Category: Wildlife
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Slow Start
Mornings are better in retirement. I like a slow start so much that I try to avoid scheduling anything before 11 am. While I usually get up between 7 and 8, there’s no pressure to do so. Sometimes I set an alarm, but if I don’t want to get up, I just shut it off. …
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Greenhouse from Costco
We have been home just over a month and spent a chunk of that time building a Yardistry 8′ x 10′ greenhouse from Costco. We have lots of rocks on our property so used them before adding the landscape stone that we purchased. We chose to install the greenhouse on a flat area near an…
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Sandhill Cranes and White-sided Dolphins
We are in Kearney, Nebraska, which would be a great place to visit during the Sandhill Cranes Spring Migration. Maybe some year we will get here to see (and hear!) thousands of cranes along the Platte River. Both C and I loved hearing their distinctive calls overhead in Alaska. I enjoyed watching Sandhill Cranes dance…
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Wyoming
While we started the day in Laurel, Montana, most of our 360 miles of travel was in Wyoming, ending in Douglas. The best part of the day was the Thermopolis area with Hot Springs State Park and Wind Canyon. It was fascinating to walk around the park with the hot water, sulfur smell, and surreal…
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Montana
We drove further than planned today, 533 miles, all Interstate. We started in Washington and crossed North Idaho, but most of the miles were in Montana, ending in Laurel. Our only brief stop was at Three Forks for Chinese food and a short stroll. We saw 30 Pronghorn, 33 Deer, and 5 Elk today. Some…
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MV Columbia, Day 4
After a foggy start where the ferry used its fog horn every few minutes, the day turned gloriously sunny as we were approaching Vancouver Island. We saw so much marine wildlife after it cleared! Today, I saw 3 Orca, 11 Humpback Whales, 27 Sea Otters, 2 small pods of either Dall’s Porpoises or Pacific White-sided…
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MV Columbia, Day 3
Shortly after breakfast this morning, we had a 4 hour stop in Ketchikan. Shockingly, it didn’t rain at all during the stop! We saw lots of pink salmon in Ketchikan Creek and watched a seal eat one. My seal photos are so pathetic that I am not posting them. When we headed south again, we…
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MV Columbia, Day 2
Today we were onboard the ferry all day except for 1.5 hours onshore in Sitka. While the skies have been heavily overcast, it hasn’t rained all that much since breakfast. At Sitka we toured the Raptor Center. I borrowed the below photo caption from a poster near some bald eagles (“I AM Smiling”). The Raptor…
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MV Columbia
We are on the ferry somewhere between Haines and Juneau. We met some interesting people both in the forward observation lounge while looking at scenery and in the cafeteria getting our supper. I had delicious sausage and kale soup while C had a bacon cheesebuger, and our total supper, including sides, was less than $20! Earlier…
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Destruction Bay, Fall 2025
We have begun our road trip back to Virginia! We anticipate taking a bit over 2 weeks, arriving in late September. We didn’t take many photos today, so below I added 3 highlights from earlier trips on this section of the Alcan Highway. We didn’t see any bears on this stretch today (September 13, 2025). …
Me & C 