Daily Photos

My on again off again attempt to post regularly.

Gorilla Rock Plow
ARR 3008 590W Snow Fleet Gorilla Rock
Glint
On my ride home from a day cruise of Prince William Sound the Alaska Railroad heads into the Alaskan sunset.
alaska railroads trains prince william sound
Avalanche Cruising
Avalanches are common in Alaska and the Alaska Railroad travel through some very avalanche prone areas as seen here. This avalanche was recently cleared by railroad maintenance forces
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Serendipity
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Dawn Coal Train
Just before the sun rises above the Chugach Mountains an Alaska Railroad coal train plows freshly fallen snow at Beluga Point.
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Gorilla Rock
12.14.15: An export coal train winds its way along Turnagain Arm en route to Seward where the coal will be unloaded and shipped to Chile. March is a beautiful time to be in Alaska as the weather is often very nice and combined with the long hours makes for plenty of time to take photographs.
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Bird Point Southbound
The Kenai Mountains make a nice back drop for this south bound train just a few miles south of Anchorage on a gorgeous early May day morning.
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Mountain Beauty
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Plane, Trains & Reflections
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Matanuska River Crossing
A beautiful night in Alaska. This northbound freight crosses the Matanuska River near Palmer, AK
ARR 4012 Matnuska River Alaska scenery mountains trains railroads
Bear Valley by Air
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Denali Star Last Light
3.09.14: The southbound passenger train in the shadow of Pioneer Peak about 30 miles north of Anchorage on a beautiful afternoon.
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Frozen Potter
ARR 4319 290W Potter Valentine Train
Whittier, AK
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon the Alaska Railroad cruise train has just dropped 600 passengers ready to embark on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Island Princess.
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In the Shadow of Denali
3.24.14: The good weather continues in the Last Frontier, Saturdays northbound Winter Aurora arrives Talkeetna under the watchful eye of Denali and the Alaska Range on a stunningly beautiful day to be in Alaska
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Harold
Ashley Harold
Peek - A - Boo
A large Bull Moose keeps an eye on the photographer as he looks on through the fall brush
Big Bull Jason denali fall moose wildlife
Bird Ridge
08.03: With thunder clouds building the sun peaks over the Chugach Mountains just enough to illuminate Bird Peak on a blustery summer morning.
Bird Mountain daily chugach bird peak Alaska scenery thunder clouds
Bird Point from Hope
3.9.15: Bird Peak, Chugach Mountains, as seen from Hope Alaska looking across Turnagain Arm.
Bird Peak from Hope chugach mountains turnagain arm alaska
Bison!
Bison Madison River
Pink Sunrise
Bison Sunrise
Marias East
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Golden Mountains
BNSF 4002 Grizzly
East Portal Surprise
BNSF 4744 East Portal
Train Tri-fecta
BNSF 4928 Spruce Train Meet
Winslow Interlude
11-23-12: At the end of a beautiful day a matching sunset. A BNSF train is about to arrive at Winslow, AZ for a crew change while traffic on parallel Interstate 40 rolls by.
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Route 66
BNSF 7565 Crookton Route Dark Side
BNSF 9202 West End
Cook Inlet Silhouette
7.24.14: A military ship participating in an earthquake preparedness drill makes a nice silhouette in Cook Inlet at sunset as seen from the Anchorage small boat launch.
Boat Harbor sunset cook inlet anchorage Alaska military ship water silhouette
Hello There
6.25.13: A humpback whale is enjoying the sunshine of Alaska as he breaches in Prince William Sound. This has been a truly fantastic summer in the last frontier!
Breaching Whale prince William sound Alaska wildlife mountains water
From Alaska
Mighty Humpback
07.25.14: The mighty Humpback Whale emerges from Prince William Sound on a beautiful day to be a photographer.
Breeching Whale Prince William Sound Alaska whittier water wildlife
Are You Following Me
Cantwell Caribou
Airplane Alpenglow
An airplane is on approach to TSIA as Alpenglow lights up Denali. What a sight for the crew of this plane.
Cargo Plane Denali Kincaid Park alaska alpenglow
Carpathian Peak & Skookum Glacier
07.15.15: I have driven by this location and shot many a picture here but it was always too windy for a reflection so on a calm summer afternoon I mad the 60 mile drive from my house and was rewarded with this view of Carpathian Peak and Skookum Glacier.
Carpathian Peak Skookum Glacier Alaska scenery beautiful reflection
Colorado Bald Eagle
One of the few bald eagles I was able to photograph while I lived in the great state of Colorado. This shot was taken along the Colorado River near Radium Colorado.
Colorado Bald Eagle Radium
Colorado High Country Bond
River Road
A dirt road follows the Colorado River between Bond and Dotsero, CO
Colorado High Country Dotsero Cutoff trains railroad scenery
Cook Inlet Sunset
Looking southwest from Potter Marsh a beautiful sunrise emerges as the sun crest the Kenai Mountains and lights up Cook Inlet.
Cook Inlet Sunrise anchorage Alaska water sky mountains kenai
Cook Inlet Sunset 4.19.17
4.1.2014: I guess I'm not the only one who likes to take pictures at sunset. A woman and mans best friend take a moment from their walk to snap a photo of Sleeping Lady across Cook Inlet on a beautiful spring evening in Anchorage.
Cook Inlet Sunset Dog Alaska sleeping lady scenery beauty mans best friend mountains
1140 Alpenglow
1140 Alpenglow Susitna
Full Moon Sentinels
Two Alaska Railroad CTC Signals bracket the setting moon while the rising sun provides the illumination on the mountains.
1140 Full Moon railroads signals ctc trains
1140 Full Moon
1140 Full Moon Tank Cars
CPR 5939 Wayfreight Columbia Lake
Quad Rams
As I was hiking the ridge above Turnagain Arm I came upon these young Dall Sheep, enjoying the sun shine and a beautiful view of the Kenai Mountains.
Dall Sheep Windy turnagain arm Alaska kenai mountains scenery landscape wildlife
Bear Dinner
A bear walks back to shore after capturing his dinner for the night.
Dave's Bear

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