Since the title of the thread is "Alaska Photos", I thought I'd include one or two taken from above Alaska...



I took this photo as we were climbing away from Juneau through light turbulence, bound for Petersburg. The mountain is called the Devil's Thumb or Taalkhunaxhkʼu Shaa in the local Tlinkit language (Meaning the mountain that never flooded). According to Wikipedia, the most famous feature on the Devils Thumb among climbers is its Northwest Face, rising 6,700 ft (2,042 m) from the Witches Cauldron at its base to the summit, at an average angle of 67 degrees. This is the biggest rock face in North America. The conditions prevalent also make it perhaps the most dangerous climbing proposition on the continent.

I can't believe this picture came out so well - with my lens on zoom through an airplane window no less. The mountain, the lighting, the shadowing - all spectacular...