Tag: Alaska Wildlife
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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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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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Northwestern Fjord
We had a spectacular 8-hour boat tour with Kenai Fjords Tours. We had attempted to get to Northwestern Fjord and Glacier on June 1, but rough seas turned us around. It may have been for the best, as we had an incredible day on July 31. We saw plentiful marine mammals – many Harbor Seals,…
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Alaska with Friends
Friends came to Alaska for 7 full days, and we traveled together 6 of those days. They had a good “highlights” adventure, with 3 days at Denali National Park, one night boondocking along the Parks Highway, one night at Russian River, one night in Seward, and one night at Portage Glacier. Their wishlist was wildlife viewing (including…
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Russian River and Eklutna Tailrace
We have 10 jars of sockeye salmon in the pressure canner. While the ten pound weight dances, I am writing this post. The above photo shows our campsite this morning. In the foreground you can see the canner with the windscreen. To the left is a can of bear spray in case I need to…
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Canoe, Raft, and Automobile
We explored by water and highway on our 12-day trip to Nabesna, Gulkana, Klutina, Denali Highway (including Tangle Lakes), and Glenn Highway. See the previous post for our time in Wrangell-St Elias NP&P on Nabesna Road. We arranged a June 19 raft rental and drop off on the Gulkana River while we camped with electric…
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Fun Times in Alaska
The five-week old sled dog puppies at Denali National Park are adorable. Volunteers and park staff are asked to help socialize the puppies. Storm was my favorite, she is on the far left in the photo below. Webcam of puppy kennel: https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams-pups.htm. Later the same day we went on a thrilling flight with Fly Denali…
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Chilly then Chilling
Our Kenai Fjords boat tour was cold, wet, and shorter than planned due to a small craft advisory. The highlights were 8 or so Dall’s Porpoise just 20 feet away playing in the boat’s wake at the bow, 3 Orca, and many cool birds, including Horned Puffins. As we left the protection of Resurrection Bay,…
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Moose and Pika
The little pika above looked particularly bunny-like. Perhaps his ears are a bit larger than normal? The adorable and industrious pikas are related to rabbits. I always enjoy watching them. I also enjoyed watching this mother moose and her young calf. Mom seemed to have a destination in mind, while the calf kept getting distracted.…
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Wild Life
We have spent the past week in Healy, where my primary focus has been volunteering at Denali National Park. We have a good group of volunteers providing Wildlife Safety and Education at Savage River Trailhead. I am the only returning volunteer in this position and am working regularly until the middle of June. While I…
Me & C 