a photo of sunset over the University Peaks, just south of the Chitistone River, the Goat Trail, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
Hey Folks, It’s summer time, and I don’t have much time to blog – but I’ll try to keep up with the Image of the Month. Here’s one from the north side of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Taken from Rock lake, at sunset, the light on the distant Wrangell Mountains was gorgeous. Thanks. […]
Photo of the Month for June, 2010, is this photo of some folks hiking up at Hole in the Wall, near Skolai Pass, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. I love the sense of scale this photo gives for the peak in the background. This is one of the peaks known as the 7 fingers, glacier-capped outcroppings towering above the tundra. Hole in the Wall is a classic old glacial formation, and a great place to walk and explore; I’ve spend many a day wandering around on the moraine, awestruck at the magnificent jagged cliff faces soaring above me.
a photo from a trip to southeast Alaska I took, of the Hubbard Glacier calving into Russell Fjord at Gilbert Point, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, near Yakutat. To watch a 250′ high wall of ice crash into the ocean is simply awesome. And I mean awesome like ‘inspires awe’ … absolutely jaw-dropping stuff.
Backcountry skiing, xc skiing or cross country skiing on the Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Spring is a great time for getting out on the glaciers, with caution, as the snow will typically have a great crust on top, which is awesome for getting around. Stairway Icefall, in the background, is a 5000′ vertical wall of ice – pretty spectacular backdrop for a days skiing! Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
Backcountry river crossings; hiking and backpacking treks in Alaska involve river crossings, and these tips can help the hiker safely ford the cold and fast rivers of the Alaska wilderness.
Photography gear for the backcountry; a shower cap doubles as a rain cover for the camera on a backpacking trip in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Skolai Pass, the Russell Glacier, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
Snowshoeing through soft winter snow in the boreal forest, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, in pursuit of photographing the wolf.
