Serene Evening Mountain Setting Sun
After seeing another photographer’s beautiful pictures of a Smoky Mountain setting sun. Marcy and I decided to head to the National Park on a recent Sunday (June 24th) to try the shot for ourselves. The weather did not look promising. Thunderstorms had settled down from the northwest, but I figured things would clear by sunset. […]
A short night in Anchorage, Alaska
After a long day of travel to Anchorage, Alaska on July 12th, we were greeted by the setting sun as our plane landed at 11:00 PM. By the time we retrieved luggage and made it to our hotel, it was right at midnight, but the sunset colors were still vivid and begged for photography. We […]
Hey Buddy, Why the Long Face
The hope is to see the “Big Five” of Denali National Park Wildlife, namely grizzly bears, caribou, Dall Sheep, wolves and moose. We achieved that today with just a half-mile to go in our journey as this male moose calf crossed the main highway just ahead of us. I am thinking this is a face […]
The Runt
We met this little gray wolf pup right along the road in Denali National Park. Our guide had seen him a couple days earlier and just like today, he was alone. We learned that the wolf pack teaches the pups about territories and hunting and most likely the little fellow could not keep up with […]
Unexpected Encounter
We are following a winding 60-mile gravel road deep within Denali National Park with our thoughts focused on the hope of seeing the great mountain. The guides all tell us that there is only a 30% chance though. The mountain is completely shrouded in clouds more often than not. We stopped here for a potty break […]
