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![A reflection of Thunder mountain in the Mendenhall River at high Tide on an. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A reflection of Thunder mountain in the Mendenhall River at high Tide on an. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![One tree stands alone with the Chilkat Range in the background on Jan. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
One tree stands alone with the Chilkat Range in the background on Jan. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![This photo shows a view from the Airport Dike trail on Feb. 6, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo shows a view from the Airport Dike trail on Feb. 6, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
![This photo shows winter at Sandy Beach with Treadwell Pump House on Douglas Island on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo shows winter at Sandy Beach with Treadwell Pump House on Douglas Island on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![This photo taken on the Ohmer Creek Trail in Petersburg shows a snowy muskeg meadow with mountain in background, and blue sky with clouds on Jan. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Cindi Lagoudakis)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo taken on the Ohmer Creek Trail in Petersburg shows a snowy muskeg meadow with mountain in background, and blue sky with clouds on Jan. 31, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Cindi Lagoudakis)
![Northern Pygmy Owl near Blind River Rapids, Mitkof Island Jan. 19, 2021 (Courtesy photo / Becky Knight )](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Northern Pygmy Owl near Blind River Rapids, Mitkof Island Jan. 19, 2021 (Courtesy photo / Becky Knight )
![A quartet of Sea Lions off Point Louisa poke their heads above the water on Jan. 27. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A quartet of Sea Lions off Point Louisa poke their heads above the water on Jan. 27. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts are seen through Auke Recreation Cove on Jan. 28. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts are seen through Auke Recreation Cove on Jan. 28. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![The sun wins the battle with the clouds over Mendenhall Lake on Jan. 25. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The sun wins the battle with the clouds over Mendenhall Lake on Jan. 25. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![This photo taken near Treadwell Ditch shows a branch encased in ice on Jan. 23. (Courtesy Photo / Sandy R. Williams)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo taken near Treadwell Ditch shows a branch encased in ice on Jan. 23. (Courtesy Photo / Sandy R. Williams)
![A blue heron wades in the water Sept. 22, 2020 at the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Bergen Davis)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A blue heron wades in the water Sept. 22, 2020 at the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Bergen Davis)
![This photo shows a winter scene from the trail to John Muir Cabin on Monday, Jan. 25. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo shows a winter scene from the trail to John Muir Cabin on Monday, Jan. 25. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
![This tree was seen on the Moraine Ecology Trail near the Mendenhall Glacier on Jan. 18. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This tree was seen on the Moraine Ecology Trail near the Mendenhall Glacier on Jan. 18. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
![At the end of the road, we went in search of snow and found it! writes Cassidy Jones of this Jan. 18 photo. (Courtesy Photo / Cassidy Jones)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
“At the end of the road, we went in search of snow and found it!” writes Cassidy Jones of this Jan. 18 photo. (Courtesy Photo / Cassidy Jones)
![The sky is bright, but the road is not in this photo of North Douglas shared on Jan. 19. (Courtesy Photo / Joseph Sypeck)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The sky is bright, but the road is not in this photo of North Douglas shared on Jan. 19. (Courtesy Photo / Joseph Sypeck)
![A confused primrose blooms in mid-January after a couple weeks of mild weather. (Courtesy Photo / Paul Dick)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A confused primrose blooms in mid-January after a couple weeks of mild weather. (Courtesy Photo / Paul Dick)
![The pump house, seen on Jan. 16, is a favorite subject for artists and photographers. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The pump house, seen on Jan. 16, is a favorite subject for artist’s and photographers. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![Wafer thin ice just barely covers the surface of a pond Out the Road. (Courtesy Photo/ Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Wafer thin ice just barely covers the surface of a pond Out the Road. (Courtesy Photo/ Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![Mendenhall Glacier and Towers and Mount Wrather as seen from a Dredge Lake trail on Jan. 2. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Mendenhall Glacier and Towers and Mount Wrather as seen from a Dredge Lake trail on Jan. 2. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This Jan. 4 photo shows a view of the top of Eaglecrest and beyond. “Pretty nice skiing!” writes Deborah Rudis. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
![A pair of Common Goldeneye in Salt Chuck near Amalga Harbor on Jan. 8. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A pair of Common Goldeneye in Salt Chuck near Amalga Harbor on Jan. 8. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
