lifeisgood's PhotoBlog

Mountain Majesty

2009-10-02T08:14:50Z

This is a photo taken several years ago in Denali National Park in Alaska. This mountain is known as Mount McKinley or Denali ("The Great One") and is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level.

Warrior Society Annual PowWow

2009-09-23T03:18:11Z

Save the Eagle

2009-09-07T04:56:14Z

The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music and architecture. Once threatened with extinction, the American bald eagle has made a dramatic comeback thanks to the banning of the pesticide DDT and the recovery efforts of the Fish and Wildlife Service, many other state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, and public and private groups. In 1995, after 22 years on the Endangered Species List, the bald eagle’s status was downgraded from endangered to threatened—quite an accomplishment considering the bald eagle population in the continental U.S. had dwindled from 100,000 nesting individuals in the late-1700s to only 417 pairs in 1963. There are now nearly 9,800 pairs of bald eagles nesting in the United States. We must be vigilant in continuing to protect these majestic creatures and other endangered birds to ensure future generations are able to witness firsthand these regal birds of prey. (Information was obtained from The American Eagle Foundation http://www.eagles.org/

Theme: Splash

2009-09-02T03:30:18Z

Photos are from the backlot tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios. In these shots, a flash flood is sweeping this tanker away.

Just / Because

2009-08-31T02:31:51Z

Theme: Shadows

2009-08-29T03:12:14Z

Prairie Sunrise

2009-08-26T10:17:04Z

China's Terracotta Warriors

2009-08-23T03:30:06Z

Theme: Metal (precious metal)

2009-08-19T03:08:18Z

Alaska's Incredible Totem Poles (part II)

2009-08-16T17:14:48Z

Native art and culture flourishes in Ketchikan, Alaska,due to the large population of native Alaskans. The three indigenous Pacific Northwest Indian tribes are the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian who considered the areas throughout Northern British Columbia and Southeast Alaska their territory. Ketchikan is home to the world’s largest collection of totem poles.Two miles south from Ketchikan is Saxman Village. Its totem park boasts the single largest collection of totems including the famed Abraham Lincoln pole and the Seward “shame” pole. In a beautiful cove eight miles north of Ketchikan is Totem Bight State Park, where an historic collection of totems and a native community house can be visited.