Wanderings And Ponderings

I didn’t set out with everything well-planned, just a camera, some curiosity, and a little time to wander. Alaska didn’t need anything else.   Chugach State Park & Mt. Alyeska Just outside Anchorage, Chugach State Park stretches wide with light, stone, and quiet. I spent a day there, and another high above Girdwood atop Mt. Alyeska. No big agenda, just wandering, looking around, and catching what felt worth pausing for. Alaska doesn’t need much of a filter.   Chugach National Forest Further out, Chugach National Forest opens up in all directions. Nearly seven million acres of rugged peaks and glacial valleys, and not one of them asking to be rushed. The trails here feel like they hold their own kind of silence, not empty, but full. Every bend offers a new composition: light against stone, sky in still water, a tree bent just so. It felt less like taking pictures and more like listening carefully. “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”, John Mu...