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Central Alaska

Photographs from Anchorage to Fairbanks and back via the Glenn Highway (1), the Parks Highway (3), the Richardson Highway (2) and the Denali Highway (8). Also photographs from a side trip over 300 miles to Valdez.
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  • Mountain Reflections

    Mountain Reflections

    The snow capped mountains along the Eagle River are reflected in its placid waters.

  • Eagle River Movement

    Eagle River Movement

    The Eagle River meanders past a large clump of swamp grasses.

  • Rippling Waters of the Eagle River

    Rippling Waters of the Eagle River

    The gently rippling waters of the Eagle River flow past a pine forest in Alaska.

  • Eagle River Split

    Eagle River Split

    A small peninsula of swamp grasses divides the Eagle River near Anchorage, Alaska.

  • Widening Eagle River

    Widening Eagle River

    The Eagle River begins to widen as it passes through the swampy flats near Anchorage, Alaska.

  • Placid Mirror Lake

    Placid Mirror Lake

    The calm waters of Mirror Lake reflect the tall mountains above near Eagle River, Alaska.

  • Susitna Creek

    Susitna Creek

    The turbulent waters of Susitna Creek run under a bridge in the Lone Tree Gulch along Hacher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Lone Tree Gulch

    Lone Tree Gulch

    The Susitna River runs past large glacial boulders through Lone Tree Gulch along Hatcher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Giant White & Purple Fireweed

    Giant White & Purple Fireweed

    A cluster of purple and giant white fireweed wildflowers found along Hatcher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Purple Fireweed

    Purple Fireweed

    Various colors and forms of Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) can be found all over Alaska and these beautiful wildflowers were found in Hatcher Pass.

  • Hatcher Pass Mountains

    Hatcher Pass Mountains

    Rugged tundra grass covered mountains tower above the tree line along Hatcher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Hatcher Pass Lone Tree

    Hatcher Pass Lone Tree

    A lone tree stands facing the mountains of Hatcher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Baron Tundra of Hatcher Pass

    Baron Tundra of Hatcher Pass

    A treeless baron tundra grass covered mountainous land makes for a beautiful scene along Hatcher Pass near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Independence Mine

    Independence Mine

    The remains of Independence Mine stand along a ridge below a rugged mountain bowl near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Independence Mine Creek

    Independence Mine Creek

    A small creek runs down from Independence Mine located in a bowl of rugged mountains near Palmer, Alaska.

  • Purple Fireweed Flower

    Purple Fireweed Flower

    The saying in Alaska is that once the last flower blooms at the top of the fireweed plant, summer is over near Fairbanks, Alaska.

  • Cloud Shadows & Fireweed

    Cloud Shadows & Fireweed

    Clouds cast shadows on the northern Alaska pine forested mountains as purple and white fireweed wildflowers help to make the summer landscape colorful near Fairbanks, Alaska.

  • Delta River & Alaska Range

    Delta River & Alaska Range

    The Delta River winds along the steep ridges of the Alaska Range.

  • Delta River Gravel Flats

    Delta River Gravel Flats

    Dust is swept up by the winds over the Delta River and its gravel mud flats below the towering Alaska Range.

  • Alaska Range & the Delta Flats

    Alaska Range & the Delta Flats

    The Alaska Range guards the gravel mud flats of the Delta River below.

  • Alaska Range & the Richardson Highway

    Alaska Range & the Richardson Highway

    The Richardson Highway winds between the rugged Alaska Range and the Delta River.

  • Alaska Range Slopes & Peaks

    Alaska Range Slopes & Peaks

    The jagged peaks of the Alaska Range cut into the sky and slope gently into the tundra blow.

  • Road Through the Alaska Range

    Road Through the Alaska Range

    The Richardson Highway exits a pass through the Alaska Range.

  • Alaska Range Steep Peaks

    Alaska Range Steep Peaks

    The rugged steep peaks of the Alaska Range dwarf the Richardson Highway and the pine forest below.

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    Alaska Range & the Delta Flats
    Alaska Range & the Richardson Highway
    Alaska Range Slopes & Peaks