Whether observing a marine iguana being washed by ocean waves or facing a serene wizened Galápagos Tortoise– any visitor to the Galápagos Islands can not help but ponder, “how did such creatures come into existence?” And they would not be the first. More than any other place on Earth, the...
Galápagos Islands – An Incomparable Place
Located 600 nautical miles off the coast of Ecuador the Galápagos Islands are a world apart from any other place on Earth. The flight from Quito is unremarkable but as soon as the plane lands on the Islands you know that you are in a different world. “The Galapagos...
7 Lessons From An Alaskan Journey
“The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild Nature is a spiritual thing. Sacred as any church, silent and still, it provides a wonder, yearning and fulfillment that is unmatched....
Salmon, Bears & International Cooperation
“Home is where one starts from.” – T. S. Eliot Alaska salmon have a most interesting life. A life that takes them from the rivers and streams of Alaska’s wild frontier, to the northern oceans, and back again. In fact, right back to the very place they were born....
Massive & Inspiring – Wrangell St. Elias National Park
Incredible. You must see Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve to believe it. Everything about this place is massive and awe inspiring. Number and scale loom large here, magnified by splendid isolation and a primordial indifference. Even in Alaska, a state famous for its size, Wrangell-St. Elias stands out....
Friends & Fireweed – Alaska Convergence
The fireweed hourglass reported that it’s time for the Alaska Convergence. You are probably asking: “What is a convergence?” and “what is the fireweed hourglass?” Well just a few months ago I would have been asking the same questions. Let’s start with the convergence….. You might remember back in...
Quintessential Alaska Coast – Kenai Fjords National Park
Distill the essence of coastal Alaska into one place: wild, dynamic, and scenic, rich with glaciers, unforgiving in stormy seas, unforgettable in sunlight—and you have the smallest (669,983 acres) national park in Alaska, Kenai Fjords. Here the land and ice tumbles into the Gulf of Alaska with talon like...
Seward – Camp, Hike, Swim & Paddle
“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Since leaving on my RV journey just over a year ago I have...
Sealife Up Close and Personal in Seward
Seward is the home to the Alaska Sealife Center a unique working research and rehabilitation facility the only one of it’s kind in Alaska and as you can imagine that means it can be pretty busy with rescue and rehabilitation work. The state of Alaska has more shoreline than...
Fall & Rise of the Sea Otter – Homer Alaska
The first settlers couldn’t possibly have envisioned the lively colorful scene that the end of the Homer Spit has become. Back before the turn of the century, the 4.5 mile long finger was a grassy, flower-carpeted stretch with a grove of spruce, considerably higher, wider and drier than it...