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and on Sunday: Arctic Valley, Alaska

2008.05.12
Vibrant color has yet to arrive in the mountains. Arctic Valley is only a few miles outside Anchorage, on a gravel road that rises to miles of hiking trails and late-summer berry picking. We walked a bit, watched for bear, and the Labs played in mud and icy water. Of course.

Ship Creek flows through the bottom of the valley to the west. I did receive some more pointers about photography on Sunday, but most occurred after I filled the memory card.

Arctic Valley is part of the Chugach Mountains

Very little blooming here. For a similar, but better photo of a waterfall, check signsandwonders post today.

At the end of the Arctic Valley gravel road lies Alpenglow, a ski resort run by volunteers. The lifts were not operating this late in the season. However, this did not stop boarders from hiking up to ski the still-snowy slopes.
19 Comments
LostAspen Amazing shots! Love the first three, you've got some amazing mountains.
LostAspen · 2008-05-12: 20:08
mystic1 Very very cool shots
mystic1 · 2008-05-12: 20:11
dkelly amazing amazing amazing
dkelly · 2008-05-12: 20:11
urmysunshine like the third one, very well proportioned! R
urmysunshine · 2008-05-12: 20:18
anamaria21 amazing pics :))
anamaria21 · 2008-05-12: 20:39
mojaroo superb post
mojaroo · 2008-05-12: 20:42
Lindyart there is something that really jumps out at me about 3... all are stunning .. I love the b&w in the first one .. and how clear the water looks in the last ...lovely set that seems to always make me feel peace ..
Lindyart · 2008-05-12: 21:21
relee Wow!! can't thank you enough for sharing Alaska with us. I enjoy your post very much!!
relee · 2008-05-12: 21:37
ScubaLiz Those are incredible mountains, nice shots!
ScubaLiz · 2008-05-12: 22:00
joycephotography Love #3......
joycephotography · 2008-05-13: 00:22
slowpete great set
cold but beautiful country
slowpete · 2008-05-13: 01:51
kazshots wow these are stunning. Is this your neighbourhood??!!! Awesome!
kazshots · 2008-05-13: 04:12
Zdenula Amazing, love the first one!
Zdenula · 2008-05-13: 04:19
Beagles3 Beautiful water scene.
Beagles3 · 2008-05-13: 10:52
jenjung great shots! aaaaahhhh-still looks so cold!
jenjung · 2008-05-13: 14:14
ncshutterbug So incredibly awesome - I envy you your views!
ncshutterbug · 2008-05-13: 21:41
r00tt amazing set, amazing place.
r00tt · 2008-05-14: 02:14
signsnwonders You must have posted this right after I left on my trip..sorry I'm late in thanking you for the kind mention of my blog.This is a gorgeous set..including your beautiful waterfall.
signsnwonders · 2008-05-19: 23:04
Egara Woww! Fantastic set! It's really nice the place where you were :)
Egara · 2008-05-20: 07:23
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