Getaway Monday Image

Getaway Monday After a few days of snow a the clouds cleared and nice sunny day was provided for the Juneau area. With this change I headed towards the Shrine of St. Therese to capture some images along Lynn Canal.  Earlier in the month with higher winds there were people out surfing near the shrine, however with the lower waves on this day the surfers were not able to take … [Read more...] about Winter in Alaska

Getaway Monday It had been clear in Juneau for quite a few days in a row so I took advantage of this and headed to Sandy Beach to photograph the Treadwell Mine Pump House.  In  the winter sunrise will happen down the Gastineau Channel which allows the sunrise color to fall behind the pump house which I captured just prior to the start of winter. On this morning, low tide had … [Read more...] about Treadwell Mine Pump House at Sunrise

Getaway Monday An image tells a story and in this one in one at Auke Recreation near Juneau can tell one as well. This was taken in December about two hours before sunset. With the sun low on the horizon with temperatures just below freezing it looks a little different than what you may think when look at the scene. On this day along the shoreline there were a handful of … [Read more...] about December at Auke

Getaway Monday In the past couple of weeks the Aurora has been visible some nights in Juneau. This image is from a couple of years ago the first time I was able to view the Aurora Borealis.  The forecast was for some active skies overnight with the Northern Lights and with the clear skies the past few days it was a must to go and check them out.  Just after arriving to the … [Read more...] about Aurora at Mendenhall Glacier

Getaway Monday This week the Getaway Monday image takes us to Southeast Alaska near Juneau. Heading back to Juneau from Icy Point Strait instead of heading directly back the boat took a little longer way back and we were rewarded with a pod of orcas in the Lynn Canal.  As we came across the pod the captain cut the power and we just watched them for about 15 minutes as they … [Read more...] about Orcas in Southeast Alaska