Mount Saint Elias. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
by Connie Fox
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Mount Saint Elias. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Artist
Connie Fox
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Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
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ONE OF MY SOLD IMAGES, AVAILABLE AGAIN
Mount Saint Elias, the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, stands on the Yukon and Alaska border about 26 miles southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
At 18008 feet and growing by two inches each year, Mount Saint Elias marks the 16 mile wide entrance to Yakutat Bay, about 120 miles from Glacier Bay and a haven for mariners off Gulf Coast of Alaska. This region, with its looming mountains and sprawling glaciers, is considered one of the most beautiful places on earth.
If you are cruising in this part of the world, your day will likely include Disenchantment Bay, the ice-filled inlet at the head of Yakutat Bay, and Hubbard Glacier. This massive river of ice originates in the St. Elias Mountains of Kluane National Park in the Yukon of Canada. It flows for 76 miles before reaching its terminus, an ice cliff face that is six miles wide and extends deep into the waters of the Disenchantment Bay. Ships keep their distance (about a quarter of a mile) from Hubbard Glacier, for this is among the many advancing glaciers in this region. Calved ice from the pressures of the forward movement on the portion of the face beneath the water can throw off (and upward, into the bay) chunks of ice as large as a ten-story building.
Copyright 2015 Connie Steitz Fox
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A TOP FINISHER in the Mountains contest, November 2015.
SOLD as a man's T-shirt to a buyer in Botthell, Washington, April 2020. Thank you!
FEATURED on the homepages of Nikon Full Frame Cameras, April 2020, Just Perfect, and Alaska in Photographs, July 2020: The Meandering Photographer, 1000 Views on One Image, and USA Photographers, January 2023.
Mount Saint Elias
Yakutat Bay Seascapes by Connie Fox
September 2015
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Comments (17)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #24 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Connie Fox replied:
Christopher, thank you for letting me know. Passing on the love as I learn more about other artists in this wonderful group. Thank you, too, for the L/F/Tw. So appreciated!
Carmen Lam
Greatly capture this beautiful color and composition image! Nominating this fabulous image for special on the 1000 view group LF
Connie Fox replied:
Carmen, I am honored, and grateful for your kind words and nomination. Thank you!
Diana Mary Sharpton
Gorgeous composition and colors in this Alaskan capture! Nominating this fabulous image for special on the 1000 view group...t/p
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you so much for nominating this image, Diana. Happy to know of your artistry too.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Connie Fox replied:
It's a real honor to be featured on the homepage of 1000 Views. Thank you so much, Christopher, for choosing this image.
Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the home page of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Jan-March 2023)" active discussion thread.
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