baroclinic_instability Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 This has been the most amazing summer of my life. Alaska has been an incredible adventure that keeps getting better. Highlights from this summer and autumn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 These are some of the most beautiful photographs that I have ever seen. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Was that a PBY Catalina in the first image? How old is that wreck? Gorgeous images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Was that a PBY Catalina in the first image? How old is that wreck? Gorgeous images. It is a B-29 on a glacier in the Talkeetna Mountains. I believe the crash was in 1957. http://blog.blueiceaviation.com/photo-and-story-of-the-day-more-things-found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 A few more. All these are on various hiking trips. To say I love to hike and backpack would be an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 alaska seems like the best possible place for you, orographic weather challenges and so much to see. the pics are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Just spectacular... would love to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 A+. Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to your Alaska Pic's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 WOW! Awesome pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Thanks^^ I will try and keep them coming. And Alek, you are right on, this place is a dream to forecast for. The challenges are unique and innumerable. A few more...winter has arrived in the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Wonderful shots. Certainly rivals the most rugged areas of Colorado, and puts others to shame. What range(s) are these from? Looks like some great mountaineering to be had there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Wonderful shots. Certainly rivals the most rugged areas of Colorado, and puts others to shame. What range(s) are these from? Looks like some great mountaineering to be had there. The Chugach Range is the range closest to Anchorage. Most of my hiking is done there. There is one picture in there looking toward Denali and the Alaska Range. The pictures with the blue lake are from the Talkeetna Mountains. They are all very unique ranges. The Talkeetna Mtns are known for their technical mountaineering because they are hard, exposed granite. The rock in the Chugach is more crumbly sedimentary type rock not conducive to technical climbing. In terms of ruggedness, the Chugach and Talkeetna Ranges can get pretty extreme once you really get into the back country. The Chugach rises to 13,000+ feet, the Talkeetnas to 8800 feet, but one must remember they both start at near MSL. I think that is what makes most of the Alaska mountains so impressive...their rise above the local terrain is much more extreme than most of the Rockies. Once you get into the Alaska Range and Brooks Range, you are in total wilderness. Oh, and how could I forget the Wrangell Mtns which tower to over 16,000 feet. Next summer I plan to do a lot more in the Alaska Range and Wrangell Mountains. Here is a picture of Marcus Baker (13,176 ft...the small white peak on the left is Marcus Baker peaking over the mountains in the foreground) from Pioneer Peak (6398 ft). Marcus Baker is an ultra-prominent. The Knik Glacier is seen winding down through the valley. If you want to see some of the gnarliest mountains Alaska has to offer, check out on google the "revelation mountains alaska". They are a subrange of the Alaska Range. They are considered a mountaineers paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks for sharing Jason. The family memories flood back from way back in the 50's when my uncle fell in love with Alaska/Seal Bay/Afognak Island and remained until he passed on last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Goodness, those are some wonderful photos! Always have wanted to go to Alaska, sigh, one year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Thanks guys ^^ Should either of you come to AK I will take you on some epic trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Wow, amazing pics... I'm kinda Jealous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 @wxmidwest It took me a while to get used to it, but now I love it. So many adventures here. Busy every day. Keeps you focused and on the move, and you really learn the importance of being able to break away from the noise of society and this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Got lucky and decided to go for an evening hike in the Chugach. It was cloudy in town and I expected nothing special, until the sun set over the Aleutian Range over 100 miles away... These were just quick shots with my phone camera. No filters needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Denali from Anchorage (150 miles away) and from the S viewpoint (35 miles away), 3 weeks apart. I am still amazed at how viewable Denali and Foraker are from such a long distance. Final picture is also looking towards the Alaska Range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Another of Denali with Mt Hunter (white peak on the left), 14573 feet. Denali absolutely dwarfs the 14er. Oh btw...Hunter is higher than any CO 14er or Mt. Whitney, high point of the lower 48 in CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOH Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I was in Alaska in June and the area around Denali is incredibly beautiful. Great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 More winter scenery in AK, from Eagle River. The hike is Blacktail Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 More winter scenery in AK, from Eagle River. The hike is Blacktail Rocks. Great pics as always! What were temps like up there? The pics look very cold but the attire isn't too heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great pics as always! What were temps like up there? The pics look very cold but the attire isn't too heavy. Thanks Icebreaker. Once again, none is my own ability, it is all Alaska. I layered up because I sweat a lot when I am doing aerobic/anaerobic. You really have to here because you may burn 1500 calories on a 4000 ft +ascent in 20 degree weather. You are going to sweat regardless. In that shot I was down to my base layer even though it was in the upper teens at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Lake Eklutna from Pepper Peak. 4500 feet over the lake. In the middle, overlooking the high Chugach including Marcus Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 you ever bring a board/skis and hit some backcountry bowls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 you ever bring a board/skis and hit some backcountry bowls? I haven't done much of that yet as I don't yet have good backcountry gear. It gets really spendy after you get decent skis, boots, and skins to ascend the mountains. Moreover, it is highly prudent that you take a good backcountry safety course that includes (or even does so separately) avalanche safety. One thing about living in a state like AK (or any mountain state with winter weather as well) is buying all the "essential" gear requires an exorbitant initial cost. Camping gear, hiking gear, backpacking, winter gear, biking gear, clothing and apparel, climbing gear (rock and/or ice), etc. is very very expensive if you don't own the basics already. Coming up here from the flat lands of Nebraska and North Dakota (with only a short stint in Salt Lake in between), I did not own much of it. I think I will have sufficient funds (and will have gathered enough of the other essentials) to delve into backcountry skiing next winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 The mountains are my sanctuary; they are my freedom from the noise of this over-civilized world. There is no other place I would rather be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn510 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Pics are incredible. There is nothing like that in the lower 48 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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