A rainy day at a lake formed by a terminal lake with fresh water on the top and salt water below. The mountains are on Baranof Island.

The Alaska Marriott with a private garden of what appears to be poppies.

Alaska Art Tile. Now it is a private apartment but it is a remnant of old Anchorage which disappeared after the 1964 earthquake.

A deserted gold dredge outside Nome, Alaska, in the watershed of the Nome River.

The native village of Teller at the east end of Port Clarence. A Crowley Marine articulated tug in the bay.

The spit at Teller. There is a breakwater at the end. Outer Port Clarence is on the left and the Inner Bay on the right.

Homes and communications antennas at Teller.

Aluminum boats with outboards have replaced the native kayaks.

Fish drying racks. Silver or coho salmon drying that have been cut back to the skin to make what is called dryfish. The fish has also been a little bit smoked to drive off the moisture on the surface which discourages flies from laying eggs.

A view of Teller. The lake to the left is a saline lagoon. Photo #1 of sequence.

A view of Teller. The lake to the left is a saline lagoon. Articulated tugs are both in Port Clarence and in the Inner Bay. Photo #2 of sequence.

The Inner Bay as seen from the highest hill in the vicinity of Teller. The Teller airport is on top of this hill. Photo #3 of sequence.

The Inner Bay as seen from the highest hill in the vicinity of Teller. The Teller airport is on top of this hill. Photo #4 of sequence.

A small stream leading to Salmon Lake north of Nome. Although late August, fall colors are already beginning to show.

A small stream leading to Salmon Lake north of Nome. Although late August, fall colors are already beginning to show.

Basin on the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs. Mountains are in Bering Land Bridge National Monument on the north side of the Seward Peninsula.

Former Catholic Mission at Pilgrim Hot Springs on the Pilgrim River, Imuruk Basin

Believed to be the largest trees on the Seward Peninsula at Pilgrim Hot Springs. The geothermal heat allows these trees to thrive in this area. The permafrost has melted in this area leaving a thermal oasis.

A path through the trees at Pilgrim Hot Springs sized for ATV's . degrees Celsius.

An artesian thermal well at Pilgrim Hot Springs. Note the vapor steam at the right of the pipe orifice. The shallow aquifer here has temperatures of 90

Hot tub at Pilgrim Hot Springs supplied by natural geothermal waters.

Looking south in the Imuruk Basin towards the Kigluiak Mountains from the hot tub at Pilgrim Hot Springs.

An example of thermo-karst topography caused by the melting of permafrost causing the road to drop. In this instance the relative elevation change is approximately 10 feet.

A ubiquitous problem throughout Alaska. Virtually all developmental projects that required equipment to be brought in have "fossil" equipment left on-site which was deserted after the project.

A thermo-karst melt pond adjacent to the road which accelerated the melting of permafrost. On the road from Nome beyond Pilgrim Hot Springs.

A thermo-karst melt pond adjacent to the road which accelerated the melting of permafrost. On the road from Nome beyond Pilgrim Hot Springs. This now becoming a wetland wildlife habitat.

The Kougarok River on the Seward Peninsula.

A scene looking over Salmon Lake at the BLM campground.

A scene looking over Salmon Lake at the BLM campground.

A floating metal pontoon boat that has been modified to run a gold dredge on the Nome River.

Radar installation at the Nome Airport. Note the elevated stanchions supporting the structure. These have been driven deep into the permafrost to mitigate the effects of permafrost melting in the upper layers. This is a direct consequence of warming of the Arctic.

All that remains of the Russian Orthodox Church at St. Michael. The top of the spire that held the cross.

Remains of Yukon River paddlewheel steamers. St. Michael was the jumping off point for gold miners heading up the Yukon to the goldfields.

The view of St. Michael from the same vantage point as sketched by Henry Elliott in 1870. See: image line5141.

A view of St. Michael. The large orange building is the village school.

A view of St. Michael.

A thermokarst caused by melting of permafrost. This is becoming an increasingly serious problem in the Alaskan Arctic. The hole is at least 8 feet deep.

A dog sled team and satellite television receiver. The apparent misdirection of the antenna is because it is aimed at a larger community antenna that transmits locally to St. Michael.

Remains of Yukon River paddlewheel steamers. St. Michael was the jumping off point for gold miners heading up the Yukon to the goldfields.

As opposed to this being a frost heave, this is a frost heave with the ground sagging down in an area of melting permafrost causing a thermokarst.

Paddlewheels and boilers of derelict Yukon River steamers. Remnants of the Yukon gold rush.

Paddlewheels and boilers of derelict Yukon River steamers. Remnants of the Yukon gold rush.

Piping and machinery of derelict Yukon River steamers. Remnants of the Yukon gold rush.

The history of St. Michael can be discerned from these glass remnants. Russian, American, Chinese glass and porcelain fragments.

Looking across to the mainland from St. Michael Island.

The story of St. Michael told in glass remnants. Russian, American, and Chinese glass and porcelain fragments.

Store of the Alaska Commercial Company, exactly on the top of the old Russian American Company trading post.

Looking across to the mainland at dusk.

Dawn at St. Michael with rays of sun showing below cloud deck.

Leaving St. Michael from the air.