Featured below are 25 images of landscapes and wildlife that span from the summer solstice to the very last day of September. These images cover a range from the waters of Southeast Alaska around Juneau to the interior near Denali National Park. This body of work represents typical images seen during both group tours and private custom tours. It was a very good year for coastal scenery, bears, fall colors and aurora borealis.
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Lupines at sunset along coast of Turnagain Arm. Late June near 11:30 pm
Black bear cub (momma nearby) feeding on dandelion, Anchorage. Early July.
Moose in lupine, top of North Face Trail, Alyeska Resort, Girdwood. Mid July.
Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound. Late July.
Harbor seals on icebergs, Aialik Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park. Late July.
Fireweed at sunrise, Hatcher Pass, Talkeetna Mountains. Early August.
Close up of glacier ice, Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound. Early August.
Fireweed, and Denali's South Face, above Chulitna River, sunrise. Mid August.
Brown bear sow and spring cubs, Lake Clark National Park. Late August.
Coastal brown bear cruising the Cook Inlet Beach, sunrise, Lake Clark National Park. Late August.
Attentive student, spring coastal brown bear cub with mom learning to catch clams at low tide. Lake Clark National Park. Late August.
Family of orcas, Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska. Late August.
Sunset over Chilkat Mountains from Eagle Beach State Park near Juneau. Late August.
Fog near Tangle Lakes, Denali Highway. Early September.
Aurora borealis and moonlight near Tangle Lakes, Denali Highway. Early September.
Taiga forest near peak fall colors, Denali National Park. Early September.
Bull moose in Taiga forest, Denali National Park. Early September.
Tundra fall colors and Knik Glacier and Chugach Mountains. Mid September.
Coastal brown bear sow with yearling cub goes after sockeye salmon, Lake Clark National Park. Mid September.
Sea otter family huddled on iceberg, Prince William Sound. Late September.
Chigmit Mountains from Crescent Lake in Lake Clark National Park. Late September.
Aerial of Knik Glacier terminus and Chugach Mountains. Late September.
Boreal forest, fall colors, Coastal Trail, Anchorage. Late September.
Aurora display beginning before total darkness at Six Mile Lake, Anchorage. Late September.
Sunrise at low tide along Turnagain Arm, near Girdwood. Late September.