For me, summer is a time of chaos, long hours, travel, and moments of serenity found in nature. These are a sampling of images that tell a story of the first half of my summer field season. As a geologist for the State of Alaska I was fortunate to explore the Western Alaska Range’s Styx River and Kuskokwim River regions by foot and by helicopter. There really is no better way to see the state. We were based out of the historic Rainy Pass Lodge, one of the oldest lodges in the state and also one of the first checkpoints on the iconic Iditarod dog sled race.
glassy puntilla lake
Long exposure of puntilla lake
4th of July fireworks at Rainy Pass Lodge
Volleyball at Rainy Pass Lodge
Float plane taking off out of Puntilla lake
Radio repeaters and solar setup
Rainy Pass Lodge looking South
Glacial lake swimming
Solo morning traverse
Any sheep?
Never ending mountains
Brightly colored slope
The beckoning slope
Ridge worker
The ponderer
Alpine flowers
Sun spot
Tight landing
Helicopter fieldwork
Glacier recession
Foggy morning
You have a good eye, Erik.