Bear vs. Porcupine

Bear vs. Porcupine

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...
Lonely Fox

Lonely Fox

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...
Deep Shadows

Deep Shadows

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...
Large Canvas Print!

Large Canvas Print!

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...
Ptarmigan snowshoeing

Ptarmigan snowshoeing

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...
Down the Stream of Life

Down the Stream of Life

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...