Nov 13, 2016 | Chilkat River
I was out canoeing in the Bald Eagle Preserve the other day and came upon this bald eagle along the river. It looks like it is smiling. Do bald eagles smile? I think that most biologists would claim that they don’t. Their behaviors are explained in terms of instinct...
Nov 1, 2016 | Joe's Photography, Photo Tour
Fall is here in Haines and the Chilkat Valley. I wanted to get a photo of the Northern Lights reflecting on Mosquito Lake. Many years, this can be tricky as the fall can be fairly cloudy or the Northern Lights just don’t show up. Sometimes, the Northern Lights...
Aug 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
I photographed this magnificent brown bear in April along the Taiya River in Skagway. He strolled along the river, picking up spawned-out eulachon, a type of smelt. If you look closely at the nose of this bear, you will see that there are porcupine quills embedded in...
Apr 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
A lone fox wanders along the Chilkat Summit. This post has three sections, first I talk about our recent trip to Sitka at the start of my book tour. Second, I share a link to an article in Canada’s National Observer about the Constantine mine. I was recently...
Mar 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the Chilkat Pass a deep and beautiful carpet of snow covers the landscape. This photo is taken just past the Canadian border as I climbed out of the forested valley where the trees begin to thin out. The seasons are changing. We spent spring break at our house at...
Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Response has been very positive for my photograph, Moon Over Klehini. I had this image blown up to 20 inches by 30 inches and printed on canvas and it looks fantastic! Canvas prints are great in that they require no additional framing and are ready to hang on your...
Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ptarmigan have some amazing winter adaptations. The most obvious one is that they change color in the winter so that they can blend in with the snow and ice. Lesser known is the fact that their feet change. In fall the scales on their feet give way to bristly...
Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
I gave a slide show and book signing at Klukwan Village a few nights ago. It was great to give my talk right in the heart of the Bald Eagle Preserve to folks who had grown up along the Chilkat River. More important than that is the fact that their ancestors had grown...
Feb 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
This shot of the moon is a tribute to Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th man to walk on the moon. Mitchell died Feb 4th. I had the honor to spend the day with him when he came to Haines as the keynote speaker at the 2012 Alaska Bald Eagle Festival. My friend, Steve...
Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sometimes you get lucky! But part of being lucky is going out and keeping your eyes open. The last few weeks, I’ve been heading up to the Chilkat Pass looking for whatever might happen to show up. I’ve had great experiences on the pass over the years, and have seen...
Jan 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Encounters with owls are always special. For one thing, owls are more often heard than seen, at least here around Haines. The small owls make a sort of a peeping sound. The sound is fairly rhythmic and if you don’t know that it is an owl,...
Jan 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
I hope you are doing well. Here ‘s some updates from the Chilkat Valley and Rainbow Glacier Adventures. I was up on the Chilkat Pass the other day with my friend and photography mentor, Oliver Klink. We were looking for wildlife and I told him the area we were...
Jan 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Northern Lights were out a few nights ago. Here is our rental cabin, Swan View cabin, with the Northern Lights above. We are keeping the cabin open and warm this winter, and running a “winter special” here until February 20th. If you book one night,...
Jan 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was out the other night doing some night photography of Northern Lights and the stars here at our Swan View property in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. My neighbors Christmas lights were on, and they lit up the smoke coming out of their smokestack. The stars were...
Dec 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure if this image was visible on my last post, so I thought I would re-post it. It is a mountain shot from the ferry ride between Haines and Skagway as we went over for the “Santa Train.” This time of year, the light can be fantastic with...
