Blessed
Jeff and I are feeling especially blessed as we look back over 2022, and ahead to 2023. Reminiscent of the Titanic? A person [...]
Finally Bears
Until now we have been shut out of bears. For a trip that professes to be a whales and bears trip, disappointment was setting in. [...]
A Morning with Bears
It was going to be epic. The salmon were plentiful in the stream, the brown bears hungry from hibernation, photographers lined up with telephoto lenses, [...]
Kenai Fjords, the Final Fjord
Kenai Fjords We missed two fjords already (Tracy’s Arm and Glacier Bay). We were there, but we could see very little due to the low [...]
“Welcome to Sitka”
At Sitka, the final port on our cruise, we were blessed with sunshine and 60 degree temperatures. It doesn't get any better than this in Alaska. [...]
Elusive Alaska
Elusive Alaska They say parts of Alaska get as much as 60 sunny days a year. If I had thought about that with any clarity, [...]
Everything is Black and White to Me
It's Black & White Time The weather has been mostly cloudy with a bit of rain. Little did we realize that the Alaska coastline is [...]
Whale Tales
Whale Tales I have a new love and Sasha is her name. I believe she is of Russian descent making her home just off the [...]
Photography Tour – Camera Optional?
Photography Tour: Haines, Alaska Jeff and I are all excited for this Haines excursion, a photography tour to capture the local scenery and wildlife. We'll [...]
The Bergy Bit Trail
Glaciers, Calving and Bergy Bits Glacier's beget icebergs in a process called calving. When the terminus becomes unstable due to forward movement of the glacier, [...]