March equinox has a great significance here at 64 degrees of latitude where our winter days can be just under 4 hours and colder than minus 40 degrees. Winter’s cold grip has loosened over the previous weeks with lengthening day, the return to Alaska Standard Time, and more comfortable temperatures; the equinox is the gateway … Continue reading
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Galápagos Islands: Seven tips for land based tours and travel
Land based travel in the Galápagos Islands is common and less expensive than Galápagos Islands cruises. You don’t have to do a cruise (but you should) in the Galápagos Islands. It is easy to set up daily land based tours on your own in the from Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island and/or San Cristobal and … Continue reading
Adaptations to the cold: Ever wonder how animals and plants survive in harsh environments?
Living in Alaska, or anywhere, you get accustomed to what is around you. You don’t think much about it. You even take it for granted sometimes. However, if you look more closely there is usually a fair amount of fascinating, amazing, phenomenal, awesome stuff going on. For me one of those things is how life … Continue reading
Galápagos Islands: Seven tips for land based tours and travel
Land based travel in the Galápagos Islands is common and less expensive than Galápagos Islands cruises. You don’t have to do a cruise (but you should) in the Galápagos Islands. It is easy to set up daily land based tours on your own in the from Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island and/or San Cristobal and … Continue reading