Sunday, June 5, 2011

Trip to Whitehorse

Coming back from Whitehorse we saw 3 bears.This bear almost got his nose in the car.As I was trying to get a close up the other guys in the car were screaming for me to roll the window up. Haha! What a great shot it would've been if they hadn't scared it away.


This one got a little defensive as I got out of the car and proceeded to get a closer picture. Oooh, scary!






Lucky, we made it back apparently we have to watch for rock slides as well as avalanches.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Bear Hunting

The Climb up AB

This is what we hiked up, through snow up to our hips at times. We stayed right and climbed the ridge line.








Need ropes to get up this mountain.











AB Mountain Hike "Welcome to the Artic Brotherhood!"















This is after we made it through the snow.











At the same altitude as many other peaks around Skagway.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

1st Black Bear of the Season











Luckily, I was dead heading (driving without passengers) back to Skagway and got a couple of pictures of this black bear that just 20 minutes before crossed the highway and walked up the side of White Pass Summit, giving all my passengers a great show. Funny, how much a bear can help raise your tips.

Devil's Club & more of Reid Falls


Check out the growth of the beard.
















This is Devil's Club. Pretty nasty stuff, but you can actually eat the green bud. It taste like carrots and contains Vitamin C. It's all over the place up here.











Icy Lake & Upper Reid Falls



































Hydro Electric pipe that runs into Icy Lake








Icy Lake