15 miles out of Palmer into the Talkeetna Mountains sits Hatcher pass- a popular backcountry ski area. they are lacking a little snow for this time of year, but undaunted, we got in a few turns before heading home. bluebird skies, the sun sitting boldly above the horizon, and glaring snow...
dea hiking into the sunrise.
fresh turns.
my pack was full of camera gear, so dea stuffed her skins in her coat. alaska weight.
dea enjoying the day.
every time i stop to shoot, pella is there to help.
the drive out of palmer cuts through two mountain ranges- the Chugach to the South, and the Talkeetna to the north. much of the road is a narrow affair sans guard rails, much like Red Mountain pass in Colorado, and plunges hundreds of feet to the Matanusaka River below.
the view of Matanusaka Glacier from the road.
the upside of the lack of light this time of year is that the sunrise, and sunset, last forever. we basked in the glow of the pinkish skies for what seemed like hours. for me, the greatest sight of the trip was the stretch through the Eureka Creek valley. the temps dropped from 20 in Palmer to -20 in the valley. the valley has gotten drilled with heavy snow the last few weeks, making unimaginably vast landscape look surreal.
it's good to be home. hope you all have a wonderful 2006.
be well,
ben
1 comment:
love this last photo, it is almost like you live on another planet.
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