This is my journal entry from December 3, 2013…. An arid landscape full of life. Maasai wave with big, toothy grins or stick their hands out to beg for shillings. Their cows graze among the cactus and ocotillo like plants I have seen in Mexico. Sausage trees stand leaved, fruiting and their sparse shadows the … Continue reading
Photography,travel, BBQ, FARC, parks, biking, aurora borealis, boobies, and wine… After a year of posting I thought I would share the top 7 posts on the blog. I want to thank all of the growing supporters for the dialogue and comments. It’s been an eye opening experience in terms of writing but more about communicating … Continue reading
A northern itinerary in the Galápagos Islands may take you to Santiago Island. The main attraction on Santiago Island are the dense numbers of fur sea lions vs. Galápagos sea lions (see the short post on the difference between fur sea lions and Galápagos sea lions here). The area around Egas Port was owned by … Continue reading
Complete birding tour of Ecuador With your guide, Sandra, you are going to experience some excellent birding. Sandra knows her birds as well as their habitats. She has an incredible sense for the timing of their appearance and patiently waits. Here she is calling in the ochre-breasted antpitta aka “Shakira” for her incredible shaking moves. … Continue reading
With little doubt your trip to the Galápagos Islands is a dream vacation. You may have been saving money to do it or just waiting for the right time. Either way here are six different things to consider before you go take a cruise in the Galápagos Islands. 1. Reputable boat: Look into the history … Continue reading
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
Warning: Do not swim with marine mammals! Though seals, otters, polar bears, and sea lions are cute and cuddly, you don’t just jump in the water and swim with them, that is, until you travel the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sea lions are the only marine mammal other than whales you are likely to find … Continue reading
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) are native to Alaska though the entire Alaskan population was wiped out as a result of hunting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were re-introduced to Alaska in the mid 1930’s from populations in Greenland. Their name is derived from the musky smell omitted by males to attract female … Continue reading
The sea lions in the photo below were hauled out before we flushed them… …into the water. I was working as a biological technician on an Exxon-Valdez oil spill recovery project in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. I won’t get in to the gloom and doom of the spill itself,rather, the inspiration … Continue reading
Hunting means a lot more than harvesting an animal. It means getting out, sleeping on the ground, seeing the country, no cell phone noise, and so on. So you go to seek out an animal but you see much more than that. I don’t hunt for trophies or see hunting that way. It’s food. It … Continue reading
The bears in the videos below were witnessed while staying at the Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge right on the lagoon behind the main hall. Black bears frequently walk the shores as paths between feeding areas. They do not see humans as a food source in this area (yet) so they are not bothered by our … Continue reading
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