Javin Elliff Photography

August 22, 2024

Southeast Alaska

My dad and I return to Alaska every few years, typically for a deer hunting trip. This particular trip, I took photos for the first half of the trip, and hunted for the second half.

A Cessna float plane taking off with a backdrop of old growth forest in southeast Alaska.
A black bear walks on the shore of a lake in southeast Alaska.
Reflections of snags on a lake in southeast Alaska.
A Sitka black-tailed buck with velvet-covered antlers against a green forest backdrop.
A Sitka black-tailed deer in southeast Alaska in August growing a new set of antlers.
A Sitka black-tailed doe in the subalpine of southeast Alaska at dawn, with a backdrop of old growth forest.
Reflections of the blue sky and clouds make it appear like these small verdant islands are floating in the sky.
A southeast Alaska sunset reflected in a small pond.
Western hemlock and sitka spruce dominate in the Tongass rainforest.
A towering sitka spruce snag stands out against the green canopy of younger trees in the temperate rainforest of the Tongass National Forest.
A faint game trail crosses a mossy nurse log in southeast Alaska.
A Chestnut-backed Chickadee sits in the entry of a woodpecker cavity in a snag in southeast Alaska.