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Dawn rises over Mount Jarvis, alpenglow lighting the mountain and it's reflection. Fall, Mt. Jarvis, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. To view a larger version of the photo, please click on the thumbnail.

Hey Folks

Mt Jarvis, in all it’s 13 421′ glory.

A recent trek up around the Mt Jarvis area yielded some amazing scenery and fantastic views. I hadn’t been to the area before, and will definitely be heading back next year. To camp within a few hundred yards of this mountain face is a treat indeed. We were pretty lucky, for sure, considering we were camped at about 7200′ in the Wrangell Mountains in September!

We had a real mix of weather, from snow storms and rain to gorgeous sunny days; which I’ll take gladly. The trek was a lot of fun, with a great couple from Chicago, Brad and Tracey. I appreciated their flexibility and easy going nature, which allowed me to sneak out a morning or 2 and grab some photos. Tracey joined me once or twice, and both Brad and Tracey got up early on our final morning to make a a mad dash out the Nabesna Rd in the hopes of snaring some nice alpenglow on Mt Sanford. Much appreciated, Tracey and Brad. What a gorgeous morning that turned out to be.

This is a quick one folks – the weather forecast here this week is too promising to spend in town, so I’ll be heading back out on Monday for a couple of days to hopefully get some more fall color and nice light on the big mountains. Be back later for a day or 2, then heading to Katmai to photograph the great grizzly bears. Then it’s October.

Cheers

Carl

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6 Responses to “Mt. Jarvis, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park”

1. Ron Niebrugge says:

   September 13, 2010 at 11:59 am

   Beautiful light Carl!
2. Steve Weaver says:

   September 13, 2010 at 2:32 pm

   Oh Yeah!
   You are making me pine for Alaska!
3. Carl D says:

   September 16, 2010 at 12:23 am

   Hey Ron,

   Thanks man, appreciated.

   Steve – come on back, bro.

   Cheers

   Carl
4. Michael says:

   September 16, 2010 at 2:28 am

   As usual, the “adjective problem” once again comes up in relation to your photos.

   It’s just glorious.

   Thanks for sharing it.
5. doug roane says:

   October 5, 2010 at 9:31 pm

   stunning image, Carl. I long to be there!
6. Carl D says:

   October 6, 2010 at 3:11 pm

   Hey Doug

   Thanks man … come on up!

   Hey Michael,

   Thank you, I appreciate it.

   Cheers

   Carl

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