Bear Tundra

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Denali, Photos, Travel 19 Comments

Bears, Denali National Park, Alaska

A couple of Grizzly Bears feeding on the tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska.

The tundra is sure beautiful in autumn!  The fall colors were past in most of Denali – this was by far the most colorful area left in the Park, and it had a couple of Grizzlies!  Actually, one of them is the same Grizzly Bear in yesterday’s post.  This was about 10 minutes later, and a few hundred meters further away – they couldn’t have wandered into a better spot. 

Grizzly Bear

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Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Even though I was “safely” by my vehicle, I must admit, as I watched through the view finder and saw this guy turn and head down the hill towards us, my heart started racing.  My camera tells me he was 35 meters away, but when he filled the viewfinder, it seemed closer!  I do kind of like the perspective of looking up at him from below

We just made it home after a short but wonderful trip to Denali.  This has been a good summer for me and bear photography.  It wasn’t by plan, but it has sure been fun.  Here are more Grizzly Bear photos.



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Lynx !

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Lynx photo

Wild Lynx, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Wow, what a trip this has been!  But the highlight was this lynx – I have been trying unsuccessfully for many, many years to capture an image of a lynx, but a couple of hours ago that all changed. 

It is late and I’m tired, so I will write more when I get back to Seward – but I had to share my excitement!

Steller Sea Lions

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Steller Sea Lions

Steller Sea Lions.

Yesterday we hit the road to spend a few days in Denali.  It may be a few days until I can post again.  Hopefully my next post will be of a wolverine!  I think it is much more likely the next post will be a moose or hare!

Aialik Glacier

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Kenai Fjords, Photos, Travel 5 Comments

Aialik Glacier

Yesterday (Thursday) at Aialik Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

There are a lot of great things about living in Seward, but number one has to be how close we are to Aialik Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park.  The Travel Channel included this area when it did a two hour special on the 10 greatest wonders of the world.   Not the U.S., the world!  And I’m just a short boat ride away for one of them.Read More

Stormy Weather

Ron Niebrugge Alaska, Chugach, Photos, Travel 8 Comments

Stormy Weather

Clouds in the mountains of the Chugach National Forest surrounding Seward, Alaska.  This was last (Wednesday) night.

This is the first time I have seen the tops of the mountains in more than a week.  I figure, if we are going to have stormy weather, it might as well be really stormy!  And it has – we have been getting almost an inch of rain a day, with almost 2 inches falling on Saturday.  I noticed yesterday that the airport was flooded.  

This weather isn’t that unusual for this time of year, September is our wettest month. On average we receive 10.36 inches for the month of September. 

It has made it easy to be in the office!

Camera Plates and L Brackets

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Ballhead Clamp 

Pictured is a quick release clamp on the top of a BH-55 Ballhead.

Trying to attach your camera onto the threaded post you find on top of many tripods, is a slow, awkward process that will have you leaving your tripod in the car.  By using a quick release clamp on your ballhead (pictured above), makes attaching your camera, or lens a quick and easy process.  All you need is the corresponding metal camera plate mounted to the bottom of your camera, or any lenses that may have a tripod mount. Read More

Bridge to Nowhere Photo

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Bridge to Nowhere Photo

Bridge to Nowhere photo, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Last summer while I was in Ketchikan, I hiked up the hill above town to get a better perspective of the destination for the “Bridge to Nowhere”.  I never did anything with this photo, once the funding was lost and the project fell out of the news, the image had little value.  Now, thanks to recent news events, this image just may have a life after all. Read More