Brooks Falls
is a must for grizzly Bears for any
wildlife photographer. To get a
reservation at Brooks Lodge is very
hard. You need to do this a couple
of years in advance. You would fly
from Anchorage to King Salmon then
to the beach at Brooks Falls by
plane or boat. There are only 14
cabins. There are campsites that
are easier to get reservations for.
The
McNeil River, Catmai National Park,
Pack Creek on Admiralty Island, and
Anan Creek are also area's for
bears.
Aniakchak
National Monument and Preserve, King
Salmon Alaska
Denali you
will need to take a bus in the
park. The shuttle buses go from
Savage River Ranger Station mile 14
to Eielson Visitor Center at mile 66
and to Wonder Lake mile 86. Make
reservations for the buses early so
you don’t have to be on the waiting
list for one or to days. The buses
run from May thru September and
leave the visitors center a few
times an hour. The bus drivers are
a great source of information. A
lot of wildlife can be photographed
from the bus. Arrive early for your
bus so you can get in line to get a
prime bus seat, near the front of
the bus. If you want to get off the
bus just ask the driver to let you
off. After you are done shooting
flag down the next out going buses
only, you may have to wait awhile.
The buses can’t stop any closer than
¼ mile from a bear and 150 yards
from other wildlife. The first 15
miles of the road is good for moose.
Savage Rock is good for pikas and
marmots. Primrose ridge mile 17 is
good for Dall sheep. There is a
resident wolf pack on the Teklanika
River. A good place for Bears is
between Polychrome Pass and Eielson.
Wonder Lake is good for moose and
beavers, also morning and evening
shots of Denali. There are lots of
mosquitoes. There is a campground
at Wonder Lake but make reservations
early. If you stay at the entrance
to the park you will have a 72 mile
bus ride to Wonder Lake. You can
stay at Kantishna Lodge mile 97. If
you could afford to stay at camp
Denali at mile 90 they have a
shuttle to take you places. One of
the best times to visit the park is
first of September. The fall colors
are at there peak. On the
Parks Highway mile 134.7 is a
parking area that on a clear day is
the best view of Mount McKinley.
Don't forget to get the moon in the
shot. At mile 76.4 Lake
Kashwitna will provide a nice
refection. On the Parks Highway
at mile 136 is the best place for
pictures of Mckinnley
Gates of the
Arctic Nation Park and Preserve
Fairbanks Alaska
Glacier Bay
Nation Park and Preserve, Juneau/Gustavus
Alaska
Kenai Fjords
National Park, Seward Alaska. To
tour this park you will need a boat.
We took a boat tour and
saw whales, birds, Glaciers.
Klondike Gold
Rush National Historical Park,
Skagway Alaska
Kobuk Valley
National Park Kotzebue Alaska
Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve Anchorage
Alaska
Noatak National
Preserve, Kotzebue Alaska
Sitka National
National Historical Park, Sitka
Alaska
Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and Preserve,
Copper Center Alaska
Yukon-Charley
Rivers National Preserve, Eagle
Alaska
Alaska Martime
National Wildlife Refuge, Homer
Alaska
Alaska
Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge,
King Salmon Alaska
Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks Alaska
Becharof
National Wildlife Refuge, King
Salmon Alaska
Innoko National
Wildlife Refuge, McGrath Alaska
Izembek
National Wildlife Refuge, Cold Bay
Alaska
Kanuti National
Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks Alaska
Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna Alaska
Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge, Kodiak Alaska
Koyukuk/Nowitna
National Wildlife Refuge, Gelena
Alaska
Selawik
National Wildlife Refuge, Kotzebue
Alaska
Tetlin National
Wildlife Refuge, Tok Alaska
Togiak National
Wildlife Refuge, Dillingham Alaska
Yukon Delta
National Wildlife Refuge, Bethel
Alaska
Yukon Flats
National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks
Alaska
Denali Katmai
National Monument this is a, you do
everything on your own place.
Bald eagle photography. Haines has
about 3000 eagles during the winter
months from Oct. - Feb. The Stikine
River in April. All of the salmon
streams during the salmon run all
have eagles. In Homer the Homer
Spit is a great spot for eagle.
Dall
sheep migrate between the Alaska
Range and theOuter Range, during
late August and early September they
can usually found in the Cathedral
Mountain, Igloo Mountain, Highway
Pass, and Primrose Ridge.
Sitka, is absolutely charming.
Saint Michael's Cathedral is on
Lincoln Street and Cathedral Way.
Whale Park and Indian River Trail
are very scenic; Mount Edgecumbe.
Check at the New Archangel Russian
Dancers.
Seward Highway is very scenic.
Homer has 4 volcanos and many glaciers in the background.
Ninilchik, a former Russian community.
There's some great shots in the old village, Orthodox Church, and Mt. Iliamna
on the west side of Cook Inlet.
Kenai has a Russian Orthodox Church and some old buildings for the army post.
Copper River Delta Between late April and May for shorebirds. This is also a great area for other wildlife.
Copper River Highway has many glaciers that can be photographed from the road. At Million Dollar Bridge at the end of the
Copper River Highway you can photograph Childs Glacier calving into the Copper River.
Kennecott Copper Mine ruins, once
the largest copper mine in the U.S.
Exit Glacier and walk out to the glacier
Alyeska Resort take the tram to the
top of the mountain and view 7
glaciers
Eagle River Nature Center.
Talkeetna nice little town.
Hatchers Pass north of Palmer has
great flowers.
Portage glacier and explore the whole Portage Glacier valley
Girdwood
