Archive for August, 2008

Wrangell St. Elias, By Air

August 21st, 2008 – 5:00 pm

Finally got a good night up in the bird with my friends Lauren, Joe and Ashley, and Ashley’s parents. Spent about 90 minutes flying over Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Might be the best part of Alaska…
More after the jump.

Denali, Part I

August 4th, 2008 – 2:43 pm
Tagged as: Wildlife

I know these posts are months old by now, but I figure better late than never. This is from my first trip into the park this year, in early June. Road was only open to Fish Creek, but the wildlife was out in huge numbers. Saw 14 grizzlies, dall sheep, a wolf, [...]

Denali Part II

August 3rd, 2008 – 7:28 pm

Made another run out to the park in early July, this time with my friends Joe and Ashley, and Jodi. Weather was spectacular, wildlife was all over the place, and the mountain was out for a few hours. I lugged my 600 through there, got some nice images of a few grizzlies.
The grizzlies [...]

Chena River State Park

August 2nd, 2008 – 3:32 pm
Tagged as: Wildlife

Due to some less than ideal situations at work the past four days, I’ve found myself stranded in Fairbanks with nothing to do. I spent a night down in Denali, and the weather was horrible. So, I retreated back to the ‘banks, and went searching for moose. Chena River State Park is [...]