1991
Alaska and Siberia
Juneau
the Bear statue which
is in front of the Alaska courts building
(state capital seen in the background)
This Church was named for St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia, a city in what is now western Turkey.
Sitka
St. Michaels Cathedral
newly reconstructed after a fire destroyed the original
Fry Bread and dance today
dancer
Nome
end of the Iditarod trail
Gold Dust Saloon
the Seeker for Gold
More Photos of Nome and Kotzebue
Kotzebue
"The Traveler" at the airport
Kotzebue gets its name from the Kotzebue Sound, which was named after Otto von Kotzebue, who explored the sound while searching for the Northwest Passage in the service of Russia in 1818.
the
blanket toss
(since the land is very flat, it was the only way
to see longer distances, such as spotting seal)
a fur tee-pee
furs and dogs
More Photos of Nome and Kotzebue
Prince William Sound
glacier ending in the water
More Photos of Prince William Sound
Pribilof Islands
Northern Fur Seals
on the
Pribilof Island of St. Paul
native peoples dependant on the sea
seal skins stretched over this frame to make a Community boat
Russian Orthodox church
More Photos of the Pribilof Islands
Siberia
Russian American friendship
during this period there were flights from Alaska to Siberia
Russian Dancers
market
meat market
1991 Alaska and Siberia from Galen Frysinger on Vimeo.
