The Mountains of Alaska by Air – Talkeetna Air Taxi

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The Mountains of Alaska by Air - Talkeetna Air Taxi

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1ta nicer1.

1ta nicer1.

46E in the East Fork Tokositna.

46E in the East Fork Tokositna.

Aerial shot - Root Canal.

Aerial shot – Root Canal.

Alaska Range Alpen Glow.

Alaska Range Alpen Glow.

Base Camp Manager revs up 'prescious' the Otter.

Base Camp Manager revs up ‘prescious’ the Otter.

Beaver by Bradley.

Beaver by Bradley.

Beaver by Denali.

Beaver by Denali.

Cessna by Dickey.

Cessna by Dickey.

Cloud Cap on Foraker from 7,200' Kahiltna Glacier.

Cloud Cap on Foraker from 7,200′ Kahiltna Glacier.

Denali behind Huntington.

Denali behind Huntington.

Donini & Crouch.

Donini & Crouch.

EF Moose Tooth.

EF Moose Tooth.

Filming the Beaver.

Filming the Beaver.

Food Tent - Eldridge Glacier.

Food Tent – Eldridge Glacier.

Hangar cat named Beaver.

Hangar cat named Beaver.

I told you the kitchen sink would fit...

I told you the kitchen sink would fit…

If she can, you can.

If she can, you can.

Keyhole in the Kichatnas.

Keyhole in the Kichatnas.

Lacuna Glacier.

Lacuna Glacier.

Looking at Barille - Ruth Gorge.

Looking at Barille – Ruth Gorge.

The 'Mtn House' at 5,000 feet, Ruth Glacier.

The ‘Mtn House’ at 5,000 feet, Ruth Glacier.

Mystified.

Mystified.

N & S Peaks of Denali from the East.

N & S Peaks of Denali from the East.

Plane Camping on Pica Glacier.

Plane Camping on Pica Glacier.

Rivet anyone?

Rivet anyone?

Root Canal - Base of Ham-n-Eggs.

Root Canal – Base of Ham-n-Eggs.

Ruth Bend.

Ruth Bend.

South Hunter Pass - No Identity Peak.

South Hunter Pass – No Identity Peak.

The view from Root Canal.

The view from Root Canal.

Upper Coffee looking at the Broken Tooth.

Upper Coffee looking at the Broken Tooth.

The weather says, \

The weather says, “GO-GO-GO!”

West Ridge Hunter.

West Ridge Hunter.

Whistler Glacier.

Whistler Glacier.

Zoey Hart & Sue Nott.

Zoey Hart & Sue Nott.

The Mountains of Alaska by Air

Photos by Paul Roderick / TalkeetnaAir.com – Carrying climbers, skiers and sightseers to the remote regions of Alaska is what Talkeetna Air Taxi (TAT) specializes in. Climber, photographer and owner of TAT — Paul Roderick — has years of experience on Denali and other peaks throughout Alaska. In this gallery he’s captured a handful of awe-inspiring shots of TAT aircraft, climbers and the wild Alaskan places like: Denali, Huntington, Foraker, Hunter, Dickey, Bradley, Moose’s Tooth, Kichatnas, Ruth Gorge, Lacuna Glacier, Whistler Glacier and more.

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