Catamaran touring in Glacier Bay National Park |
Bering Air flight to Ambler and ultimately Kobuk Valley National Park |
Arrival in Ambler…I knew I was in trouble when I saw the guy in the full body mosquito net! |
Fishing boat on the Kobuk River in Ambler for the trip to Kobuk Valley National Park |
Mail stop in Selawik on the way back to Kotzebue from Ambler |
Alaska Air in Anchorage which I passed through no less than six times in 30 days |
Airstrip in Bettles home of my excursions into Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Brush with the law (the only thing keeping me there was the automatic rifle seen here) in Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Bettles Lodge owner Eric fires up the boat to go to Old Bettles on the Koyakuk River |
Pilot Kevin secures the plane on Circle Lake in Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Silhouette of our floatplane on the Spruce trees of the Boreal Forest near Bettles Alaska |
The Alaska Railroad train from Fairbanks to Denali National Park |
The Alaska Railroad train passing through the smoky Alaskan wilderness |
Tour bus along the 92-mile dirt Denali Park Road in Denali National Park |
The Alaska Railroad train going from Denali to Talkeetna Alaska |
Looking out the back of the Alaska Railroad train from Denali to Talkeetna Alaska |
Roughing it while passing through the wilderness in the Alaska Railroad Gold Star Luxury Dome Car |
View below as the Alaska Railroad train passes over a trestle bridge |
The McKinley Queen Jet Boat for my trip to the Devil’s Gorge on the Chulitna River |
View from the copilot seat approaching Mount McKinley in Denali National Park |
Otter parked on Mount McKinley (at 5,500 feet) on the Ruth Glacier Amphitheater in Denali National Park |
View of our final approach into the Talkeetna Airport after our landing on Mount McKinley |
My rental (sure looks like a Buick!) parked on the side of the road near Coopers Landing Alaska |
The tour boat in which I braved 30 foot waves…okay 5 foot waves…in Kenai Fjords National Park |
Alaska Marine Highway Ferry boat used to transport me on the 7 hour trip from Whittier to Valdez |
Rental car parked on the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry boat from Whittier to Valdez |
Waiting to exit the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry boat in Valdez |
Wrangell Mountain Air plane for my trip into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park |
Crampons (steel spikes) used to hike on Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park |
Farm Lodge plane parked at Dick Proenneke’s Cabin on Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park |
Pilot Glen Alsworth secures the floatplane on Kenibuna Lake near Shamrock Glacier in Alaska |
One of many Katmai Air fights I took in and out of Katmai National Park |
Bus (souped-up for river crossings) used for the tour to the “Valley of 10,000 Smokes” in Katmai National Park |
Floatplane parked at Brooks Lodge on the Iliuk Arm of Naknek Lake in Katmai National Park |
One more “bear on the beach” flight delay image in Katmai National Park |