Alaska Life
Life in the Arctic and subarctic is riddled with everyday experiences that seem odd to those in more southern climates. These images present some of the crazy, and not so crazy aspects of daily life in Alaska. They include dog mushing, mountaineering, subsistence, winter recreation, farming and a variety of recreational and work activities.
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Siberian husky dog team during the 2007 Open North American Championship...
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Elijah Cabinboy competes in the knuckle hop or seal hop competition at...
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Tim banfield climbs a rocky slope in the Alaska Range mountains,...
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Catch of the day while charter fishing for salmon and halibut in Sitka,...
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The Blanket toss concludes the days outside activities for the Nalukataq...
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Bryce Wrigley, Barley farmer in Delta Junction, Alaska.
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Musher Richie Beattie crosses overflow on Ptarmigan creek near mile 101...
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Man jumps a snow bank while snowshoeing in Alaska's Arctic
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Man with icicles on glasses huddles under the outdoor temperature sign...
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Hike pauses to photograph Wild geranium flowers along a trail, Katmai...
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Commercial fisherman Bill Webber exalts in his catch of the world famous...
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Julia Hicker, dressed in warm winter cloths poses for a portrait by...
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Recovered bald eagle is released back into the wild at the Alaska Raptor...
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Man dipnets for sockeye salmon in the Copper river, southcentral, Alaska.
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World Ice Art Championship, Kiddy park statue, Fairbanks, Alaska
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Paddler carries her pack raft across a shallow section of the Marsh Fork...
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Inupiat whale hunters return to the Village of Kaktovik on Barter...
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Climbers relax at base camp in the Alaska Range mountains, Interior,...
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1st place ribbon for the largest Green Cabbage (56.1 pounds) at the 2007...
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Gold nuggets, Fox, Alaska
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Brown bear tracks on a sandy beach on Kayak Island, Gulf of Alaska,...
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Lumberjack compete in log chopping contest at the Alaska State Fair,...
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Danielle Tirrell refuels a De-Havilland Beaver airplane at the airport...
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Leo Hicker dressed in a winter parka with a wolf ruff enjoys winter in...
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Tourist stands on the deck of the Alaska marine ferry, Juneau, Alaska
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Broken down vehicle in minus 36 degree temperatures, Fairbanks, Alaska
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Womens Alaska high kick at the 2008 World Eskimo Indian Olympics held...
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Melissa Wentzell gives a presentation at the Alaska Raptor Center. The...
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Mitch Seavey and his wife Janine pose at the finish line of the 2008 All...
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Back country skiing on the ruth glacier in a snowstorm, Alaska Range...
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Backcountry skiing on the ruth glacier, Mt. Denali enshrouded in clouds,...
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Pedestrians walk in the Ice fog in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska on a...
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Fisherman holds baskets of live spot shrimp or sometimes called Alaska...
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Back country skiing on the ruth glacier in white-out conditions. Alaska...
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Trail to Tolovana Hot Springs.
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Camping with a view from the tent at the arrigetch creek valley, Xanadu...
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Photographer holds a camera remote cord, frozen stiff in minus 40 below...
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Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
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Snowshoeing on the ruth glacier in a snowstorm, Alaska Range mountains,...
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Alaska Trappers Association fur auction held in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Mushers Cari Miller passes through Death Valley and the Bendeleben...
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Alaska Trappers Association fur auction held in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Alaska Trappers Association fur auction held in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Journalist Molly Loomis takes notes along the Utukok river, National...
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Firefighter Shane Sam, from Northway, Alaska, at the base camp at the...
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Skagway town tour driver dressed in clothing of the early gold rush days...
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Mountaineers ski across the canwell glacier in the Alaska Range
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Alaska grown potatoes at the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market, Fairbanks,...
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University of Alaska Museum of the North, Earth Sciences Department:...
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Lance Mackey at the finish of the Yukon Quest 2007 in Fairbanks, Alaska,...
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Alaska department of fish and game employees capture red salmon to...
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Jim Lanier at the finish line in Nome in 6th place during the 2008 All...
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Panning for gold in the crystal clear water of Monument creek,...
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Mark howell lead climbs a route in the Alaska Range mountains, Interior,...
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Tussock hiking, Brooks Range, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska.
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Angus rose on a mountain ridge of the Brooks Range, Gates of the Arctic...
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Peger road in downtown Fairbanks, icefog, Fairbanks, Alaska
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Road crew controls traffic along the Alaska Highway due to forest fire...
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Veterinarian checks sled dogs for health during the 1000 mile Yukon...
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Remnant snow drifts along the Copper river highway that transects the...
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Frost covered face mask, Arctic Coastal Plains, Alaska
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Tourists in vehicle on the Denali Park road photograph a bull caribou in...
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Fur trader sells his animal furs in Fairbanks, Alaska
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Red returns from successful dall sheep hunt in the Brooks Range, Alaska
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Boy holds catch of Arctic grayling on the shores of the Chatanika River,...
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Data collection by scientists on migratory bird research, Denali...
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Ice sculptor shapes carving at the World Ice Art Championships held each...
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Kids play along the wall of a maze constructed out of panels of ice at...
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Children play in the spinning tear drops made from ice at the kiddie...
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Multi Block Ice sculpture by Junichi Nakamura, at the World Ice Art...
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Fishing for Arctic char along the Kongakut River, Brooks Range...
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Jumping overflow ice across a stream in the Brooks Range mountains,...
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Lady holds a handful of salmonberries harvested from a plant amongst...
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Lady celebrates nature as the sun sets over the Kenai mountains and the...
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Leo and Julia Hicker peer out of the window of their historic log cabin...
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Dog mushing in the Brooks mountains near Wiseman, Alaska
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Jonesville cafe in Sutton, Alaska, on the Glenn Highway
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Solarium deck of the Columbia ferry, southeast Alaska
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Tlingit wood carver, Tommy Joseph carves alder wood at the Sitka...
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King salmon charter fishing in Sitka, Alaska.
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Julia hicker plays in the snow in Wiseman, Brooks Range, Alaska
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Gabby Gaborik and volunteer staff respond to thousands of Christmas...
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Trapper with marten caught in a classic pole set, Brooks Range, Alaska.
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Leo Hicker dressed in a winter parka with a wolf ruff enjoys plays in...
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Snow machiner rides on overflow in Fossil Creek, White Mountains...
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Michael Cox and Barbara Stetson in period dress at the Historic Pioneer...
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Hiking on the root glacier, kennicottt, Wrangell St. Elias National...
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Local halibut fisherman John Guffey poses with a catch in Whittier, Alaska.
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In period dress, Dolly greets visitors on the famous Creek Street in...
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Pile of caribou antlers collected for sale for use in handcrafts such as...
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Oyster Dave, Oyster farmer in northern Prince William Sound, Alaska.
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Julia and Leo Hicker, Wiseman, Alaska.
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Inupiat from the village of Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, harvest a...
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Commercial fisherman, Louis Holst, sells dungeouness crabs at the...
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Women in parka on Barter Island, Beaufort Sea, Arctic Alaska.
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Man with icicles on glasses on a chilly minus 43 degree day in downtown...
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Commercial fishermen mend seine net in Kodiak harbor, Alaska.
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Recreational dog mushing along the Koyukuk River, Brooks Range, Arctic,...
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Travis Cole from Hughs, Alaska, gets his knuckles tended to following...
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Commercial fisherman Bill Webber takes salmon out of the net as they...