Wild wind clouds in the Alaska Range. Sony A7RII, Canon 16-35mm f4L IS.
On June 10th I crossed Ernie Pass (the continental divide) of the Brooks Range on foot, during a 110 mile hike/packraft trip with a friend. Yesterday, I was near Isabel Pass in the Alaska Range. Mountain travel has one common feature, and that is dramatically changing weather. It is one aspect I like about traveling in Alaska, with its many, many mountain ranges. As a landscape photographer, the sky plays a vital role, and clouds often make a magic photo. Besides feeling the changing weather, seeing it unfold in undulating and shifting clouds is one of the great gifts of being out in nature. Some time ago I posted a gallery about cool cloud photos.
Below are a few photos to illustrate some cloud drama in Alaska’s mountain country.
Wispy clouds in the Brooks Range. Canon G3x Panorama stitch.
Side drainage into Anaktuvuk River, Brooks Range. Canon G3x
Caribou antler in Ernie Pass, Continental Divide, Brooks Range, Alaska. Canon G3x.
View looking North over the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. Canon G3x.
Headwaters of the Wiseman Creek, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. Canon G3x
Wild wind clouds in the Alaska Range. Sony A7RII, Canon 16-35mm f4L IS.
