Alaska July 2021 (More images & Video in Alaska Gallery)

Alaska July 2021

Finally got there, but it's the furthest you can go into the park, post Covid 19, Mile marker 62 on the park road. 12 photos stitched together to make this panorama of Denali Mountain.
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A glimpse at Denali with an 30 year old 400 mm lens hand held from a bus
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Caribou always seemed to be down in the valleys and river beds. Denali off in the background.
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Caribou passing by.....nothing much to eat here
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Mister Moose hanging out!
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Glimpse of the Great One in the middle of the shot
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A shot with the old 400mm lens
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A caribou in the grasslands
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Stitched together 10 photos for this panoramic shot in Denali National Park, Alaska
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Phone pic - Denali
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phone pano - in Denali National Park
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Phone panorama of Denali
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Trestle Bridge leaving Denali Park - phone shot
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Alaska Railroad train crosses bridge...
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Across a very hazy valley in Denali National Park. Shot through the windshield hand held with the old 400 mm Canon lens.
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Caribou walked the road in front of our bus in Denali Park for well over a mile - phone video
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A Gray Jay was actually far below me in this shot. Heavily cropped photo.
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Seward Harbor Alaska, Phone shot. Day of arrival and the sun was shining. Who would think the next day of the All-Day-Boat-Cruise would be a pea soup kind of day?
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You never tire of seeing these cute guys.....Seward, Alaska
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Sea Otter just chilling...
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Ahhhh, think it's time to turn over...
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Killer whale nearby!
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The Tell-Tale signs of a humpback whale in the distance....
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Humpback Whale drawing nearer
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Oh my gosh! The next sequence of shots were of a Humpback whale breaching in Seward, Alaska.
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If you ever wondered what the sound of a bus hitting the water sounds like, this guy was two buses!
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Not sure how I caught this happening, but it was amazing to see, even if it was through the camera...
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The moment the sound reached us....wow!
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Ka-bam!
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...and Ker-Splash!
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and a couple of funky tail waves to exit on...
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Here's another....
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And a last one before saying bye! Next frame below is a video of that action....
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This is a video of a humpback whale doing a series of tall splashes...Click on the image to play
July
Parakeet Auklet's busting loose!
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Tufted Puffin take off
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Tufted Puffing
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Salty Dawg Saloon Homer on the Spit, Alaska
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Salty Dawg Saloon Homer Spit, Alaska
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View from our cabin in Homer, Alaska. Dreary and rainy that day...
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Mount St. Augustine Volcano viewed on the way to Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. - phone shot
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The scenery by small float plane was spectacular! - Phone shots
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more phone shots - Katmai National Park
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Phone shots - Videos to come!
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Awesome! So awesome to just imagine being there!
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Leaving Katmai National Park
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Augustine Volcano - Last major eruption was 2006 - phone shot
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Our Float Plane getting ready to circle for landing back in Homer... Bald Mountain Air!
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