The Historic Independence Mine, in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, sits quietly under the stars.
Shot of the Milky Way over Independence mine in Hatcher Pass, AK
An angled shot of the Mine Managers's house at Independence Mine. The glowing light to the right of the house comes from the city lights of Palmer.
The wind patterns resemble waves in the water.
A few night shots of Independence mine in Hatcher Pass with a almost full moon in the background
Sun Halo over Beluga Point
Sunrise reflection at Eagle River Nature Center.
Glacial Glow of icebergs of Knik Glacier
Huge icebergs frozen into the lake. Sleeping giants resting after their long journey down the mountain.
Winter moon lighting the landscape of the Denali Highway
The moon trying it's best to imitate the brightness of the sun.
Panorama of the milky way over the mountains of Hatcher Pass Independence Mine.
Beautiful patterns in the snow at Bird Point, AK. Took this picture as at the beginning of my 2 hour snowshoe hike.
A few night shots of Independence mine in Hatcher Pass with a almost full moon in the background
View of Seward Highway looking into the sun toward Bird Point.
Simple long exposure panorama of the incoming tide of Turnagain Arm
Looking out over the waters of Turnagain Arm. According to my phone this spot sits at an elevation of 533 feet above sea level.
Parks Highway sunset
close up section of a backlit iceberg at Knik Glacier
One of the buildings at Hatcher pass covered in snow. The soft glow on the left are the city lights of Palmer, Alaska
No northern lights. No problem. On a dark night like this I will gladly shoot the milky way. This is 4 images shot at high ISO stacked together to reduce noise. I got lucky that a meteor flashed me.
The city lights of Palmer, Alaska can be seen from Historic Independence Mine in Hatcher Pass. The full moon was a great off camera light that lit up the foreground.
A few night shots of Independence mine in Hatcher Pass with a almost full moon in the background
The forces of nature can sculpt some pretty amazing artwork. Fortunately I was able to capture it to share with you. I intented for the mountains in the distance to be sloghtly out of focus. I wanted all the attention on the snow in the foreground
The light and shadows just after sunrise.
Quick drive down Seward Highway to Mchugh trailhead.
The moon shining bright over the tundra.
Moonlight shining down on a massive iceberg. The only sounds out here were the creaks and pops of the glacier in the background as it moved forward a fractions of a inch at a time.
The always picturesque Eklutna Tailrace at night. The Tailrace is the spill water from The Eklutna hydroelectric plant. The lights from the palnt can be seen in the distance. Not sure how the tailrace got its name.
After I proccessed this image of the milky way over Hatcher Pass
Made another trip up to Independence Mine in Hatcher Pass. Fortunately this time the moon had not risen yet. The city lights of Palmer were the only light source. It cast an eeriy glow on the old abandoned buildings of the Historic Independence Mine.
The sunrise wasn't that amazing when I stopped at this spot. What I first noticed was the smooth flowing waves of the outgoing tide. As I was setting up my camera to get the shot I noticed the wind blown patterns in the snow looked similar to the waves. Luckily I saw this when I did. Two photographers that arrived at this spot just as I was taking this picture did not notice the patterns in the snow and stepped all over them.
Panorama shot of a frozen Bird Creek. I learned a vaulable lesson while shooting here. Don't remove things like lens caps while standing near railing over a creek. Somerwhere in the ocean is a Nikon camera lens cap.
Saw this spruce forest earlier in the day. Thought it would be a perfect sunset spot. A really simple scene. Just snow, spruce and sunset.I wanted to get to this spot a little earlier to capture the sun just above the trees. Just missed that shot by a few minutes. Still think that is turned out pretty good.
Perfect U shape ready to catch the moon.
The crescent moon and Venus were shining bright last night. I captured a quick shot while waiting for the northern lights to show. The orangie city lights of Anchorage also lit up the night sky. This was taken near Twenty-Mile River, Alaska
Wind carved snow at Bird Point, Alaska
Hatcher Pass view from Independence Mine. The moon was so bright that there was no need for a flashlight.
Sun halo over Turnagain Arm.
The crescent moon sits on top of a mountain along Turnagain Arm
Fading colors from this mornings sunrise at Eagle River Nature Center.
A cold winter morning at Eagle River Nature Center, Alaska
A very small portion of Knik Glacier