Alaska Adventure: Month One - July, 2016
I left Greeley, Colorado for a summer in Alaska and the Canadian Rockies on June 30, 2016. I made it to Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 26. I stopped at a lot of wonderful places along the way, and some photos from this time on the road are included in this album. I hope to add a "Month Two" album at the end of August.
An approximation of the route I took en route to Fairbanks, Alaska.
During my summer, 2016 visit to Glacier National Park, in northern Montana, the wildflowers were in full bloom. I'm not sure of the names of the mountains in the background of this photo, but they can be seen in the Many Glacier area of the National Park. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the second largest National Park in the country, occupying over 20,000 square miles. The Park is accessed by one of two dirt roads, which allow access to lakes, camp sites, streams, and day-hikes. I took this photo from the northern road into the park, looking south towards the Wrangell Mountains. The Wrangell Mountains, although quite close to the Gulf of Alaska, are some of the highest in North America. Available in the following sizes (Panorama B): 30x12, 40x16, 50x20, 60x24, 75x30, 75x30 Triptych (3 x 25x30), 90x36, 90x36 Triptych (3 x 30x36), 105x42, 105x42 Triptych (3 x 35x42), 120x48, 120x48 Triptych (3 x 40x48), 135x54 Triptych (3 x 45x54), 150x60 Triptych (3 x 50x60).
The early part of my summer, 2016 trip to Alaska was somewhat disappointing from the perspective of a wildlife photographer. In the month leading up to my taking this bald eagle shot, I'd seen zero moose, one bear, one caribou, and legions of little critters – gophers, chipmunks, etc. So when a full-grown bald eagle landed in a tree that I happened to be driving by at the exact right instant, I didn't waste a second in getting my camera gear out and snapping a few shots. I got several photos that I think are worth posting here, but this one struck me as at least a bit unique, since he was screeching as I took the photo. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36.
