Meadow on Seward Highway.
Alaska is always an incredible place to visit. In May I had the chance to spend 4 days in the Anchorage area; an area I had never visited before.
Dahl Sheep at Windy Point on Seward Highway
The main focus of this trip was to find and photograph the Dahl sheep that frequent the mineral licks just off the Seward Highway outside of Anchorage.
This is a daily ritual for these animals during the months of May and June, and normally they are very dependable at certain locations.
The first couple of days didn’t workout to well. unfortunately a local hiker was climbing on some of the sharp cliffs where the goats typically come down, and fell to his death. The activity of the investigation kept the sheep up high on the mountain.
Dahl sheep at Windy Pointf
Over the course of the 3 remaining days they gradually migrated down within range. How these animals manuever around on these sharp ledges and steep inclines remains a mystery to me. They seem to have no fear!
Dahl Sheep at Windy Point on Seward Highway.
The last sheep shot shows this sheep in a position where he didn’t appear to have anything to step on for his next move.
Dahl sheep climbing down a cliff.
Somehow he made it down without much difficulty.
During the day when the sheep are up high there are a number other animals to observe. For one, Bald Eagles are everywhere you look. They love to ride the currents that come off the large mountain peaks.
A cow moose with calf at Potters Pond.
There is also a large population of moose. The moose appeared all over the place. Some were within Anchorage city limits and others were seen along the Seward Highway.
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