Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: John Hollenberg on July 19, 2019, 02:02:55 pm
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I am planning a (first) trip in summer, 2020 to Alaska for 7-10 days, flying from Los Angeles to Anchorage. We will have a total of 6 people going. Most (including me) will be doing a lot of day hikes. I hope to get some photography in as well. One of our party has a strong aversion to mosquitoes and is sensitive to their bites. I am trying to figure out the best time and place to go. We don't want to do a ton of driving, prefer to be outdoors rather than driving around. Possibilities include the Kenai peninsula or going up to Denali State Park and Denali National Park. Based on what I have read so far I am leaning toward the period August 1-September 15, but need to narrow it down and decide where to go. Any suggestions appreciated.
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Take bug spray and bear spray.
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You should be OK in that time frame, most mosquitos willl be gone at that time.
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I've gone twice in mid-August and the mosquitoes were not really a problem. Besides Denali NP, consider driving (and camping) the circuit: Glenn Hwy, Talkeetna Mountains, Denali Hwy (found on a Mat-Su Valley Map). I took three back-country trips with Wrangle Mountain Air (https://www.wrangellmountainair.com/) each for 3-5 nights at Iceberg Lake, Granite Creek, Skolai. They fly you in and drop you off. Excellent. Again, mosquitoes were much less a concern than bears... if you do that definitely bring bear spray and waterproof items, esp. your boots. [I spent several hours over a camp stove drying my friends socks over a camp stove; not fun!). I also recommend K-2 aviation.
You may want to check out my website: https://www.spark-of-light-photography.com/. There are images from these trips in the Mountains Gallery accessible from my home page.
Ken