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Hatcher Pass

  • Cute as a Button

    Cute as a Button

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    November 14, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass
  • Autumn Pika

    Autumn Pika

    A Collared Pika savors the final days of autumn as the Alaskan tundra erupts into a riot of colors.

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    November 3, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass, Wildlife Landscape
  • Sitting Pretty

    Sitting Pretty

    When the tundra looks this stunning, you have to sit extra adorably to compete. This is the September image from my 2026 calendar, which is now for sale! I’ve been creating a calendar for friends and family for the past three years. After three years of refining my photography and searching for the right print

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    October 15, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass
  • Chonked Up For Winter

    Chonked Up For Winter

    Psst! You’ve got a bit of Star-Tipped Reindeer Lichen on your nose. Up… up … up a bit more. There you go.

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    October 6, 2025
    Alaska, Arctic Ground Squirrel, Hatcher Pass
  • Autumn Pika

    Autumn Pika

    As the tundra erupts into a rainbow of fall colors, a Collared Pika pauses to contemplate the passage of time.

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    September 29, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass
  • Alpine Doordash

    Alpine Doordash

    A Short-Tailed Weasel pauses in a talus field while carrying a Northern Red-Backed Vole back to its den up in the Alaskan alpine tundra. Compared to the amount of time I’ve spent, I’ve seen far more weasels in alpine environments than anywhere else. I’m guessing it’s partly because they’re much easier to see on talus

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    September 26, 2025
    Alaska, Hatcher Pass, Short-Tailed Weasel
  • Collared Pika

    Collared Pika

    I’m heading back to Alaska for one last shot at these little guys before the winter. There may also be some moose. It’s amazing just how short the growing season is in the Alaskan alpine. When I visited in early July, the tundra was just starting to turn green. Now, just over two months later,

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    September 19, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass
  • Looming

    Looming

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    August 13, 2025
    Alaska, Hatcher Pass, Mat-Su, Rock Ptarmigan
  • Hoary Marmot Portrait

    Hoary Marmot Portrait

    A Hoary Marmot pokes its head up out of the talus.

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    August 12, 2025
    Alaska, Hatcher Pass, Hoary Marmot
  • Talus Reverie

    Talus Reverie

    A Collared Pika surveys its alpine home.

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    August 4, 2025
    Alaska, Collared Pika, Hatcher Pass
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