Bill Byers' Albums
Alaska 2009
August 1-6, 2009
Bill Byers' Albums > Alaska 2009
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It all started here...Sunny Cove Sea Kayaking Center


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Sea Otter in Resurrection Bay


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Dahl Porpoise off Aialik Cape


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Dahl Porpoise playing in the bow wake.


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Humpback Whale around Aialik Cape (with Horned Puffin in foreground)


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Drop off at first Base Camp in Southwestern arm of Northwestern Fjord


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My cottage by the sea...


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Me taking a picture of Ogive Glacier (Photo: Courtesy of John Page)


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Harry and Charles with Ogive Glacier to left and Striation Island to the right.


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Morning at first base camp. (SW arm of NW Lagoon)


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Approach to Northwestern Glacier - view of Redstone Glacier in distance


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Northwestern Glacier


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Northwestern Glacier


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Seals by Northwestern Glacier


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Stream running from Redstone Glacier


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Seal watching us by Northwest Glacier (with Southwest Glacier and other seals on "bergie bits" in the background)


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Lone Fireweed (?) found while hiking by Redstone Glacier stream


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Curious Seal.


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Calving ice off Northwestern Glacier


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Shades of Blue (NW Glacier)


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Northwestern Glacier


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Still curious...


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WB at Northwest Glacier (Photo: Courtesy of John Page)


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WB in Northwest Fjord (Photo: Courtesy of John Page)


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Striation Island in the middle (view from around Northwestern Glacier)


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Oh, how I missed the stale air of NYC office buildings...


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Bald Eagle with dinner in its talons (Just outside of first base camp)


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View from first base camp - anchor/ogive glacier on left, northwestern glacier in distance


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Fog creeping in on last morning at first base camp


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Charles and Harry on deposits from hanging glacier across from first base camp.


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John, Harry and Charles at bottom of hanging glacier


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Bear prints at hanging glacier off first base camp


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View while moraine hiking


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Charles & Harry lounging during a hike


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Hiking in moraine around Southwest Glacier (Photo: Courtesy of John Page)


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John at the bottom of a water fall during moraine hike


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Sea Otter checking us out in Otter Cove


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Sunset from second base camp


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Moraine Drop Off Camp (b/w Harris Bay and Northwest Fjord)


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Petrified moose?


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Black-billed Magpie at second base camp.


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Kayaking towards waterfall in Cataract Cove (Photo: Courtesy of John Page)


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Orcas in Harris Bay


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Orca's in Harris Bay (about 10-20 feet off bow of kayak)(See video at the end of the pictures)


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Stream running in back of second base camp.


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Bear Print at Moraine Drop Off Camp


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Foggy morning at second base camp.


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John, Bill, Charles & Harry - Awaiting Transport to Seward


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Pelagic Cormorant (Chiswell Islands)


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Horned Puffin (Chiswell Islands)


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Horned Puffin (Chiswell Islands)


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Sea Lions (Chiswell Islands)


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I'm gonna getcha...


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I am, I am...


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Stop snoring!!!


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Seward, Alaska


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Last day in Alaska. A few miles out of Anchorage on the Seward Highway. Oh, what a trip it was...


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