Archive for the ‘Waterfalls’ Category

A Big Month for Skolai Pass Photos.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Sunset over Skolai Pass, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Skolai Pass, the north end; Sunset over Skolai Pass, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Please click the image to view a larger version of the photo.

Hey Folks,

Skolai Pass has rocked into March 2010. This month’s edition of backpacker magazine, which I wrote about earlier, has a full page image of mine from Hole in the Wall, accompanying an article about hiking the Goat Trail. And this month’s edition of Popular Photography includes another photo from Skolai Pass by photographer Doug Roane, taken on one of last year’s Skolai Pass Photo Tours. Check out a large version of Doug’s amazing photo here. Better yet, take 15 minutes and browse the collection of images on Doug’s website. Awesome stuff!

Falls overlooking Skolai Pass and Russell Glacier - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, AK

Skolai Pass, the south end; Waterfalls overlooking Skolai Pass and Russell Glacier - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, AK. For a gorgeous larger version, visit Doug's website at www.dougroanephotography.com

Doug’s photo was voted 2nd place in the March “Your Best Shot” competition. Huge congratulations Doug, a recognition well-earned. (more…)

Waterfall, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Waterfall on the East Fork Tributary of the Little Bremner River, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s an image from the recent Bremner Mines to Tebay Lakes trip we did. This one is of a small waterfall we passed by as we paralleled the East Fork of the Little Bremner River, heading west down out of the pass at Harry’s Gulch. This was definitely one of the coolest sections of the hike. The night before we camped on a grassy bench just below the pass, had a visit at dinner time from a grizzly bear, and then enjoyed a really delightful walk down the valley. The stream grew larger and larger as other tributaries ran into it – up at the head of the pass it was a fraction of the size it was here. Shortly after we stopped for this scene, we had a creek crossing of our own. The first of 2 that required some caution. Fortunately everyone did great, and nobody took a dunking – just as well, because there were some nasty falls downstream that could’ve been problematic – like, really problematic.

Anyway, we had a great day hiking down the valley. This scene really caught my eye, and the creek washed into a tight deep ravine just below here as well, which was pretty cool. At the end of the day we camped high on a ridge with iews back up this valley – pretty sweet (not as sweet as my usual campsites, but someone else chose this one – I’m sure they’ll let it be known who).

I’m heading back to the park for another week, so I’ll schedule some posts for the interim and then reply when I return – stay tuned.

Cheers

Carl

Waterfall, Baker River Photos, Region XI, Patagonia, Chile.

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Waterfall, Baker River, Region XI, Patagonia, Chile.

Hey Folks

I’m going to ease away from the blog for a little while here. Not because I want to, but because, well, I won’t have regular email access for the next few weeks. Hopefully I’ll be able to check in reasonably often and maybe post something, but it’ll be slow around here. I can’t tell you right now exactly where I’ll be, but it should be a lot of fun.

In the meantime, here’s another photo of the endangered Baker River, or Rio Baker, down in Region XI, Patagonia. I’ve written about this situation a little recently, (more…)

Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Hey Folks

Just a quick note here to say G’day and keep moving. This photo was taken a few days ago, at the Lower Falls on Yellowstone River, near Canyon Village, in Yellowstone National Park. I wanted to shoot from the famous Artist’s Point viewpoint, but that location is closed at the moment for renovation. Apparently it is expected to take 2 years to complete. Ya gotta love the National Park Service’ committment to renovation and building things. They never seem to have money for rangers and programs, etc, but always have cash available to build new things. Nothing like construction in a National Park.

So, anyway, I shoulda headed to the North Rim viewpoint, but this one wasn’t too bad. The Yellowstone Canyon is awesome – probably one of my favorite features within the park. A little dusting of snow certainly added to its grandeur whilst we visited.

Right now I’m at a campground in Deer Lodge, Montana, and my feet are cold, so I’m out for the day.

Cheers

Carl