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Christmas holly in a Gold Avenue backyard downtown in mid-December. (Courtesy Photograph / Denise Carroll)

Auke Leisure Space seaside with ice chilly water outflow. (Courtesy Photograph / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

Each speeding and frozen water will be seen on Nugget Falls on this late-November picture. (Courtesy Photograph / Denise Carroll)

This picture reveals a mountain scene mirrored within the waters of Auke Lake. (Courtesy Photograph / Felina N. Villarreal)

“Relying on the place you stood, this iceberg resembled a wave or a shark,” writes Deana Barajas of this picture taken at Mendenhall Lake. “That is one of the best angle, which nearly matches the mountains. The solar shining behind it made among the iceberg seem to glow.” (Courtesy Photograph / Deana Barajas)

A bicycle owner makes their well past the Mendenhall Glacier at sundown. (Courtesy Photograph / Andrea Watts)

This picture reveals a primary winter long-tailed duck in Don D. Statter Harbor. (Courtesy Photograph / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

This picture was taken not too long ago alongside the Dredge Lakes Path. (Courtesy Photograph / Deana Barajas)

A black bear is seen close to the Shrine of St. Therese. (Courtesy Photograph / Felina N. Villarreal)

Snow-topped spruce tower above the mossy inexperienced understory alongside the Salmon Creek Dam Path. (Courtesy Photograph / Denise Carroll)

The setting solar creates a brilliant sky over the Three Sisters (mounts Tabletop, Saddle and Anderson) on Nov. 27. (Courtesy Photograph / Denise Carroll)

A big iceberg reflecting blue mild sits within the sunshine alongside Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photograph / Denise Carroll)

This picture reveals what seem like outdated angel wing mushrooms alongside the Salmon Creek Dam Path. (Courtesy Photograph / Deana Barajas)

A few first winter long-tailed duck be a part of with widespread merganser in line to exit harbor passage, Don D. Statter Harbor. (Courtesy Photograph / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)