Anything winter related – Alaska winters, like any winters of the circumpolar Great North, are a thing unto themselves. This section relates to all things winter, photos of Alaska winter scenes, snowshoeing and skiing, and a whole bunch more.
Please click on the image to view the full size version Hey Folks, Anyone coming up to Alaska this winter? Here’s a good reason why. The Wrangell mountains, in al their alpenglow-ing glory are second to none in the winter. Here I’m looking across the Copper Winter toward the Wrangell Mountain range. From the left […]
Wrangell Mountains in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska. Hey folks, Welcome to March, 2017! A photo of my favorite view. And a view I’ve seen many, many times this winter. The Wrangell Mountains. Left to right, you’re looking at Mt Drum, Mt. Sanford, Mt Zanetti (the little “cone” shaped peak the looks like a ski-jump […]
Hey Folks, It’s that time of the year again. Wrapping up image editing and putting together a quick gallery of photos from the year for you. These are mostly from different photo tours we ran this year. Northern Lights over Brooks Range, Alaska. Polar bear cubs wrestling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Hey Folks, As the northern lights season, or aurora borealis season, starts to wind down for those of us here in Alaska, it’s often harder and harder to be motivated to get out yet again and spend the night hoping for some nice displays. Last night I saw the data online looking promising for the […]
Hey Folks, Here’s a shot from the recent aurora borealis photo tours in March; I set up the tent for the shot, it was merely a prop. It took a few times to get the balance right with the headlamp for the exposure. Trial and error is really the only way to make this work. […]
Hey Folks, We’ve had some stupendous weather here in Alaska this last few weeks, and I was lucky enough to get out and about for some photography. Here’s a shot from my favorite park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve one gorgeous bluebird day. It just doesn’t get much better than this! Hopefully this weather […]
“Oooh, my little pretty one, pretty one, When ya gunna give me some, My Corona” Hey Folks, What a cool tune, eh? This image of the aurora borealis corona was taken last March on one of the aurora borealis tours. Here’s to hoping we get a night like this one again. Absolutely incredible evening, and […]
Hey Folks, Winter in Alaska is a fun time; it’s a hard time for a photographer because we have to choose between shooting during the day time, and waiting out the nights for the northern lights. And then switching schedules back and forth as the weather and the northern lights predictions change. So the last […]
Hey Folks, It’s January, and Alaska can be a rough place to sleep outside during this time of year. Temperatures can easily be down below zero F, even into the minus 30’s and 40’s, or colder. So sleeping outside is not to be taken lightly. Bring a good sleeping bag. A REALLY good sleeping bag. […]