TR: Alaska Range from Above (NSR)

**Franz** · 10-11-2009, 12:20 PM

Over the summer, my redheaded companion (not daywalker) and I headed up on a 10 day trip to Alaska. While most of the trip was us tagging along (dirtbagging/sponging off of) for a very cheap trip on her parent's family vacation, we did manage to get a ton of hiking and a decent amount of bouldering as well in. It was my first time in AK, and now I can't get the images and beauty of the scenery out of my head. It gave me a taste of the unbelivable beauty the state had to offer and I can't wait to go back. I plan to head back for a much more extended and much more climbing/skiing oriented trip at the end of this season and probably more after that.

One of the highlights was we managed to score a flight on Talkeetna Air Taxi around the Alaska Range on an absolute bluebird day (yay having hookups on flights!). I just got around to going through the good ones (out of 300) and thought some of you fine folks might enjoy them.

Mt. Foraker

Denali w/ Kahlitna Glacier in front of

Foraker, Hunter, Denali

Ruth Glacier and Ampitheatre

landing on the Eldridge Glacier

Foraker again,

If you ever get a chance to do something similar, I'd highly reccomend it. It is pricey (I got on for free

) but totally and utterly worth it. I may have gotten one or two of the names wrong in the labeling, but I'm pretty sure they're correct. The pictures from the rest of the trip are here
http://hnflinch.smugmug.com/Landscap...76650445_2oXir
and I should have a full write up on the ol' blog soon. Hope you enjoyed!

**bean** · 10-11-2009, 12:23 PM

Awesome

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**roark** · 10-11-2009, 12:29 PM

Great shots. Really hope to get up there sometime. Thanks for sharing.

**skiingsamurai** · 10-11-2009, 12:31 PM

wow
amazing pics, thanks for sharing

**bio-smear** · 10-11-2009, 12:36 PM

Sweet! So were you in the turbine or radial Beaver?

**Franz** · 10-11-2009, 12:39 PM

^radial beaver babay!

They'd also just come out of a storm and when we landed on the eldridge, my gf and I were like GODDAMN ITS A POWDER DAY AND WE HAVE NO SKIS!!!

**tone capone** · 10-11-2009, 12:39 PM

Beautiful, thanks.

**grubbers** · 10-11-2009, 12:48 PM

awesome pics. where else in alaska did you go on your trip?

**Franz** · 10-11-2009, 12:53 PM

kenai peninsula, hatcher pass, Talkeetna (spent a lot of time in Talkeetna as my gf's sister lives there in the summer time), Anchorage, up into the park, Girdwood, Palmer, Seward....I think thats about it.

**Daywalker** · 10-11-2009, 01:25 PM

Those are awesome shots, looks like a sweet trip.

Do any womenfolk need a redheaded companion for a trip like this?

**truth** · 10-11-2009, 01:26 PM

Talkeetna's airstrip is a gateway to magic. Great images.

**TGR420** · 10-11-2009, 01:33 PM

unreal photos!

**highangle** · 10-11-2009, 02:54 PM

a white balance will take out some of that blue haze...

original

better

**LivinTheDream** · 10-11-2009, 03:43 PM

Great photos!

**Ringo** · 10-11-2009, 04:22 PM

Incredibly inspiring, thank you.

**tomi25** · 10-11-2009, 05:00 PM

thanks for the pics dude...
one of the aims in my life is to visit AK for sure

**highangle** · 10-11-2009, 05:24 PM

sorry, i think they're too blue

**adrenalated** · 10-11-2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by highangle

sorry, i think they're too blue

We heard you the first time. STFU.

**highangle** · 10-11-2009, 06:01 PM

all i'm saying is that i think the pics are a little too blue and coulda used a quick white balance before he posted

how hard is that?

CG · 10-11-2009, 06:24 PM

Looks like a great trip Franz

**Franz** · 10-11-2009, 09:43 PM

thanks for the compliments and feedback, (I'm rather partial to blue, so I think I'll keep em the way they are, but I do enjoy hearing other peoples photo comments) it was an awesome trip

adrenalated-much appreciate the backup

**Franz** · 10-11-2009, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by highangle

all i'm saying is that i think the pics are a little too blue and coulda used a quick white balance before he posted

how hard is that?

actually, I just went and took a closer look at the one that you balanced, and it's distinctly missing some of the depth of the more blue one, which was part of what I liked about the shot. I probably should have just added a bit more red in instead of using a white balance

**truth** · 10-11-2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Franz

actually, I just went and took a closer look at the one that you balanced, and it's distinctly missing some of the depth of the more blue one, which was part of what I liked about the shot. I probably should have just added a bit more red in instead of using a white balance

I'd try a curve adjustment first...you've got room to bump the blacks a fair bit before they clip. I always like to have a touch of pure black in the image.