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| Canoe_01.jpg Enjoying an early morning paddle on a quiet pond near Juneau, Alaska, in the Tongass national Forest. |
Eagle_02.jpg Bald eagle in flight against a blue Alaskan sky. |
Fishing_01.jpg The Fairweather Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for a gillnet vessel at sunset in Icy Strait near Glacier Bay National Park. |
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| Fishing_03.jpg A new trawl net bundled on the dock in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, prior to being loaded on board. |
Hikers_01.jpg Two Hikers on the Juneau Ice Field stop to rest and admire the tranquil beauty of a large melt pond. |
Hikers_02.jpg Two hikers pause on the Mendenhall Glacier to peer into an ice cave under the ice below. |
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| Hikers_03.jpg Four hikers trek across the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska, as the sun is reflected in the calm, tranquil waters of a "caribbean blue" melt pond. |
HumpbackWhale_01.jpg A humpback whale "shreds" water in Alaska's Inside Passage. © John Hyde |
HumpbackWhale_02.jpg A humpback whale lifts its tail high above the water as it "headstands" in a vertical position, waving its flukes in an Alaskan salutation |
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| HumpbackWhale_15.jpg A humpback whale lifts its flukes as it slides into the deep waters of Alaska's Inside Passage, just as the sun slides over the horizon. |
Juneau_01.jpg Heavy fog clears just as the sun sets beyond Juneau's Auke Bay Harbor. |
Juneau_02.jpg Fireweed in full bloom at Eagle Beach provides a colorful foreground for the coastal mountains near Juneau, Alaska. |
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| Juneau_04.jpg A pod of humpback whales submerge as delighted visitors watch from the vessel beyond, near Juneau, Alaska. |
Kayaker_01.jpg Paddling upon the calm waters of Alaska's Inside Passage is a sea kayaker's paradise. |
TlingitCulture_01.jpg "Tlingit Warrior," a mask carved by Ray Peck of Angoon, Alaska, in a forest setting. |