Author Archives: R & L

Katmai National Park Annual Fat Bear Competition

Posted on August 9, 2023 by R & L

Annual Fat Bear Competition From its humble beginnings as Fat Bear Tuesday in 2014 to more than 800,000 votes cast last year, celebrating fat bears and Katmai National Park’s healthy ecosystem has become a tradition. For bears, fat equals survival. … Continue reading →

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Humpback Whales Bubble-net Feeding

Posted on August 4, 2023 by R & L

A great 8 hour tour in Katmai Fjord National Park out of Seward. Heading to the N W Glacier the captain saw several boats around a location where a group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were Bubble-net feeding in Resurrection … Continue reading →

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7 Nights, 6 Days in Nome, AK

Posted on June 21, 2023 by R & L

Following our enjoyment at this time of year birding in Churchill, MB we decided that as we are in Alaska, visiting Nome would be the equivalent. Reality is that it blew us away. The scenery was more snow capped mountains … Continue reading →

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Returning to Alaska for Summer 2023

Posted on May 20, 2023 by R & L

After we spent 5 months in Alaska in 2016, we knew we had to come back. It was so incredible. Finally on May 8, 2023 we headed north from Chilliwack, British Columbia to Haines, Alaska, arriving on May 12, 2023. … Continue reading →

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Stolperstein

Posted on March 27, 2023 by R & L

Translated from the German means Stumbling Stone. The COVID delayed Paris to Prague River Cruise with Viking eventually happened. On a guided tour of Bamberg in Germany the guide pointed out these Stolpersteins. I must confess the concept of the … Continue reading →

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