Harbor seal shows off its nails
What? How many of you knew seals had claws? I had absolutely no clue until I processed this picture. I might have expected it on the front flippers (which they…
Bald eagle stands watch over Kachemak Bay
Isn’t she beautiful? This pretty lady was kind enough to visit our campsite one evening along the Homer Spit in Alaska. She was very tolerant, allowing me tons of great…
Humpback whales in Kenai Fjords
While I didn’t get any extraordinary pictures of them, seeing multiple once-endangered humpback whales was pretty exciting. Even with only seeing their backs and flukes, you get a feel for…
Mama says: “Stay away from my cubs!”
A brown bear sow lets a juvenile bear know she doesn’t want it anywhere near her cubs. This beautiful sow and her two little ones were hanging out at Wolverine…
Otters in Kenai Fjords National Park
An otterly amazing encounter with these cute critters! The great state of Alaska is home to the vast majority of the northern sea otter population in the world (90%). Living…
The Alaska Range by air for Mountain Monday
Certainly seeing Denali on our flightseeing trip in Alaska was awesome but the mountains surrounding the Great One were just as impressive. It was so incredibly clear at altitude and…