Pictures from the Chugach National Forest in southcentral, Alaska.
The power of a sunrise can infuse a day with tremendous energy. There is something about that first sparkle of light that begins a new day. My many days as paper boy in midwest America, watching the transition from morning darkness to the dawn of light has perhaps forever sealed in me a love for…
If you are thinking… wow, if camping in the Chugach National Forest looks like that, I’d love to camp there! Then you are thinking exactly like me. I spent a few days hiking and photographing in southcentral Alaska, near Seward, and the sights and views were splendid. I trekked with friends and colleagues Ron and…
The Chugach National Forest is a huge area, spanning across southcentral Alaska, bordering Prince William Sound. For the hiker, there are many trails to enjoy and this short path winds its way through the wold’s northernmost temperate rainforest. Full of lush, green color, it was a refreshing scene after a long white winter in Fairbanks.
I’ve been reviewing some files from the summer, and thought I’d share this image of Cascade glacier, taken from a rock island prominence in Barry Arm, in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The sedimentary layers reveal and amazing pattern of lines and the surface rock has been ground quite smoothly from the ancient work of an…