Alaska Spring 05

Winter Photography Adventure Travel in British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska

Canadian and Alaska Adventure Travel

This winter adventure trip took us from our new home, the wilderness community of Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia all the way north to Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean in Alaska. On this trip which turned out to be real adventure travel, we drove close to 15,000 kms over a period of over four weeks.

At times our adrenalin levels peaked at 120% as we drove along ice roads, got caught between snow drifts for hours on a remote arctic highway, and regulary slept in a pickup truck with only a standard canopy in -45 degree temperatures.

These challenges were rewarded by the beautiful winter scenery accompanied by the Northern Lights, and the extremely diverse and well adapted wildlife that dwell in this harsh environment. We were rewarded with sightings of caribou, dall sheep, moose, buffalo, lynx, eagles, arctic foxes and more.

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photo of American Eagle
American Eagle

A powerful bird of prey, the American Eagle is well adapted for hunting.
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Symbols Of Peace

Stock Photo of an american bald eagle sitting in light snowfall, a symbol of peace.
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Aurora Borealis Watching

The Yukon Territories of Canada are a great place for aurora borealis watching
photo of Aurora Borealis Lights
Aurora Borealis Lights

Traveling north on the Dempster Highway is rewarding for those wanting to see the aurora borealis lights in the Yukon Canada.
photo of Aurora Adventure
Aurora Adventure

The northern part of Canada is a great place to see the magic Northern Lights, also known as Aurora borealis - to see them is always like a big adventure.
photo of Endangered Birds
Endangered Birds

Stock photo of Endangered Birds
photo of Peace Symbols
Peace Symbols

Stock photo of Peace Symbols, a proud bald eagle sitting during a winter snow storm on the beach.
photo of Snow Footprints
Snow Footprints

Lonely footprints in fresh winter snow in the canadian arctic of the Yukon Territory in northern Canada.
photo of Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards

A perfect Christmas shot for a beautiful and very unique Christmas card, photographed in winter in northern Alaska.
photo of Aurora Dempster
Aurora Dempster

Northern lights dancing above the Dempster Highway in the Yukon in northwestern Canada.
photo of Eagles Birds
Eagles Birds

Funny picture of Bald Eagles birds sitting on driftwood along the beach.
photo of Spread Eagle
Spread Eagle

An graceful bald eagle with wings spread wide, swoops in close to the water to catch a fish near the surface.
photo of Road Pictures
Road Pictures

The James Dalton Highway, a gravel road frozen in winter, winds through the snow capped mountains of the Brooks Range in Alaska's arctic.
photo of Yukon Alaska
Yukon Alaska

A classic nature and adventure travel destination is the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada.
photo of Winter Arts
Winter Arts

Simple but beautiful winter background picture.
photo of Stone Men
Stone Men

photo of Snow Storm
Snow Storm

A cold snow storm in northern Alaska with ice crystlas in the air.
photo of Magnetic Storms
Magnetic Storms

A unique sky display are magnetic storms, also called Northern Lights
photo of Landscape Photography
Landscape Photography

Winter Hills and snow capped mountain landscape in the high arctic of Alaska north of Atigun Pass.
photo of Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights

This beautiful scene had two types of christmas lights, one set on the tree and one in the sky.
photo of Aurora Yukon
Aurora Yukon

A green aurora borealis above the Dempster Highway in Northern Yukon, Canada
photo of Arctic Pipeline
Arctic Pipeline

photo of Bald Eagle Pics
Bald Eagle Pics

Stock of Bald Eagle Pics
photo of Northern Light
Northern Light

Northern lights are best for viewing in fall and spring.
photo of Birds Of Prey
Birds Of Prey

The majestic American Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America.
photo of Yukon Territory
Yukon Territory

photo of Yukon Winter
Yukon Winter

A photographer is taking a picture of the Tombstone Mountain Valley in the Yukon, Canada
photo of Yukon Winter
Yukon Winter

photo of Young Husky
Young Husky

photo of Yukon Sunset
Yukon Sunset

photo of Winter Sun Caribou
Winter Sun Caribou

Almost silhouetted by the evening winter sun, a small herd of Caribou graze in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
photo of Young Bald Eagle
Young Bald Eagle

Alert and ready, this young immature bald eagle is ready to fend for itself.
photo of Young Eagle
Young Eagle

A young eagle perches in a parking lot on Homer Spit, Alaska.
photo of Winter Vacation
Winter Vacation

Snow drifts and ripples in the snow in a Alaska winter scene
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Winter Vacations

photo of Winter Sunset
Winter Sunset

photo of Winter Travel Roads
Winter Travel Roads

photo of Winter Trees
Winter Trees

photo of Winter Trees
Winter Trees

photo of Winter Sunset
Winter Sunset

photo of Winter Travel
Winter Travel

photo of Winter Travels
Winter Travels

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... of the more domesticated animals we came into contact with, were sled dogs and ever so cute husky puppies.






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