in Spring Lake and here for the summer after a great trip. Joe

Hello Everyone We are on our way back to San Francisco from Vancouver where we saw some spectacular skies on the way in, hiked in an old growth forest and got a visit from Bob and Barbara. And we will be back in Spring Lake on Saturday. Here are some photos from the Vancouver part […]

Hello Everyone We are in the home stretch. We spent the last several days in Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan where our activities include nature hikes in rain forests, going up to the summit of the Coastal Mountains on a train, sailing along in a Fjord, and whale watching. We saw sea lions, whales and a […]

Hello Everybody We are in the home stretch, sailing through Glacier Bay in Alaska where it’s cold, gray and snowy. But, we have seen plenty of glaciers. The size of these things, and the way they move, is simply incredible. The photos here include Margerie Glacier —a giant river of ice—that moves 7 feet a […]

Hello Everybody We sailed through Hubbard Bay today and got up close to a massive glacier. You have to see it to believe it. Here are some photos–but they don’t really show the scale of the glacier–the icy blue part at the bottom of the mountain. Joe

We spent today in Seward, Alaska where the weather alternated between rainy and sunny. Now we are on our way to Glacier Bay, where we will be out of satellite range for a couple of days. Anyway, here are some photos of Seward, taken at different times of day and different weather and lighting conditions. […]

We visited Kodiak Alaska–the second largest island in the U.S.–along with its spectacular coastline and forests; its nature refuge, Kodiak bears, and its huge fleet of fishing boats. By the way, Kodiak bears can grow up to 10 feet tall and weigh 1,400 pounds. Fortunately we didn’t bump into any of these bears while hiking […]