Alaska 2010

Flowers, fowl and fox
Nature-Walks in Denali
And fields of Silence

Soft sounds of nature
This vast expanse of tundra
The hues paint my soul

Land lovely & wild
Our wolves are being slain and
The skies cry with rain

- Paulette Power

The strength of the wolf is in the pack, but the strength of the pack is in the wolf.

Rudyard Kipling


Fairbanks to Denali: Autumn colors in August8/20/2010 1:46:22 PM



Nenana River: Fairbanks to Denali8/20/2010 1:41:27 PM



Caribou herd: Denali National Park8/20/2010 4:26:43 PM



Caribou on ridge line: Denali National Park8/20/2010 5:37:02 PM



Autumn colors: Denali National Park8/20/2010 6:08:29 PM



Dall sheep: Denali National Park8/20/2010 7:37:32 PM



Bull moose in willow grove: Denali National Park8/20/2010 8:09:35 PM



Gray wolf: Denali National Park8/20/2010 9:43:18 PM



Mount McKinley: Morning view: Denali National Park8/21/2010 9:50:54 AM



Mount McKinley: Morning view from Camp Denali: Denali National Park8/21/2010 9:54:57 AM



Braided River: Arial view: Denali National Park8/21/2010 12:59:50 PM



Mount McKinley from the North: Arial view: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:07:29 PM



Straighaway Glacier: Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:11:01 PM



Buttress Mount McKinley: Arial view: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:14:42 PM



Arial view of glacier: Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:17:33 PM



Arial view of glacier: Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:17:47 PM



Buttress Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:19:23 PM



Volcanic Mountain: Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:22:00 PM



Foothills of Mount McKinley: Denali National Park.8/21/2010 1:26:14 PM



Volcanic mountains and glacier: Arial view: Mount McKinley8/21/2010 1:28:59 PM



Volcanic mountains and west fork Ruth Glacier: Mount McKinley8/21/2010 1:32:05 PM



Foothills Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:32:18 PM



McKinley River: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:40:57 PM



McKinley River: Denali National Park8/21/2010 1:41:08 PM



Common Loon: Denali National Park8/22/2010 11:58:20 AM



Arctic tundra garden above the permafrost: Denali National Park8/22/2010 12:30:36 PM



Beaver lodge: Denali National Park8/22/2010 1:35:40 PM



Muldrow glacier: Mount McKinley: Denali National Park8/22/2010 2:01:25 PM



Visitor center view: Denali National Park8/22/2010 2:38:22 PM



Wolf pack after a nap: Denali National Park8/22/2010 4:48:53 PM



Rainbow8/22/2010 5:36:38 PM



Mount McKinley: Evening above the clouds: Denali National Park8/22/2010 10:43:50 PM



