A group of sea otters enjoying the last light this past Saturday evening in front of Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Mountain Goat
A mountain goat from my early May trip into Prince William Sound aboard Discovery Voyages – I was doing some work for them during the shorebird migration through the Copper River Delta.
I head out today for a 5 day and 4 night trip with my friends at Discovery Voyages, along with my buddy Hugh who I have worked with from Alaska to Antarctica – he is the expedition leader for the trips to Antarctica with Cheesemans.
I am really excited to be heading out into the beautiful Prince William Sound – especially with a first rate operation like Discovery Voyages. From the food down to the most minor detail, they do everything first class. Some operators don’t provide boot, rain gear or binoculars. Some provide cheap versions of that gear. On Discovery Voyages, they provide the guests Xtra-tuf boots, Patagonia rain tops and pants, and top notch binos. Same gear I use and I live here! They do everything right. But, the real star of the show is Prince William Sound – the scenery, glaciers and wildlife are hard to beat! I’m pretty sure I’ll have photos to share next week!
Bear Toys
Got back last night from another wonderful Alaska Bear Photo Tour! We had a blast despite less then ideal weather. Both sets of spring cubs that we spent time with in June were still around and looking very healthy, and they were joined by a third sow who also had a set of first year cubs. The third set of springs cubs were offspring of Pavlov’s – one of the few bears out there who actually has been named and has been a favorite of photographers for years. This was the first year she had cubs and they were beautiful. It was fun watching this sow who I have spent so much time with over the years being such a good mom.
Speaking of my Alaska Bear Photo Tour – we are taking reservations for 2014 and have just 3 spots left for the August trip, with a couple more still available in June.
Back to the Bears!
Tomorrow morning I head back out for my second Alaska Bear Photo Tour! Looking forward to seeing how little guys like this from my June trip are doing today. Also looking forward to getting caught up with friends – 4 of the 6 guests on this year’s trip were on a bear trip last year which is going to make this year’s that much more fun!
I don’t anticipate having internet over the next week – so look for new bear photos in a week or so.
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