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Hanagita Hills, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

black and white photo of Hanagita Hills, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s an image I shot a few weeks back, of a ridgeline of Steamboat Hills - their real name is Hanagita Hills, but everyone I know calls them Steamboat Hills. I converted the image to black and white on the computer, using Photoshop.

Cheers

Carl



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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 am and is filed under Abstracts, Alaska, Landscape features, Mountains, Springtime, Travel, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Hanagita Hills, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.”

  1. Beth Lunsford Says:
    May 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    That’s quite a cool view. Why do some people call it Steamboat Springs? And what does Hanagita Hills mean?

  2. Carl Donohue Says:
    May 28th, 2008 at 3:11 am

    Hey Beth

    Sorry, I meant to get back with you sooner. I presume ‘Hanagita’ is an Athabascan word, though I’m unsure. As for why some people call it ‘Steamboat Hills’? Lots of places have their own little local names, I suppose, particularly in Alaska. ‘Steamboat’ may have been a term that came about because of the old steamboats that used to run up the Chitina and Copper Rivers, years ago - and these hills run right alongside the Chitina River. That’s just a guess. The maps all show ‘Hanagita’.

    Cheers

    Carl

  3. Beth Lunsford Says:
    May 28th, 2008 at 8:42 am

    I know you’re busy. No problem. I bet you’re right, though. Makes sense. I love all of the old names of mountains, rivers, valleys, towns, etc… And you’re so good at explaining it!

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