolene and bunny boots.
I grew up along the border to the amazing Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. I’m really excited to be returning to my home town early next week – get this for a wonderful honor, I’m returning to give the commencement speech at my high school. I am really excited, and have been working hard on my speech. I mention this in part to share my excitement, and in part to say I probably won’t be posting anything on the blog here again until later next week.
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