My Alaska adventure....

[ClemsonS197]

I had asked for advice on a trip to Alaska quite some time ago. Well, we went. It was awesome. Recommend anyone who enjoys the outdoors to go there if you have the means.

First Stop: Denali National Park

Cool, foggy morning in Denali. Fire weed was in full bloom




First wild Grizzly I’ve ever seen


85 miles in to Denali, McKinley comes out


McKinley over Wonder Lake




Arctic Fox


Caribou not far from where the guy from California was killed by a bear. First documented Grizzly death in the parks 95 year history.


Mom and cubs


End of the road


Second Stop: Homer



Full Moon over Kachemak Bay

[ClemsonS197]

Homer Spit


Fly from Homer over to Katmai National Park to walk among the bears.

Flight over


Final approach


The bears




This monster came out of nowhere. Adrenalin rush.








The View

[ClemsonS197]

This shows how close we were. That’s our shadows.


Fatest, laziest Bear I’ve ever seen


This is when you know you’re at the top of the food chain


BBC crew filming a special on the Bears of Katmai. Should be ready next spring.


The runway. Lead plane taking off.


Homer Spit from the air


Third Stop: Seward



Hiked Exit Glacier


Kenai Fjords


Sea Lions


Harbor Seals


Puffin

[ClemsonS197]

All pictures: Alaska pictures by FinlayZJ - Photobucket

[ClemsonS197]

Thanks for moving the thread.

[dallas_]

Incredible!

We hope to go next year. Thanks for posting!

[HIRISC]

Neat pics, thanks for sharing.

AK is on my 'bucket' list.

[2yrproject]

Looks like a fantastic trip ! Great pics.

[JJ'snakepit]

Awesome !!!!!! Loved the pictures.

[mn12]

Have been twice and I can honestly say I could go over and over and never get bored

[Qwik 1]

We went in the spring (end of May) could only go 53 miles into Denali as it was not totally opened up yet. It was AWESOME!

Your pictures are Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

Brian

[BigLeo69]

thanks for sharing the pictures

some love the beach and the sand

i am drawn to the mountains always
thanks for the great pics, a good camera eye

[RobbieD]

Glad you had a good time! I never get tired of seeing animals and 'The Great One'.

Next time look one of us Alaskans up!

[AAMW]

Absolutely great place, Visited about a month ago beautiful.

[dukegrad98]

Beautiful pictures -- thanks for the update!

Cheers, John

[Bob Cowan]

Wow! Fantastic pics! Really stokes me to go back. I'v traveled all over the world. I'v been places and done things that some people only dream about - and most people have never heard of! But the one place I am really eager to back to is Alaska. I bet a week doesn't go by that I don't think about it.

Our next trip is probably going to be spent entirely on the Kenai Penninsula. A couple of days in Sewerd, a couple of days in Homer, and a trip to see the bears. I'd like to work in a deep sea fishing day, too.

Alaska Trip pictures by bobcowan - Photobucket

[accobra66]

I am ready to go back. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in the world. Should have spent a summer up there working in college.

[crash]

Originally Posted by accobra66

I am ready to go back. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in the world. Should have spent a summer up there working in college.

I had a friend that did that...he called me about a month in and told me to tell anyone that called me from Alaska that his dad had died! He couldn't get out of their fast enough! He was working in a fish processing plant.

Anyway, BEAUTIFUL pictures. Alaska looks like my kinda place...except for one thing...I hate the cold. My family has a place in Maine and we barely get three weeks in there where the weather is agreeable.

People complain about the heat here in San Diego, but not me, I LOVE IT!

Anyway beautiful pics, and I hear that there is some REALLY beautiful territory in Canada as well. Maybe one day I will happen to be there and find it wasn't as cold as I think it is.

[ClemsonS197]

Originally Posted by crash

Anyway beautiful pics, and I hear that there is some REALLY beautiful territory in Canada as well. Maybe one day I will happen to be there and find it wasn't as cold as I think it is.

Hideous. Don't go there either. Especially Banff and Jasper.

[AC Bill]

Originally Posted by crash

I hear that there is some REALLY beautiful territory in Canada as well. Maybe one day I will happen to be there and find it wasn't as cold as I think it is.

It's only really cold in the winter, and some areas like Vancouver, and much of southern coastal BC, stay pretty mild year round.

56 years young, and I am still exploring BC and Alberta's spectacular wilderness, but would really love a trip to Alaska some day. I love seeing wildlife, but am not a fan of Grizzly's. I prefer to see animals I can eat..not the other way round..

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing..

[Someday I Suppose]

Amazing pictures and looks like a great trip, someday we will get up there for sure, need my girls to get old enough that they would appreciate it first :-)

And... where I come from thats called a beach, not a runway!!

[crash]

Originally Posted by AC Bill

It's only really cold in the winter, and some areas like Vancouver, and much of southern coastal BC, stay pretty mild year round.

We have friends that live in Vancouver WA and another that lives in Vancouver BC, and, well, I guess it all depends upon what your definition of "mild" is. Anything below 60 and I don't care for it. Every year it gets down into the 30s here in San Diego during the winter, at least where I live, and I really don't care for it. So much so that I have even considered a residence on the other side of the equator so as to have a "never ending summer". Wife enjoys the cold and the economy hasn't cooperated so the two houses on different halves of the world hasn't worked out...yet!

New Zealand looks intriguing, and we have friends that have a place there, but it is a pretty long plane ride. Anyway, lots of beautiful places I would like to visit, but probably wouldn't want to live there.

BTW- We are having the first rain of the season right now in San Diego, and I am not happy. Some years it waits until late November or early December to start raining here. This is the time of year I usually get the majority of yard work done as it is cooler, yet not raining. This is hunting season also, and I prefer it a bit milder, but not wet. We'll see what next week brings!

[Thomas W]

Beautiful pics, thanks for posting. Cheers.

[vector1]

beautiful!