I’m impressed that salmon can find their way back to the river system that the hatched in. They have such an interesting lifecycle. I like that many types of salmon put on a burst of color as they near the scheduled end of their lifespan. I’m always surprised by the variety of creatures in the world. I took this photograph of a salmon run in a small stream tributary of the Chilkat River north of Haines, Alaska.
I took this photograph in an open valley south of the Alaska Range. The valley floor was a carpet of bright green wetlands that were divided up by interesting glacial geographic features. The hill slopes were covered in ripe blueberries and the valley floor was dotted with a few small groups of caribou. It was a beautiful place.
Hummingbirds are super cool. It’s hard not to like an iridescent little creature that effortlessly zips around in search of flowers.
Panamint dunes is one of my favorite dune fields in California. The dunes have an interesting defined shape and sit nested in a bowl of mountains.
Michael Fuchs Photography 