![A duck blind and Mt. Bullard as seen from a Dredge Lake trail on Jan. 2. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A duck blind and Mt. Bullard as seen from a Dredge Lake trail on Jan. 2. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![Witchs butter, a jelly fungus, is found on decaying branches or trees and is slimy when wet as seen on the Treadwell mine ruins Trail on Jan. 16, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Witch’s butter, a jelly fungus, is found on decaying branches or trees and is slimy when wet as seen on the Treadwell mine ruins Trail on Jan. 16, 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![Destruction! Mother Nature bats last in the downtown cemetery as seen on Dec. 31, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Destruction! Mother Nature bats last in the downtown cemetery as seen on Dec. 31, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![This photo was taken near Auke Recreation Area near Blue Jay Shelter. Portland Island is in the foreground, looking out toward the Chilkat Range, Dec. 26, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Dick Fagnant)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo was taken near Auke Recreation Area near Blue Jay Shelter. Portland Island is in the foreground, looking out toward the Chilkat Range, Dec. 26, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Dick Fagnant)
![Fog hangs in the air at Eagle Beach on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
Fog hangs in the air at Eagle Beach on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Fog hangs in the air at Eagle Beach on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley) Fog hangs in the air at Eagle Beach on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
![Bear bread or artists bracket forms a stairway up a sawed-off tree stump along the Switzer Creek trail on Dec. 26, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Bear bread or artist’s bracket forms a stairway up a sawed-off tree stump along the Switzer Creek trail on Dec. 26, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![A bufflehead leads surf scoters near Point Louisa on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo . Carolyn Kelley)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A bufflehead leads surf scoters near Point Louisa on Dec. 30, 2020. (Courtesy Photo . Carolyn Kelley)
![This Dec. 9 photo shows a gold-tinged reflection in Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo / Linda Buckley)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This Dec. 9 photo shows a gold-tinged reflection in Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo / Linda Buckley)
![The silhouettes of tress contrast an amber-colored sky in this photo shared Dec. 9. (Courtesy Photo / Joseph Sypeck)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The silhouettes of tress contrast an amber-colored sky in this photo shared Dec. 9. (Courtesy Photo / Joseph Sypeck)
![Four downed trees expose one large root system on the False Outer Poit Trail on Dec. 23. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Four downed trees expose one large root system on the False Outer Poit Trail on Dec. 23. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![A bird takes flight at Don D. Statter Harbor while someone walks their dog on the afternoon of Dec 13. (Courtesy Photo / Roland Mueca)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A bird takes flight at Don D. Statter Harbor while someone walks their dog on the afternoon of Dec 13. (Courtesy Photo / Roland Mueca)
![This photo shows Salmon Creek falls off Hospital Drive on Dec. 22. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo shows Salmon Creek falls off Hospital Drive on Dec. 22. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![This photo shows the handiwork of the beavers who have been busy along the rainforest trail. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
This photo shows the handiwork of the beavers who have been busy along the rainforest trail. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![A winter horned grebe swims at Auke Recreation Area Cove on Friday, Dec. 18. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gilfoto)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A winter horned grebe swims at Auke Recreation Area Cove on Friday, Dec. 18. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gilfoto)
![The suns rays streak across the water to the Boy Scout camp beach on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The suns rays streak across the water to the Boy Scout camp beach on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The sun’s rays streak across the water to the Boy Scout camp beach on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll) The sun’s rays streak across the water to the Boy Scout camp beach on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![Streaking cloud formations hang over Eagle River as seen from the Boy Scout trail on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Streaking cloud formations hang over Eagle River as seen from the Boy Scout trail on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![A likely orphaned black bear cub forages for roots near a popular recreation area in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A likely orphaned black bear cub forages for roots near a popular recreation area in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
![The Chilkats always beautiful — especially in the winter as seen on Dec. 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
A likely orphaned black bear cub forages for roots near a popular recreation area in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)