Andrew Peacock / Minden / Taiga and snow-covered mountains in autumn, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Andrew Peacock / Taiga and coastal snow-covered mountains in autumn, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Michio Hoshino / Aurora borealis over forest, Alaska

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) orphaned pup, three weeks old, Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) yearling cub in temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) cub in temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) yearling cubs playing in temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) juvenile in temperate rainforest, Anan Creek, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Sun setting behind mountains, Lynn Canal, Juneau, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Peaks rising above fog, Neva Strait, Sitka, Alaska

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) three week old orphaned pup being bottle-fed, Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) three week old orphaned pup holding caretaker finger, Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska