Horseback Riding in Alaska!

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Brianna Bardason horseback riding in Seward, Alaska.

Breanna Bardason horseback riding in Seward, Alaska.

For years now I have been hearing about the wonderful scenery along the trail used by Bardy Trail Rides.  It was one of those things I had always intended to photograph, but summer would get busy and I would never get around to it.

This year, Breanna gave me a call two weeks ago to give me a heads up on how great the wildflowers were looking, and I decided then I would head out there the very next nice day for some photography for her business and mine.  Well, last night we finally got that nice weather!

I really haven’t spent any time around horses so I’m really not a “horse person”, but even this non horse person thought her trail ride looked awesome!  Great scenery, stream crossings, wildflowers and wildlife including active bald eagle nests!  Even though you are right in the Seward City limits you wouldn’t know it.  Eventually the ride takes you out to some wonderful ocean views.

So if you find yourself in Seward with a couple of extra hours – I highly recommend Bardy Trail Rides!

Aialik Landscapes

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An Aialik lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

An Aialik lagoon, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Our recent weather pattern has been bringing us our fair share of rain – that can happen during the summer, hopefully we will see a little more sunshine soon!

Cataract Cove

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Cataract Cove, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Cataract Cove, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Although it is hard to photograph, I love this cove!  The cove is surrounded by 500 to 1,000 foot high granite walls covered waterfalls that drop straight into the ocean – it is an amazing sight and sound.  Not only are there lots of waterfalls, but we also spotted a number of mountain goats.

Dall’s Porpoise

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Dall's Porpoise

Dall's Porpoise

It is so fun to watch these playful animals playing in the bow wave of the boat!  We saw lots of Dall’s Porpoise – we had encounters all three days, usually multiple time each day.

Canon 1Ds III and 24-105 at 24.  Exposure of f/6.3 at 1/500 of a second and ISO 640.

Iceberg

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Iceberg, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Iceberg, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

One nice thing about cloudy weather -glaciers and icebergs appear much bluer, and this iceberg was especially blue.  On a sunny day, this thing would have looked much whiter.

We had a nice variety of weather on my recent three day trip into Kenai Fjords National Park, everything from rain to sun – it provided a lot of different options for photography.

This image was hand held from a boat at f /8 and 1,000th of a second at ISO 400.