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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Ice Sculpture	Fairbanks Ice Carvings Ice carving the frog	Ice Art Carving
Ice Bar	Ice Carvings The ice carvings at the ice sculpture park in Fairbanks are beautifully lit up at night.	Ice Formation
Ice Carving	Ice Accommodation Try the new experience of ice accommodation at the Chena Hot Springs Resort near Fairbanks, Alaska.	Husky Puppies A real challenge is to take stock pictures of cute husky puppies, all the want is to join the bigger dogs in front of a dog sled.
Husky Puppy	Husky Pup A husky pup posing for us at the Coldfoot Camp in the arctic of Alaska.	Husky Pup
Husky Dog	Husky Dogs Portrait of a cute looking husky dog, photographed just before the start of a dog sledding trip in northern Alaska.	Road Trips
Historic Park	Husky	Remote Alaska Vacation The James Dalton Highway in Alaska leads to remote arctic regions such as Coldfoot and Prudhoe Bay which are real winter adventure vacation destinations.
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus	Haul Road Winter	Alaska Highway
Gravel Road	Footprints In The Snow These lone footprints in the snow lead straight out into the wilderness	Funny Cute Dog This rather funny but cute dog was patiently waiting for his master to return and was happy for some attention.
Footprints Snow	Footprints Snow	Foot Print Snow
Footprint	Footprints	Fine Art Photo
Fine Art Photography	Fine Art Photography	Eskimo Sign The snow covered inukshuk stands alone on a clear winter day in Alaska. The inukshuk is an ancient eskimo sign that is used as a marker in areas which are void of natural landmarks such as arctric regions.
Eskimo Signs	Fairbanks Monument	Eagle Tourist
Bald Eagle Flying	Eagles Tree	Eagle Fishing A fully grown Bald Eagle is hunting a fish, photographed near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Eagle Flying	Eagle Portrait	Dredge No4