The moon rises above Mount Susitna on a clear winter night, sea ice visible in the foreground; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of a dredge, gold dredged land and tailings along the Bearing Sea, Nome, Arctic Alaska, USA, Fall

A white Umiak skin boat sits on skids on the sea ice with a flag flying above the boat, Barrow, North Slope, Arctic Alaska, USA, Winter

Aerial View of Popof Island, low altitude clouds obscuring the Island, Sand Point, Southwestern Alaska, USA, Summer

Aerial view of snow capped mountains above the city of Ketchikan, Southeast Alaska, USA, Winter

Aerial view of rocky cliffs and green hills along the shore of Popof Island near Sand Point, Southwestern Alaska, USA, Summer

Aerial view of roads and coastal housing in Barrow, Sea Ice floating on the Arctic Ocean in the Background, Barrow, Arctic Alaska, USA, Summer

Snow drifts on sea ice on the Arctic Ocean at sunset, North Slope, Barrow, Arctic Alaska, Winter

Aerial view of a glacier fjord in the Inside Passage, and snow capped peaks, Wrangell, Southeast Alaska, USA, Spring

Aerial view of a tidewater glacier in the Inside Passage, and snow capped peaks, Wrangell, Southeast Alaska, USA, Spring

Two male tourists view the sea ice from the shore line on a cloudy overcast day, Barrow, North Slope, Arctic Alaska, USA, Winter

Small boats frozen in snow banks next to a road, sea ice in the background, Barrow, North Slope, Arctic Alaska, USA, Winter

Aerial view of main branch Columbia Glacier, Prince William Sound, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Winter view of Sitka Harbour with Gavan Hill and The Sisters mountains in background; Sitka, Alaska, United States of America

Winter view of Sitka Harbour with Gavan Hill and The Sisters mountains in background; Sitka, Alaska, United States of America

The sun shines through low altitude fog along Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway in winter, sea ice covering the ocean in the foreground, the Chugach Moutains revealed in the background, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of snow covering downtown Anchorage and the Chugach Mountains in the distance, Cook Inlet in the foreground, South-central Alaska in winter; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Landscape in Kachemak Bay State Park; Alaska, United States of America

Low altitude fog is cast in warm sunset light along Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway in winter, sea ice covering the ocean in the foreground, the Chugach Moutains revealed in the background, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

The sun shines through low altitude fog cast in warm light along Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway, sea ice covering the ocean in the foreground, South-central Alaska; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of snow covering downtown Anchorage and the Chugach Mountains in the distance, the Park Strip and Capitan Cook Hotel visible in the foreground, South-central Alaska in winter; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Halibut Cove, Kachemak Bay, Kachemak Bay State Park; Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of snow covering downtown Anchorage and the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountains stretching out behind the city in the distance, the Park Strip visible in the foreground, South-central Alaska in winter; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of snow covering downtown Anchorage and the the Chugach Mountains in the distance, the Capitan Cook Hotel and Conoco Philips buildings in the foreground, South-central Alaska in winter; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Aerial view of sea ice and open ocean in winter; Nome, Alaska, United States of America