Guy Miner
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- Apr 6, 2006
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I still have to download from my compact camera, but these are some of the better photos of my trip from my cell phone and from my Olympus camera. I hope you enjoy:
I decided to drive up. That's a long way... About 2200 miles to Fairbanks from my home. The drive up and back was an event in itself, and as you folks are more interested in hunting than driving, I'll focus on the hunt - but I must say - my best wildlife photos were taken during the drive.
The Jeep. A Jeep or other 4wd is NOT necessary. I'd have been more comfortable in my wife's Ford Explorer. Or a Toyota Camry.
Specialized clothing, including heavy duty arctic boots is required... :wink:
Actually, those old, beat up Teva sandals were just for camp wear. Good boots are necessary.
Scenery along the way is incredible. I could post dozens of photos of snow-capped mountains, and gorgeous lakes, but you get the idea:
Moose shed:
Canadian Beavers:
Good looking black bear. We got along just fine:
Bison!
Caribou:
Eagle - I didn't see many of these on this trip. The rivers were flowing at flood stage with runoff and many of the lakes were still frozen, so fishing wasn't good yet:
Yukon Grizzly near lake Kluane. I had no Canadian bear tag, nor a Canadian guide, so he was off limits. Interestingly we'd been hiking the same shoreline on intersecting courses... I got to my Jeep before we bumped into each other.
Our camp in the arctic, well north of Fairbanks:
The sun never actually set while we were in the arctic:
We often hear of the "spot and stalk" hunt. Spotting is sitting or standing behind binoculars or a spotting scope for hours on end. This is part of a stalk:
Eventually my hunt came to a successful conclusion, at much shorter range than I anticipated:
Regards, Guy
I decided to drive up. That's a long way... About 2200 miles to Fairbanks from my home. The drive up and back was an event in itself, and as you folks are more interested in hunting than driving, I'll focus on the hunt - but I must say - my best wildlife photos were taken during the drive.
The Jeep. A Jeep or other 4wd is NOT necessary. I'd have been more comfortable in my wife's Ford Explorer. Or a Toyota Camry.
Specialized clothing, including heavy duty arctic boots is required... :wink:
Actually, those old, beat up Teva sandals were just for camp wear. Good boots are necessary.
Scenery along the way is incredible. I could post dozens of photos of snow-capped mountains, and gorgeous lakes, but you get the idea:
Moose shed:
Canadian Beavers:
Good looking black bear. We got along just fine:
Bison!
Caribou:
Eagle - I didn't see many of these on this trip. The rivers were flowing at flood stage with runoff and many of the lakes were still frozen, so fishing wasn't good yet:
Yukon Grizzly near lake Kluane. I had no Canadian bear tag, nor a Canadian guide, so he was off limits. Interestingly we'd been hiking the same shoreline on intersecting courses... I got to my Jeep before we bumped into each other.
Our camp in the arctic, well north of Fairbanks:
The sun never actually set while we were in the arctic:
We often hear of the "spot and stalk" hunt. Spotting is sitting or standing behind binoculars or a spotting scope for hours on end. This is part of a stalk:
Eventually my hunt came to a successful conclusion, at much shorter range than I anticipated:
Regards, Guy
Glad you were able to meet up with DrMike ( I have made that wrong turn myself leaving his house 
