Close encounters with wild wolves in the arctic are rare. I’ve had a few serendipitous ones during my travels and photography ventures but the most recent one offered some very close up views. This wolf happened to be walking along the snow covered tundra north of the Brooks Range, very close to the road. What was more unique in this encounter was that the wolf did not immediately run off at the presence of a vehicle, but rather walked along the tundra near the road for a while. We watched it for almost an hour, as it roamed the tundra, walking as easily in that terrain as only a wolf can do.
Wolf in Alaska’s Arctic. Canon 5D Mark III, 200-400 f/4L IS w/1.4x (519mm), 1/1250 @ f/7.1, ISO 200.
Wolf in Alaska’s Arctic. Canon 5D Mark III, 500mm f/4L IS w/1.4x (700mm), 1/1000 @ f/7.1, ISO 250.
Lucky you Patrick,I hope when we get to Alaska I will be blessed with similar experience. Well done my friend
wow, I’d be so shocked to see one in the wild like this! Most I’ve seen is sled dogs, few mix breeds that look like wolves but never a real one! Beautiful to see! This is what makes Alaska God’s country!
Thanks to you Patrick, I have a similar photo that I am so pleased with. I love the movement of the wolf and the experience at being there.
Jill, thanks to that wolf!