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A Visit to the Historic Gold-mining town of Hope, Alaska
The village of Hope lies at the northern end of the Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. You can reach this community by driving the 17-mile (27 km) Hope Highway, a branch off the Seward Highway, so it’s a place you need to make an effort to visit. But the drive is nice and you’ll find a pleasant town at the end of the trip.
The first gold rush in Alaska happened right here in Hope — a few years before the Klondike and Nome goldrushes. News of the gold find in Hope reached Seattle and in 1895 some 3,000 stampeders arrived to make their fortune, many of them rowing part of the way …
“Pic of the Week”, December 18, 2020: Brown Bear fishing at Devil’s Falls, Alaska
We planned our latest visit to Alaska to coincide with the salmon spawning season because this is when large numbers of Alaskan brown bears migrate to the rivers and streams to begin a feast, fattening themselves for the upcoming winter hibernation.
It had been a nearly rain-free and warm summer in Alaska and many of the streams were dry. Fortunately Devil’s Falls, which drains glacier melt from the mountains of Katmai National Park, was in full flow. The base of the falls is only a few meters above sea level but, nonetheless, salmon spawn here and bears gather to catch them. Our boats could go only so far up the river during rising tide because of all the rocks in the …
Dec 17, 2020
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.All Trips / Alaska / North America
Bald Eagle and Salmon, Alaska
It’s the dream of every photographer to capture the classic image of a bald eagle plucking a struggling fish out of the water. While we didn’t get to see that moment this time, we did see the immediate sequelae of this action while in Katmai National Park.
We came across this drenched eagle, its talons deeply embedded into the flesh of a chum salmon. The eagle had clearly been in a struggle getting this hefty fish to shore, and the fish was still flopping about a little as the bird began to feast on his fresh sushi.
This sequence of images shows the fish protectively eating his meal. While our boat was probably 10 meters from him, that was too close and …
Tagged bald eagle, fishing, Katmai National Park., salmon
