Alaska in 99 pictures - Uros Baric

Uros Baric

I was lucky enough to spend almost a month exploring Alaska this summer. It was absolutely wonderful and I’d like to share with you 99 photos and short comments from our trip. Enjoy and feel free to ask anything!

Passing Greenland on our way to Alaska (Vienna-Copenhagen-Reykjavik-Anchorage)

Greenland again

Anchorage International Airport

On the scenic railway to Seward

On the scenic railway to Seward

Making breakfast in Seward

Caught at Seward Alaska

Murals are beautiful and found everywere in Alaska

On the Major Marine boat cruise

Tidewater glacier 1

Tidewater glacier 2

Holding a piece of an iceberg

Humpback whale

Humpback whale

Sea lions

Enjoying wind and rain

Going up on the Harding Ice Field trail!

Two thirds to go...

Almost there.

The kit lens froze here so it was impossible to focus anything for the next 24 hours.

Picturesque town of Seward.

Lovely stores in Talkeetna.

Taco zone

Amazing 1,5-hour flightseeing with K2 Aviation

Mountains near Mt McKinley

Pools of Ruth glacier

Endless Ruth glacier

Near Denali...

Rich the pilot and I

Common thing to see in Alaska

Alaskan highway

Fireweed

At Byers lake, Mt McKinley in background

Could almost see the peak of McKinley.

Cooking pasta at beautiful Byers Lake campground

On the way to Denali

Visitor centers are great at national parks, great exhibitions, films and friendly staff!

On Denali national park bus to Wonder Lake

Grizzly bear with two cubs

Dall sheep, the reason why Denali national park was established in 1917.

Dall sheep 2

Wonder Lake campground

Blueberries are everywhere in Denali

Blueberry fever!

Mt McKinley peak starting to clear up a little

On the McKinley River trail, Mt McKinley in background

Mt McKinley is actually referred to as Denali (Dee-Naa-Lee) by local Alaskans

Mt McKinley from Eilson Visitor Center

View from Eilson Visitor Center

Grizzly bear scat welcomed us at the entrance of Igloo Creek campground.

At Sled dog kennels in Denali National Park

Nenana.

Bed and maybe breakfast?

Salt fish in Nenana

Panning for gold at Gold Dredge No. 8

At Tanana Valley state fair

Tanana Valley state fair 2

Tanana Valley state fair 3

Tanana Valley state fair 4

Tanana Valley state fair 4

Alaska has its own North Pole

Parking for Santa only

Popular amongst European backpackers

Alaska pipeline bridge

Wild fire nearby!

Spotted from the highway

At the free Fielding lake campground

Fielding lake 2

Fielding lake 3

Easy gun access, people shooting at traffic signs

We've done a short hike on Matanuska glacier - wonderful experience!

Matanuska glacier 2

Matanuska glacier 3

Matanuska glacier 4

Matanuska glacier 5

Pop tarts - just too much sugar to handle

Brown bears at Alaska wildlife conservation center

Campfire time!

Whittier tunnel - first dual mode rail/vehicular tunnel.

Iceberg from Portage glacier!

At lovely town of Homer on Kenai peninsula

Homer marina 1

Homer marina 2

Homer spit

On highway near Homer, Augustine vulcano in the background

Fireweed, Mt Redoubt in the background

Masha made in Russia

Great photo exhibition at Rasmuson museum Anchorage

Rasmuson museum 2

Rasmuson museum 3

Rasmuson museum 4 - on loan from the Smithsonian

Anchorage AK

Anchorage ZOO

Heading back to Anchorage Intl Airport

Couldn't resist another tourist trap, 'f course

Roadblock

On our way back watching a 7-hour long sunset!

Copenhagen - Vienna

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