Hiking on the Russell Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
A waterfall glows in the light of a colorful sunset. Near Chitistone Pass, looking toward Skolai Pass, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
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.
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.
Wildflowers, Mountain Avens and Dwarf Fireweed, Hole in the Wall, Skolai Pass, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
Video of Russell Glacier, near Chitistone Pass, Wrangell St. Elias National Park. The glacier is accessed from Skolai Pass, popular hiking and backpacking destination for the Goat Trail.