Tag: animal tours
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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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Day Six Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
While we traveled over 300 miles towards Alaska, today was so much more. We saw Greater Prairie Chickens AND Sharp-tailed Grouse performing on a lek. We were so close! If you have a chance to check C’s Facebook, the videos are so cool as they include the sounds and dance moves. An excerpt of the…
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Day Five Bluestem Prairie Spring 2025
We took the day off today to prepare for our Blind Date tomorrow morning. After lounging around all morning, we drove out to Bluestem Prairie. It was warm and sunny today, and the snow wasn’t bad. My knee did pretty well on the 0.5 mile hike to and from the blind. I took photos in…
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Hatcher Pass and Eklutna Tailrace
Our 6-day weekend was shortened to 4 days before we left, and then to 3 1/2 on our way back (doggone wildfires). We had fun exploring and fishing in the Palmer area. Our first night, we stayed at Matanuska Lake Campground. Since the Palmer Musk Ox farm had 4 babies, we decided to take a…
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Dogsledding, Week 3 in Healy
Wow, today was exceptional. I booked a one hour dogsled tour with Outer Range. https://www.outerrangedogsledtours.com/ Jeff & ten wonderful dogs gave me so much information & showed me a glimpse of an intriguing world. Maybe someday I will do a multi-day trip… This was money well spent (and I am generally considered a tightwad). In…
Me & C 