Jason Soza Photography

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Glacier Trek, Juneau, AK, August 2013

admin — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 03:38:22 +0000

I was lucky enough to go on a glacial adventure this weekend with the help of NorthStar Trekking!

Going underneath the Mendenhall Glacier is one thing, but putting on a pair of crampons and checking out all the features on top of it is awesome… as is scaling the face of a frozen slab of ice. In all, the exploring lasted about three hours. Throw in the helicopter rides and perfect weather and well, needless to say, it was a pretty epic afternoon.

Below are just a sampling of the nearly 500 photos I snapped. I did my best to capture the full breadth of the experience, but I would highly recommend making your own way onto the Mendenhall if you can, even if you’re from Juneau and you see it all the time. There’s nothing like it!

On the Ramp

Fly By

Heli

Mendenhall Glacier + Valley

Suicide Falls

Previous Trekker

Blue Water

Yellow Tent

Glacial Pool

Mt. Stroller-White + Mendenhall Glacier

Crampon Walking

Glacial Traverse

Mendenhall Towers + Thunder Mountain

The Blues

Ice Fall

Glacier Waterfall

Watery Blues

Base Camp

Trek 19

Waterfall + Stream

Ice Climbing

Intent Watching

Summit!

Coat Rack

Ascending

Trek 26

Rappeling

Summiting

Glacier Water

The Guide

Landing Zone

Blue Peaks

Deep Blue

Glacial Stream

Valley

Slowly Decaying Leaf

Water Drops

Sunshine + Stroller-White

Returning

REAL Glacier Water

Moulin Bleu

Glacierscape

Rocks

Yellow + Blue

Juneau Airport

Landed

Mt. Bradley (aka Jumbo), Juneau, AK, July 2013

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:51:21 +0000

I would say that there’s not much better than hiking up a mountain on a sunny and warm Juneau day, but… Juneau’s pretty awesome that way. No matter what you do on a sunny and warm Juneau day however, you can never go wrong by making your way to the top of a mountain!

Mt. Bradley, otherwise known as Mt. Jumbo, is a 3,337 foot peak on Douglas Island, offering great views of downtown Juneau, the backside of Douglas, the airport area, and pretty much everywhere else.

The trail is about three and a half miles long and up, up, UP. It’s well worth the effort though…

Willow Ptarmigan

Downtown Juneau from Above

Beer + Mountain = Awesome

Seeing Forever

Shadowy Wavy Snowy Abstract

My Own Shadow

Layers and the Chilkats

Admiralty Island

Gastineau Channel

Mountain Harebell

July Snow

Sunset Glow

Fields of Green

"One of these things is not like the other..."

Downtown Scenery

Wildflowers

Through the Trees

Mt. Jumbo

Hiking Down

Lone Tree

Mountain Lillypads

Little Niagara

Mendenhall Glacier Cave, Juneau, AK, June 2013

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:06:39 +0000

This was my third hike to the glacier cave at Mendenhall Glacier that has been the “go to” cave for the past few years. I went in July 2011 and October 2011 – for moving at glacial speeds, it’s amazing how much has changed in between visits!

Much more of the face has calved off and melted over these two short years and the entrance to the cave itself has receded at least 100 feet. It actually looks a bit more stable now, as the previous ice outcropping that was at the entrance before was relatively thin looking. Inside the cave is just as amazing – the bluest of blues and the sound of water rushing under the glacier. If you go, be safe and bring rain gear!

Enjoy the photos.

Glacier Cave Entrance

Peering In

Looking Out

On the Glacier

Hiking Out

Glacier Dog

Lower Glacier "Cave"

West Glacier Unnamed Creek

The Getaway, Hawaii, HI, May 2013

admin — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:15:35 +0000

This year’s big summer vacation was to Hawaii (the Big Island). Can’t say enough good things about the place… relaxing, great food, so much to do. It’s incredible. The photos below don’t do it justice, but I tried to include a little something different than the usual Hawaiian vacation photos.

Two highlights: driving 14,000′ above sea level to the top of Mauna Kea and hiking out to the southernmost point in the United States (coming within a year to the day of visiting the northernmost point in the United States!).

Hope you enjoy the photos!

Holy Coconut

Pink Hibiscus

Frangipani

Waiting for a bite...

On the Water

Butterfly + Frond

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Gecko

South Point Fishing

Alaskan Brewing Co. Represent!

Looking Up

Windswept

Southern Hawaii Grafitti

Southernmost Landfill?

Lost Sole

Green Sand Beach

Green Sand Surf

Broken

South Point Sunset

Grazing

Windfarm and Cows

Moo

Powerful Sunset

Wrapped Up

Peek-a-boo

Pencil Urchin

Partial Solar Eclipse

Maui from 14,000 Feet

Mauna Kea Observatories

Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

Most Scenic Stop Sign Ever

Mauna Kea Fog

Hilo Alley

Hawaiian Zebra

Road Closed... Really?

PBR + Lava

Lava Field

Sunset + Clouds

Ready for Liftoff

admin — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:57:40 +0000

Caught this little ladybug getting ready to head off on another ladybug adventure!

Legos… and Water!

admin — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:33:40 +0000

What’s more fun that playing with Legos?

Adding water, of course. And taking photos of it all.

Splash of Orange

High Flyer

Perfect 10

Lego Tsunami

Belly Flop

Mish Mash

East Glacier Trail, Juneau, AK, October 2012

admin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:43:51 +0000

The leaves are brown, the air is crisp, and the sky is gray… autumn has definitely arrived in Juneau!

Here are some photos from a weekend hike around East Glacier Trail.

Grassy Rain

Creek Falls

Forest Gnome

Trail Marker

Bridge to Somewhere

9 Leaves

Northern Lights, Juneau, AK, October 2012

admin — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:28:37 +0000

It’s been tough to catch the aurora borealis down here lately and today was looking like no exception – stormy weather bringing bouts of torrential rain made it seem very unlikely that Juneau was going to enjoy any of the auroral displays that Anchorage and the rest of the state had gotten to see recently.

However, the northern lights deities decided to give Juneau a break. Arriving home after a late-night hockey game, I noticed that not only had it stopped raining and I could see the stars, I could also see the faint glow of the aurora. Of course, I ran inside, grabbed my camera and tripod, and headed out for a few hours!

Enjoy…

Aurora over Aurora Harbor

Aurora Sky Painting

Egan Drive Fog

Egan Lights and Aurora

Swoosh!

New York, NY, September 2012

admin — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:32:08 +0000

Another year, another trip to New York City! I got to visit a few new parts of the city, including the Upper West Side and Brooklyn, and focused on non-touristy subjects. The colors, textures, and scenes you can find are amazing. Enjoy…

40th Floor View of Midtown.

Wet Paint!

Violinist.

Produce

You Are Here

Times Square Stop

Brooklyn Stairs

Red.

Cloud Porn.

Beautiful Central Park Day.

Pizza!

Amsterdam Ave.

Columbia Campus.

Barnard.

Architectural Abstraction.

Trash.

Don't walk.

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

I'm a Dreamer.

Sound Recommendation.

Reflection.

Apartments at Central Park West.

Imagine.

Bark Textures.

Alice in Wonderland.