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We are planning a cross-country trip to the Puget Sound area and have been packing and readying the house and trailer. It is always easier to unload when you get home than getting everything packed. It’s a good thing Regis brought the trailer to… Continue Reading “Getting Ready to Head to Washington”
We walk our dogs early every morning before the Florida heat settles in. A few days ago, I was leading the way down the sidewalk when I walked straight into a large spider web stretched between the tree in the middle of our yard… Continue Reading “A Spotted Orbweaver”
This was bear day. On the fourth full day of our Magic of Alaska workshop, we boarded a float plane and flew across Cook Inlet to Wolverine Creek, one of Alaska’s famous bear-viewing locations. We all hoped this would be the day we would spend… Continue Reading “Bears!”
Before this trip, I had read about how salmon are one of the keystone species in Alaska. They feed an incredible variety of wildlife, and when bears and other animals carry their remains into the forest, those nutrients help fertilize the surrounding ecosystem. Most… Continue Reading “Alaska Wrap-up”
It was impossible to spend a day on the Kasilof River without realizing that salmon are the center of this ecosystem. Nearly everything we watched depended on them. We got an early start to float down the Kasilof River to photograph wildlife. We dropped… Continue Reading “Kasilof River”
After we ate dinner following our day at Wolverine Creek watching bears, two of us joined the photography leaders for an evening search for birds and moose. Our first stop was a coastal area that usually hosts a variety of birds. As soon as… Continue Reading “Moose”
On the way back from our dog sledding excursion, we stopped at a waterfall where hundreds of salmon were battling the current, each attempting one powerful leap after another to reach their spawning grounds. A fish weir had been installed above the falls to… Continue Reading “Spawning Fish and Swans”
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