Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Published 6:00 am Friday, September 14, 2018
By Juneau Empire
Colorful landscape of the pump house at Sandy Beach. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
A stand of evergreens in a winter wonderland along Treadwell Ditch Trail on Jan. 11, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
Fog drapes across the Mendenhall Wetlands. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
A surfer calls it a day at the sun sets at the Shrine of St. Therese on Jan. 6, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A group of hikers explore the North Douglas Pioneer Road on Jan. 9, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
The sunset from Fish Creek on Jan. 9, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Scott Spickler)
A frozen waterfall on North Douglas Highway on Jan. 9, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
Winter at Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Deborah Rudis)
Morning fog at the Mendenhall Glacier on Jan. 3, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Sunrise in Auke Bay on Jan. 2, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A sunny day at Eagle Beach on Dec. 29, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Near the beaver dam by the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Courtesy Photo | Cynthia Donaldson)
Meandering through Dredge Lake meadows toward Mount McGinnis. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
Downtown city lights. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Moonrise on winter solstice on Dec. 22, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Winter sentinel: Totem at University of Alaska Southeast on Christmas 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Frozen water on a chain on Christmas 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Morning light on Mount McGinnis and Stroller White. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
Snow shrimp on the trail to Naked Man Lake near Eaglecrest Ski Area. (Courtesy Photo | Sandy R. Williams)
The east end of Naked Man Lake, looking into Juneau and the Perseverance Valley with the Juneau Ridge on the left. (Courtesy Photo | Sandy R. Williams)
Mount Ben Stewart. (Courtesy Photo | Sandy R. Williams)
Ice patterns, Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Flying into Juneau on a sunny December day. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
December sunset, Auke Bay. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Sun break on a calm day at Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Hiking Mount Roberts. (Courtesy Photo | Deborah Rudis)
Sunset at Auke Rec. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Northern lights over Juneau, on the night of Oct. 8, 2018. (Courtsey Photo | Jack Beedle)
Nap time for bear #25, aka Nicky, and one of her cubs at the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtsey Photo | Gina Vose)
Leaf art. (Courtsey Photo | Jay Crondahl)
Mare and colt out at Echo Cove feast on sea weed. (Courtsey Photo | Janice Gorle)
Black bear looking for her cubs in the Alaska cotton. (Courtsey Photo | Janice Gorle)
Fall fun at Dredge Lake. (Courtsey Photo | Gina Vose)
Sawyer Glacier, September 2016. Submitted to the Empire Sept. 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Claude Grandpey)
A glacier near Sawyer Glacier, September 2016. Submitted to the Empire Sept. 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Claude Grandpey)
“Can’t find fish … I’ll eat some grass”: Black bears near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sept. 28, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Right, fog resembling cotton batting rests on Hilda Creek on Sept. 28.
Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll
Fireweed blending in with the clouds at Fish Creek. (Photo by Janine Reep)
Windy Sandy Beach. (Photo by Janine Reep)
North Douglas sunset. (Photo by Janine Reep)
Fledgling Pacific Wren on Treadwell Historic Mine Trail. (Photo by Janine Reep)
Submit your Wild Shots
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all photos include the name of the photographer, a description of what is shown in the picture, when it was taken and any other pertinent information. Images will run as space allows.
