Parks, refuges, preserves & special places.
I just returned from a photo trip to the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and my plans to access this amazing area took a delightful turn. Instead of hiking some 65-70 miles round trip through some seriously wet and difficult tundra travel, I caught a ride in and out by bush plane, thanks to pilots…
I took this photo of the autumn tundra and caribou antlers just a short walk from my first camp in Denali National Park. The cloudy skies the night before gave way to clear skies as the morning unfolded. I’ll be back in Denali Park for more photography and post some of those photos upon my…
Last Friday in Denali National Park, I stepped out of the shuttle bus into a snow squall. That was a chilly way to start my 35 mile hike and packraft trip over the Labor Day weekend. I hiked off into the blowing snow convincing myself that the weather forecast was suggesting clear skies in the next day.…
During my hike to make some photos of Mt. Igikpak (I did see that mountain and will share some photos of it soon) in the Brooks Range, I deviated from Tupik Creek after a few miles and entered Angiaak Pass. A few tundra ponds made for a beautiful and colorful scene. Setting up camp with some altitude…
The route I chose to access Mt. Igikpak during my recent trip to the Gates of the Arctic followed Tupik Creek, and then on through Angiaak Pass. After landing in the bush plane in the early afternoon along the Noatak River, I forded the river and hiked about 4 miles to a nice camp spot that…
I just finished a week long solo photography trek in the Gates of the Arctic National Park. In summary, neither the best collection of superlatives, nor photographs seem to adequately convey the overall experience. Especially on solo trips when trekking in the rugged Brooks Range, a lot happens inside your head and inside your body. The anticipation…
It is Thursday, 8/21/2014, 10:02 a.m., marking the first lull in the rain spattering my tent since 7 p.m. last night. (I’m dry, thanks to my tarp tent stratospire, but I love you sun! ) Camped on a gravel bar along the Noatak River in the Gates of the Arctic National Park, I’m waiting for…
I took the above aerial photo a few years ago, but I’ve never explored the area on the ground. But that will change soon as I’m about to head out on a solo trip in the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska’s Arctic. I’ll be photographing and exploring the amazing sights near the headwaters…
Last weekend I made a schedule shift due to poor weather in another part of Alaska, and decided to remain in Interior Alaska and enjoy the forecasted sunny skies–which have been lacking this year due to record rainfall in June and July. I went with a friend to Denali National Park to hike up the…
Baby moose are commonly observed along Alaska’s roadways in early summer, often in the early morning or later evening hours. I photographed this little one in Denali National Park. Very close by stood its mother and another young calf, as twins are commonly born in the month of May. At this young age, they are usually…