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Category Archives: Regions & Places

The main regions of Alaska divided up, and special places

Arrigetch Peaks, Gates of the Arctic National Park, photo gallery

UPDATE: Images from this entire shoot are now on my website: Arrigetch Peaks photos. I chose a handful of landscape photos for this gallery, from my recent backpacking trip into the Arrigetch Peaks. The dramatic granite spires are situated in the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska’s Brooks range mountains. All but two…

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Arrigetch Peaks, Gates of the Arctic National Park

UPDATE: Images from this entire shoot are now on my website: Arrigetch Peaks photos. When it comes to words, Alaska gets slammed with superlatives. This is true probably because it is a big space with big views and its tough to translate into little black letters. So when I attempt to summarize my recent backpacking trip…

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Summer in Kodiak

The town of Kodiak, situated on Kodiak Island’s east side is flanked by a large hill that rises quickly behind the small community. Along this hillside grows some very happy wildflowers that pop in color on a sunny summer morning. This view looks southward from the town at the convoluted shores of the expansive island,…

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Kodiak Harbor and wind mills

Looking across St. Herman’s harbor to Pillar mountain reveals three prominent wind mills that whirl away under Kodiak’s often breezy weather. The wind mills contribute to Kodiak’s energy needs, largely supplied by hydro power. The lush green hillsides are ubiquitous on the island, nicknamed the Emerald Ilse for a good reason. Commercial fishing is still…

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Trekking in the Gates of the Arctic

During this week I’ll be backpacking and camping in the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska’s remote arctic region. It’s a big area and more specifically I’ll be in the Arrigetch peaks, a dramatic conglomeration of granite spires which are breathtaking to say the least. Packing for a trip that requires me to…

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