Alaska range: Sunset: Denali National Park8/22/2010 11:32:15 PM



Mount McKinley: Sunset: Denali National Park8/22/2010 11:49:17 PM



Family of grizzly bears: Denali National Park8/23/2010 10:20:13 AM



Momma bear feeding on berries: Denali National Park8/23/2010 10:35:56 AM



Family of grizzly bears: Denali National Park8/23/2010 10:36:18 AM



Polychrome valley: Denali National Park8/23/2010 11:22:11 AM



Autumn colors: Denali National Park8/23/2010 1:14:08 PM



Autumn colors: Denali National Park8/23/2010 1:13:50 PM



Short ear owl: Home of Kevin and Ingrid8/23/2010 2:21:18 PM



Mount McKinley: From 100 miles to the east8/24/2010 10:05:56 AM



Moose calf: Denali Highway8/24/2010 10:31:59 AM



Denali highway: Mount Hayes8/24/2010 12:37:32 PM



Denali Highway: Mount Hayes8/24/2010 12:40:45 PM



Denali Highway: Braided river8/24/2010 12:47:10 PM



Denali highway view:8/24/2010 3:30:43 PM



Mount Wrangell: Arial view: Wrangell St. Elias National Park8/24/2010 8:13:06 PM



Kennecott mine: Arial view: Wrangell St. Elias National Park8/24/2010 8:28:01 PM



Root Glacier: Kennecott8/25/2010 10:11:22 AM



Root Glacier ice fall: Kennecott8/25/2010 10:11:31 AM



Root Glacier pool: Kevin and Chris reflection8/25/2010 1:37:57 PM



Root Glacier: Group lunch8/25/2010 1:58:36 PM



Root Glacier: Kennecott8/25/2010 2:24:49 PM



Brown silt pool: Ice reflection: Root Glacier8/25/2010 2:35:54 PM



Water carved valley on the Root Glacier8/25/2010 3:08:46 PM



Ice cave: Root glacier8/25/2010 3:20:55 PM



Blue ice: Root glacier8/25/2010 3:21:02 PM



Root glacier: Grinding down the mountain8/25/2010 3:29:23 PM



Rock glacier: Arial view: Wrangell St. Elias National Park8/26/2010 12:57:41 PM



Copper river: Arial view:8/26/2010 1:08:13 PM



Copper river and Miles glacier:8/26/2010 1:13:39 PM



Johnson Glacier: Cordova, Alaska8/26/2010 5:04:00 PM



Johnson Glacier: Cordova, Alaska8/26/2010 5:16:04 PM



Johnson Glacier: Cordova, Alaska8/26/2010 6:23:33 PM



Alaska rose:8/27/2010 1:16:19 PM



Million dollar bridge: Cordova to Kennecott8/27/2010 2:33:10 PM



Miles Glacier from Million dollar bridge8/27/2010 2:34:49 PM



Childes glacier: ice calving into copper river8/27/2010 2:58:31 PM



Childes glacier: ice calving into copper river8/27/2010 2:57:35 PM



Chides glacier:8/27/2010 3:23:45 PM



Swans:8/27/2010 5:06:07 PM



Cordova bay: Seabirds8/27/2010 6:44:58 PM



Cordova bay: Cormorant taking off.8/27/2010 6:45:18 PM



Cordova bay: Seabirds8/27/2010 6:51:48 PM



Cordova bay: Sea otter mother and pup8/27/2010 6:57:38 PM



Cordova bay: Sea otter mother and pup8/27/2010 7:10:16 PM



Cordova bay: Sea otter mother and pup8/27/2010 7:11:12 PM



Chum salmon:8/28/2010 3:23:14 PM



Salmon8/28/2010 3:24:50 PM



Steller sea lions: Seward/Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 1:17:25 PM



Anchor tidal glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:23:06 PM



Rock and Ice: Northwestern Glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:56:41 PM



Blue on blue: Northwestern Glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:46:39 PM



Ice avalanche: Northwestern Glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:52:33 PM



Ice avalanche: Northwestern Glacier: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:52:40 PM



Ice avalanche hits the water: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 2:54:33 PM



Harbor seals on glacial ice. Northwestern Glacier8/29/2010 3:12:35 PM



Granite polished by a glacier.8/29/2010 3:21:53 PM



Median moraine: Southwestern Glaciear:Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 3:38:59 PM



Waterfall: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 4:15:00 PM



Waterfall detail:8/29/2010 4:16:42 PM



Bluebells beside the waterfall:8/29/2010 4:18:53 PM



Bald eagle: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 4:28:39 PM



Polished rocks: Kenai Fjords National Park8/29/2010 4:49:07 PM



Tufted puffin8/29/2010 5:16:33 PM



Seascape: Near Seward8/29/2010 5:33:32 PM



Humpback whale diving: Seward8/29/2010 6:40:04 PM



Humpback whale tail: Seward8/29/2010 6:40:05 PM



Harding ice field and Bear Glacier: Near Seward8/29/2010 6:51:30 PM



Yellow eye rock fish: Seward dock8/29/2010 8:19:39 PM



300 lbs halibut: Seward dock8/29/2010 10:22:49 PM



Central Kenai: Autumn morning8/30/2010 10:51:05 AM



Autumn colors: Cental Kenai8/30/2010 11:11:04 AM



Leaf and rocks: Central Kenai8/30/2010 11:14:39 AM



Tree bark: Central Kenai8/30/2010 11:15:50 AM



Rock with moss: Morning reflection: Cental Kenai8/30/2010 11:24:05 AM



Tree fungus: Homer8/30/2010 5:03:44 PM



Arctic Lupine Flower: blue and purple8/30/2010 5:08:20 PM



Halibut cove: Near Homer8/30/2010 10:20:51 PM



Halibut cove: Evening8/30/2010 10:28:48 PM



Halibut cove: Evening8/30/2010 10:32:15 PM



Halibut cove: Evening8/30/2010 10:35:14 PM



Halibut cove: Rainbow8/30/2010 10:50:37 PM



Halibut cove: Evening8/30/2010 10:56:16 PM



Halibut cove: Sunset8/30/2010 11:01:54 PM



Grizzly bear going fishing: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 12:23:51 PM



Grizzly bear: Looking for salmon8/31/2010 12:30:09 PM



Grizzly bear: Hunting salmon8/31/2010 12:37:22 PM



Bald eagle: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 12:49:46 PM



Bear cubs at play: Lake Clarke National Park8/31/2010 12:54:00 PM



Grizzly bear: Hunting salmon8/31/2010 12:58:48 PM



Grizzly bear: Hunting salmon8/31/2010 1:10:19 PM



Grizzly bear: The salmon that got away!8/31/2010 1:11:26 PM



Grizzly bear: Hunting salmon8/31/2010 1:11:30 PM



One wet bear: Lake Clarke National Park8/31/2010 1:11:42 PM



Grizzly bear: Hunting salmon8/31/2010 1:43:12 PM



Family of bears: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 1:53:57 PM



Bald eagle taking off: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 4:48:39 PM



Bald eagle taking off: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 4:48:40 PM



Driftwood with insect: Lake Clark National Park8/31/2010 5:24:25 PM



View from Land’s end resort: Homer Alaska9/1/2010 9:49:30 AM



View from Land’s end resort: Homer Alaska9/1/2010 10:06:59 AM



Gulls: Morning: Homer Alaska9/1/2010 10:07:07 AM



Active volcano: From Homer, Alaska9/1/2010 11:27:33 AM



Harding ice field: Homer, Alaska9/1/2010 11:36:26 AM



Fireweed: Homer9/1/2010 12:18:59 PM



Corn lily9/1/2010 12:02:44 PM



Dew on grass seed head: Reflections9/1/2010 12:15:13 PM



Dew on grass seed heads with refracted light.9/1/2010 12:15:45 PM



Corn lily: Morning9/1/2010 12:38:06 PM



View of Cook Inlet: Sunset: Anchorage9/1/2010 11:12:03 PM



Mountains from Anchorage: Sunset9/1/2010 11:42:21 PM



Cook inlet from the Cook Hotel: Anchorage9/1/2010 11:43:09 PM