Alaska Pictures - Our Wilderness Photo Gallery

Alaska Backpacking Pictures

Camping on the moraine along the Root Glacier,
Ice & Tundra Tour


Feeling small on a massive river of ice,
Ice & Tundra Tour


Tundra blossoms and the Packsaddle icefall,
The Fosse


Far up the Kennicott Glacier,
The Fosse



Taking a break on the grassy tundra of the upper Chitistone,
The Goat Trail


The first of several scree traverses,
The Goat Trail


Strolling along seemingly endless ridges,
Nikolai Ridge


Dramatic waterfalls and sheer cliffs nearly a mile high,
Glacier Creek


Backpacking further up the Glacier Creek drainage,
Glacier Creek

Sandy beaches at the terminus of the Bremner Glacier,
Bremner Glacier Traverse


Just over the pass from Iceberg Lake,
Bremner Glacier Traverse


Lush wildflowers and an idyllic waterfall,
Hidden Creek Traverse


Hikers near the airstrip pickup at Glacier Gulch,
Hidden Creek Traverse


Glacier ice shining in the afternoon sun,
Wolverine to Skolai


Open meadows in the high country of Hasen Creek,
Wolverine to Skolai


A string of unexplored ridges along the tundra,
Chisana Gold Rush!


Wild sweet pea flowers near the White River floodplain,
Chisana Gold Rush!


Safely traversing the slopes near the bunkhouse,
Erie Mine

Mount Tom white, Bagley Ice Field,
Fan Glacier


Drying the toes on a sunny day in the alpine,
Fan Glacier


Fantastic glacial features and astounding mountains,
Twaharpies Traverse


Enjoying the easy travel on the Twaharpies Glacier,
Twaharpies Traverse


Heading upstream, nearly to the landing strip,
Nizina Glacier


Gazing out into the vastness that is the Wrangell Mountains,
Wolverine


Tundra camp on the elevated grassy plateau,
Wolverine


The amazing palette of colors in the August high country,
Tonsina Plateau Traverse


Camp near an unnamed alpine lake,
Tonsina Plateau Traverse

Alaska Mountaineering Pictures

One of the major headwalls on the North ridge,
Mount Blackburn


Summit bid after a pre-dawn start,
Mount Blackburn


18,008 foot Mount Saint Elias as seen on a clear day,
Bagley Ice Field Base Camp


The cook tent with great ridges nearby,
Bagley Ice Field Base Camp


Supercub drop-off in a meadow,
Pyramid Peak

Roped up and ready to travel up to high camp,
Mount Regal


Camping in an area protected from the wind,
Mount Regal


Unloading the cargo and passengers,
Nabesna Glacier Base Camp


Approaching the col between Rime and Ahtna Peaks,
Nabesna Glacier Base Camp


The North and Western flanks of Pyramid peak, from the air,
Pyramid Peak

Roost Peak as seen on the way up to the Whiteout Glacier,
Eklutna Traverse


The steep canyon at the toe of the Eklutna Glacier,
Eklutna Traverse


Looking down the Kennicott valley from the summit,
Donoho Peak


Mount Blackburn seen from the summit,
Donoho Peak


At 8,000 feet on the Knik Glacier,
Custom Expeditions

The sharp needles and massive glaciers of the Chugach,
Iceberg Lake Base Camp


Working on ice climbing skills,
Root Glacier Ice Course



Traveling in a rope team,
Alaska Mountaineering Course



Looking back at camp on the way up a slope,
Alaska Mountaineering Course


The peaks of Eagle River valley seen from Cumulus Mountain,
Alpine Peak Climbs

Photos of Plants & Wildlife

"Hey bear!" Black bear concealed in the brush


Rarely found white Dwarf Fireweed, or "River Beauty"


What are "ewe" looking at?!? Dall sheep on the cliffs


Lupine flowers overlooking the Kennicott Glacier

Photos of Glacier Ice

The eerie blue roof of an ice cave, Kennicott glacier