Dalton Highway

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Dalton Highway, Alaska.

Dalton Highway, Alaska.

A southbound truck begins the climb up the 12% grade of Atigun Pass, last week on the Dalton Highway.  This highway was often featured on the show Ice Road Truckers.

Muskox

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Muskox, Arctic Slope, Alaska.

Muskox, Arctic Slope, Alaska.

We spent time with a nice group of Muskox last week – very cool, prehistoric looking animals!

Polar Bear

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Polar Bear, Barter Island, Alaska.

Polar Bear, Barter Island, Alaska.

I’m back from a wonderful trip to the Arctic!  We had lots of polar bears, muskox, aurora and beautiful scenery – and, plenty of laughs thanks to a really fun group!

Autumn in Denali

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Denali National Park, Alaska.

Denali National Park, Alaska.

Turns out I have a bit of internet – here is a image from Denali National Park – got here just before last light last night.

 

Heading North – Way North!

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Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Caribou, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Heading off for a week and a half, and likely won’t have much in the way of internet access.  Spending the night in Denali tonight, then off to Fairbanks where I join a friend to help him co-lead his photo tour into the Brooks Range for amazing landscapes and northern lights, then on to the coast for polar bears!  Should be a blast!  Here are the details:  Northern Lights and Polar Bear photo tour.

Bear Glacier Surfing

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Bear Glacier Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Bear Glacier Lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

I can’t believe how much this place has changed in a month!  When we camped at Bear Glacier earlier this Summer, we kayaked along this stretch of river.  Back then it flowed entirely behind this berm and exited into the ocean almost a mile to the right of the frame.  But, after some substantial flooding last month, the river has breached the berm and now flows straight into the ocean.

This change, has made a well know Alaska surfing spot even that much better!  I was there Saturday scouting for a client and watched head high wave after wave roll in!  I think this area is about to become even better known as word spreads.Read More