With beaches like this everywhere, how can I complain?
Things are going pretty good down here. The whales have been pretty good, though not quite as good as they will be later in the season. I’ve actually been so busy I haven’t had a chance to take pics of any yet! But that will come in good time….
The weather has been perfect and it sure is good to be back.
No, I’m not talking about death or taxes, I’m talking about being up here in Alaska. It’s certainly beautiful, the weather has been pretty forgiving lately. We’ve had some picturesque foggy mornings the last few days that have been pretty inspiring.
It’s also certain that the next week and half will be full of “last ______ of the season”, which is always interesting. We were out at Tracy Arm yesterday for the “last time of the season” and I was almost frantic to get pictures of things that I won’t likely see for a while…. you never know, maybe never again! So as we go through our next few days, I’m sure I’ll be seeing things in an interesting light. Maybe some good will come of it.
I am excited to get on with the rest of the season, though. Transiting British Columbia is always a good time, and I haven’t been through there in a couple of years. The Columbia River season is just behind that, which is always a blast. I was just remembering how last year I didn’t even bring my DSLR! And oh, how I regretted it! Not happening this year. Stay tuned for some rocking pics, I promise.
1. Traveling to beautiful places year around.
2. If you are having a bad day at work, you just look outside.
3. The whales. Lots and lots of whales.
4. The 10 second commute.
5. Working with top notch Natural History staff and Photographers.
6. Bio-luminescent Bow Riding Dolphins.
7. Calving Glaciers.
8. Taking a zodiac for a spin, and enjoying things many people never have a chance to see.
9. Summer solstice in Alaska.
10. Going on a trip that people pay thousands of dollars for, but instead they pay you to go.
It almost rained last night. I do believe that there’s only been a handful of times that I’ve been here in Baja while it was raining. Over a three year period, that’s a pretty uncommon thing. The clouds and the weather are making for some really nice backdrops, of which I’ve proceeded to not get very many good pictures of. The above picture with the zodiac coming back from the beach turned out pretty good.
The place the picture was taken is called puerto Gato, and is all privately owned by a Mexican Diplomat. The caretaker, Manuel, is a very nice fellow and I’m quite jealous of his job. Hanging out keeping an eye on a beautiful island in the sea of Cortez would be a rough life, but at least there’s lots of visitors to check in with and that is probably pretty entertaining at times.
