tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4973794918692770500..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: Return from "The Last Frontier"J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-29449447735314851252016-07-03T21:42:34.245-05:002016-07-03T21:42:34.245-05:00Great pix! Reminds me of the wildlife I used to se...Great pix! Reminds me of the wildlife I used to see when I worked "up north".Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062628395256120383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-31043225269105150902016-07-02T13:52:46.693-05:002016-07-02T13:52:46.693-05:00Terrific. A place I'd love to visit.Terrific. A place I'd love to visit.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-8458472656534759642016-07-01T23:49:15.703-05:002016-07-01T23:49:15.703-05:00That looks a wonderful vacation, John, and such go...That looks a wonderful vacation, John, and such good pictures. The one of Denali at 7:00 a.m. ... just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-31089446257487881302016-07-01T12:07:45.152-05:002016-07-01T12:07:45.152-05:00We stayed in Wasilla right on Lake Lucille our fir...We stayed in Wasilla right on Lake Lucille our first two nights and thankfully no sight of Palin or her crew. And let me tell you: no one can see Russia from anywhere in Wasilla, let alone Palin's backyard. DOUBLE HA!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89908975096982060532016-07-01T11:50:34.622-05:002016-07-01T11:50:34.622-05:00So THAT'S where you were. I wondered. Looks li...So THAT'S where you were. I wondered. Looks like you had a wonderful time, John. LOVE the pix of the mama moose and her babies. Hey, did you spot Sarah Palin? HA!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-75912249937341748482016-07-01T10:36:02.580-05:002016-07-01T10:36:02.580-05:00John – Thanks for the pics. What a great trip. Can...John – Thanks for the pics. What a great trip. Can’t blame you for the bear shot. Being that close to one of those guys will make anyone’s hands shake. Once, on vacation we saw black bears. One crossed a two lane road in the woods right in front of our car. We had to caution the kids that, yeah, they look cute, but we don’t ever want to get near one. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-72854499457011167472016-06-30T12:11:35.348-05:002016-06-30T12:11:35.348-05:00Thanks, Kate. Most of these were pure luck -- like...Thanks, Kate. Most of these were pure luck -- like the whale sequence. I obviously didn't want to post the duds. There are a lot of those! :^)<br /><br />The otter was about 50 feet from our tour boat. I was up on the second level looking down on him. The telephoto worked very well with that short distance between us.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-56880838268223046002016-06-30T12:06:41.123-05:002016-06-30T12:06:41.123-05:00We did take a Kenai Fjords tour, Richard. That'...We did take a Kenai Fjords tour, Richard. That's how I got the pictures of the otter, whales, and Pedersen Glacier. We saw everything: one orca, five humpback whales, two bald eagles, puffins, flocks of gulls and cormorants. Far away from us some sharp-eyed person managed to spot a mountain goat making its way up a mountain trail. My telephoto lens was too lame to get close-ups. I have four pictures but they show nothing more than a white dot among the green trees. We could see it very well with our binoculars.<br /><br />In one trip to this state we saw at least one of almost every native animal and bird that you would want to <br />see. Spotting both species of bear was the most exciting for me. In addition to the one grizzly in Denali we saw two black bears. But they were too quick for a photo because they were running alongside the highway as we were driving to Denali Park. Another time I should have remembered the video on my iPhone. Darn it! The only animal we didn't get to see was the Dall sheep -- the one indigenous animal that Denali National Park was created in order to save. Maybe next time...J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-6153354251389760682016-06-30T11:37:18.552-05:002016-06-30T11:37:18.552-05:00Great pictures! You are much better at taking phot...Great pictures! You are much better at taking photos than I am. I think my favourite is the picture of the otter.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-71215076809936989462016-06-30T11:17:07.930-05:002016-06-30T11:17:07.930-05:00That last sentence was supposed to be a must.That last sentence was supposed to be a must.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-16496027583585924412016-06-30T11:15:42.749-05:002016-06-30T11:15:42.749-05:00We went in 2007, and we were able to walk to Exit ...We went in 2007, and we were able to walk to Exit Glacier and touch it, and then hike up the trail along side it. We went as far north as Fairbanks, then to Denali and I took that bus ride. That's a great shot of the mountain you got! We were surprised at how large the moose were. One ran across a trail right in front of me, it was almost as big as a horse.<br /><br />Perhaps our favorite part of the trip was a half-day boat trip out of Kenai, saw many whales, Puffins, otter, some bear on shore, glaciers, Orca, Gullets, Cormorant, many more, and the scenery is stunning. A. Ust for you on your next visit.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com