#3 PWS, AK 2018 Imagery

NorthernFocus

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A few shots from our third trip of the season. Trip was cut a bit short due to weather. We've been having a bad summer for boating weather thus far. One low pressure system after another has been rolling in with a lot of wind and rain. But here are a few shots.

Trip 3: June 12-15(planned through the 19th but cut short due to weather)

We spent our first night of the trip in Quillian Bay on Esther Island. There was a nice little tidal waterfall near our anchorage so I paddled ashore for a few shots.
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We continued east in beautiful weather and grabbed a shot as we passed Eaglek Bay.
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We had a calm, beautiful evening in the tight little anchorage at Billy's Hole in Long Bay.
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And the next morning as we left Long Bay it was still lovely. I love glassy water.
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Still optimistic about the weather we continued east through Columbia Bay. There was a lot of ice from Columbia Glacier floating about. Some of the bluest pieces I've ever seen.
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This shot is looking back towards the source, the Chugach Mountains out of which the glacier flows.
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When NOAA gave the evening forecast update it didn't sound so sporty so we headed back a bit closer to home and spent the evening in Eaglek. Things still looked rosy.
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But what a difference twelve hours can make. By morning things were socked in. Nearly the same shot as above taken from out anchorage the next morning. The forecast was for a gale to blow later in the day and into the night followed by another a day or so later. So we beat feet for home.
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I want your camera lens! :mrgreen: Absolutely amazing shots!
 
From the perspective of someone who was a photographer in another lifetime, nice work! Thanks for sharing them.
 
Dan, great pictures!

We’ve come to appreciate having “weather windows” when cruising in Alaska - not just for fair passage, but to get shots of amazing scenery. One realizes how much there is to see on the “good days” when the snow-capped mountains are framed by blue sky. Amazing!

Thanks for sharing, I’m relishing every bit as we spend our 2.5 months in these northern latitudes!
 
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