Images of Alaska

Exit Glacier Exit Glacier is easily reachable by car, just north of Seward I took a dirt road to the trailhead, and walked the mile or so to the glacier's toe. There had been some black bears there earlier, but none were present on that day. Interestingly, a large forest fire broke out on the Seward Peninsula on the day I went there. I saw some smoke later in the day, but didn't recognize the severity until the next day, when I read about it in an Anchorage paper.

The Alaska Range Driving north to Fairbanks, I was fortunate enough to see the Alaska Range, including Denali. Denali is the tallest mountain in North America, at 20,320 feet, and in volume is the largest mountain in the world. The view was magnificent; I wish I had known about polarizing filters when I took this picture, as the snowcaps would have stood out much better.

Polychromite Pass The weekend after I visited Alaska, I met with my girlfriend Amy, and she told me this was the best picture I took. The waters, ice, and snow in the valley do make for an interesting array of shapes.

Polychromite Pass The valley looked so nice, I took a second picture, almost as good as the first. (Hey, Amy said the last picture was better, and who am I to argue?)

Fox One day, I had to visit the Arctic Circle. This involved driving up the Dempster Highway across the Yukon River to where there's a big blue sign by the road. On the way up, we passed this fox walking beside the road. We actually drove for an hour past the circle, to a point where the Finger Mountains were visible.

Here are the pictures from my trip to Alaska in 1999.