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Golden-crowned Sparrow with springtime flowers out the road, Juneau, Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Erosion is visible along Cowee Creek in Point Bridget State Park. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows a toad seen along the Point Bridget Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Dew drops cling to lupine along the Point Bridget Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas) Dew drops cling to lupine along the Point Bridget Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Kenneth Gill, a longtime Wild Shots contributor, recently reached the 20th anniversary of his first published photo submission to the Empire, this photo, “Fuel Dock Jetty.” (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows the view from Cowee Meadows.(Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along the Point Bridget Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Moss soaking up some afternoon sun. Prince of Wales on April 18. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
This photo shows a view of three town mountains from the Airport Dike Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Mount Ben Stewart tempts both intrepid hikers and skiers.(Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Sun-star and track at low tide on beach at Jensen-Olsen Arboretum on Earth Day. (Courtesy Photo / Roman Motyka)
This photo was taken along King Fisher Pond Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Some spring weather encourages crocus to bloom. Prince of Wales Island. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
Sun shines through trees as snow from the previous evening falls off them. Sunnahae Trail in Craig. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
Dense forest along the Boy Scout Trail catches sunlight. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Juneauites enjoy some sunshine on April 8. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along the Gastineau Meadows Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Treadwell Pump house (foreground) with the Port of Juneau and Mount Juneau, Southeast Alaska. (Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Elongated cell structure on a Dupont Beach mushroom seen. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along the Gastineau Meadows Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken from the LeConte. It shows the sunrise over Spuhn Iskand and Fritz Cove. (Couresy Phot / Tony Sholty)
This photo shows a Treadwell Mine relic past Sandy Beach on Douglas Island. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Winter reflections in Cowee Creek. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Being there; Canada geese take flight other side of Mendenhall River. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
The sun casts a sparkling path down Gastineau Channel. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
It’s still winter out the road. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
A rainbow appears over Engineers Cutoff Road. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A rainbow appears over Engineers Cutoff Road. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A red-breasted sapsucker is spotted at Auke Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Tide shatters ice layer on Eagle River. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
“Despite receding, the mighty Mendenhall is still impressive,” writes Denise Carroll of this photo. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Four male Barrow’s goldeneye on Eagle River. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Spring is coming, as evidenced by this pussy willow seen near Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along Salmon Creek Dam Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken along Salmon Creek Dam Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo shows the reflection of Mount Jumbo, clouds and blue sky in Gastineau Channel seen on March 24. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Surf’s up. Floating icy chunks onto Boy Scout beach. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Flying back to Juneau; looking at North Pass between Lincoln Island and Shelter Island, note the white caps (foreground), with Eagle Beach and glacier tucked in between mainland North America mountains. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
A long strip of crumpled ice at the high tide line on Boy Scout Beach. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows a sunset over the Douglas mountains seen from mile 2 Glacier Highway. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along the Salmon Creek Dam Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken along the Salmon Creek Dam Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo shows reflections in a Dredge Lake slough. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The Mendenhall Towers can be seen in this photo taken along the Dredge Lakes Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Blue sky peaks through some snow-dusted trees on Prince of Wales Island. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
Winter wonderland view from Dredge Lakes Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows the aurora borealis as seen from West Juneau on Feb. 26. (Courtesy Photo / Christy Newell)
Sun casts its light on a mossy tree covered in snow on Prince of Wales Island. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
The aurora dances over downtown Juneau as seen from Douglas on Feb. 20. (Courtesy Photo / Thomas A. Taylor)
Northern lights over the Mendenhall Valley early on Feb. 21. (Courtesy Photo / Jack Beedle)
This photo shows the aurora borealis from the North Douglas Boat Launch on Feb. 20. (Courtesy Photo / Michael Wilmot)
Looking back down from the top of a ski run at Eaglecrest on Feb. 22. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken along the Treadwell Mine Historic Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Mount Ben Stewart shimmers in the sunshine. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The sun makes a rare appearance in the middle of winter on Prince of Wales Island. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
wet bell-shaped mushroom clings precariously to a decaying tree trunk near Sandy Beach on Feb. 18. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Douglas Island seen from the mainland. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Hair frost grows on a fallen tree on Prince of Wales Island. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
Hair frost forms on a branch on a chilly winter morning. (Courtesy Photo / Marti Crutcher)
This photo was taken along the Switzer Creek/Marriott Loop Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken along the Dzantik’i Heeni Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
