WOW !!!...outstanding shots !!....what beautiful country...
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WOW !!!...outstanding shots !!....what beautiful country...
Thanks guys for all the wonderful comments. My online time is limited and most likely will be none after tomorrow. We leave the ship and continue our adventure in Vancouver.
A few days ago we were in Juneau at the MendenHall Glacier. Here's the glacier. The ice is aged and the glacier does not seem to be growing.
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We heard from the bus driver that there was a resident bear named Nikki with three cubs and darn she made an appearance. Pics are not great as it happened very fast.
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Thanks for checking in Pat...
I am no photographer critic...but if those aren't great pics...what is considered good.
You just gave us something we can see in nature which will likely never be seen by the majority of us....so thank you.
Looking forward to your return so stay safe.
...Ralph
Pat, these pictures are awesome! I love the one of Whittier. I hope you guys are having a blast.
...another round of superior photography.....thanks, Pat....I'm really enjoying these....
Great pictures. Glad you are having fun.
-john
Thanks guys, docked safely in Vancouver this morning and from here we begin our Vancouver adventure. We are in Vancouver for two night then work our way to White Wall. Here's a few pictures from a walk we took in the Alaskan rain forest. The forest is very dark so really hard to take pictures. The site is now a wildlife sanctuary and was the site for a logging operation.
Sun shining thru the lichens which are growing all over the trees.
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Salmon berry and you can make a tea from it. Trying to show how dark the forest is.
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Alaskan wetland at the base of a stream where salmon are running.
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They are called pick salmon. The seagulls are having a feast.
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Once inside the building which housed the timber operation there were two native Alaskan's carving a totem pole. The one to the left was the master carver and the other was his nephew. The pole was about 25 feet long and takes nine months to carve.
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Native art.
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Split log left from the timber operation.
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Blacksmith show casing his wares.
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The blade is made from soft steel which retains some color.
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One of the seasonal guides describing what it is like to leave his family for the season. Once the end of September most of the seasonal people leave before it gets to cold. The population of the towns drops to a 10th of the population during the summer.
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Thanks so much Pat! Your chosen subjects have been awesome. Fun to follow, and I'm sure you're having fun too.
these are REALLY nice.
wow
ps...meet up with any Discus finactics in AK?
Very Cool!