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Impressions Of Nature: Majestic Wilderness

  • Glacier Bay, Alaska - The majestic Coast Mountain Range is visible throughout Glacier Bay Reserve. The Coast Range starts near Vancouver, as a northward extension of the Cascades of Washington State, part of the Pacific Rim of Fire volcano chains. From Ketchikan, Alaska, the Coast Range extends northward past Wrangell, Alaska, at the mouth of the Stikine River.
  • Taiga Forest and Coast Mountains along the Klondike Highway, north of Skagway, Alaska and south of Carcross, Yukon. Mountain peaks and clouds occupying the same space creating an interesting visual effect. Clouds can form in mountains when wind blows across a mountain range, forcing the air to rise and condense as it cools forming clouds.
  • The White Pass and Yukon Route rail bridge over the strait between Bennett Lake and Nares Lake in Carcross, Yukon. Nares Mountain is in the background.
  • Glacier Bay, Alaska was declared a National Monument in 1925, a National Park and Preserve in 1980, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and a World Heritage Site in 1992. The reserve is accessible only by air or sea; there are no roads to Glacier Bay.
  • This is one of many tranquil lakes in the Talkeetna Mountains, south of the town of Talkeetna, Alaska. The Talkeetnas are only a couple hours drive out of Anchorage - so you can eat breakfast in the city and lunch in the Talkeetna backcountry!
  • Glacier Bay, Alaska - Red colored cliff-face near Margerie Glacier. Red Bluff takes its name from the bare, reddish-brown weathered surface of the igneous rocks that crop out on steep slopes and rise from the shore. The color is the result of oxidation of iron and magnesium minerals over time. Glacial ice is seen floating in the foreground.
  • Aerial view of Mendenhall Lake and wetlands approaching the Mendenhall Glacier from Juneau, Alaska.
  • Margerie Glacier is a relatively stable tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay, Alaska, within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Margerie is about 21 miles long, 1 mile wide, with an ice face that is about 250 feet high above the waterline. The glacier begins on the southern slopes of Fairweather Mountain's, Mount Root, an elevation of 12,860 feet (3,920 m), on the Alaska–Canada border flowing southeast down the valley, then turning to the northeast toward its terminus in Tarr Inlet. Margerie Glacier is one of the most active and frequently visited glaciers in Glacier Bay. The glacial ice appears blue as a result of the absorption of red, orange, yellow and green wavelengths of light and, consequently, pools of melt-water on top of the glacier will appear bright blue.
  • This is Salmon Landing in Ketchikan, AK. Picturesque Ketchikan is located on Revillagigedo Island and clings to the banks of the Tongass Narrows, flanked by green forests and the Coast Mountains. Ketchikan has long been an important hub of the salmon fishing and packing industries.
  • Talkeetna, Alaska. The taiga is the world's largest biome apart from the oceans.
  • Glacier Bay, Alaska - This image was taken near the mouth of one of the many beautiful fjords along the coast of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage and part of a 25-million acre World Heritage Site—one of the world’s largest international protected areas.
  • At Bennett Lake in Carcross, Canada. The White Pass and Yukon Route station house and rail bridge over the strait between Bennett Lake and Nares Lake in Carcross, Yukon. Caribou Mountain is in the background.
  • Glacier Bay, Alaska
  • Glcier Bay, Alaska
  • Taiga forest near the Nenana River basin, in view of the Alaska Range Mountains. Denali National Park, Alaska
  • View from tidewater at Skagway through the Coast Mountains to the Summit of the White Pass Railway, 2,885 feet elevation.
  • Skagway, Alaska - Perhaps the most intriguing of Skagway's bridges, the Switchback Arch Bridge, is a train bridge over the plunging White Pass chasm. The bridge was built in 1900 to make travel easier and faster for gold prospectors trekking from Skagway to the Canadian Klondike via the White Pass trail. The bridge was abandoned in 1969.
  • The town of Hurricane, Alaska is north of Talkeetna. This panorama view is from atop the 918-foot Hurricane Gulch trestle, towering 296 feet above the Hurricane Creek below
  • Glacier Bay, Alaska is located within of the Alexander Archipelago, which is a 300 miles long group of islands, of North America off the southeastern coast of the Gulf of Alaska. It contains about 1,100 islands, which are the tops of the submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean. Deep channels and fjords separate the islands and cut them off from the mainland. The islands shelter the northern part of the Inside Passage as it winds its way among them.About this image: Although this Image was taken shortly after 12 noon, the scene has the tranquil feel of dusk due to storm clouds rolling in over the fjords
  • An eerie sense of timelessness comes over seafaring travellers near Seward, Alaska as faint rays from the midnight sun glimmer on the horizon, and a glint of moonlight kisses the waves. Photo was taken at 1:50 AM on July 17, 2016.
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