Good Bye Alaska Winter

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Alaska Winter

Looking into the Chugach National Forest near Seward, Alaska.

We are hitting the road today with mixed feelings.  I must admit, it is kinda tough to leave Alaska this winter because it has been such a beautiful one.  I don’t know how many feet of snow we have received, but it is many, and now the days are getting longer, it is really nice here right now!

But, it is really nice in the desert right now as well.  It sounds like it is going to be a good year for desert wildflowers, and we are going to enjoy the warm weather!

We break our travel up over two days, and then have a couple of days visiting family and getting everything together, so we should be arriving in Anza-Borrego State Park south of Palm Springs, California by Friday.  Many people have asked, and yes I will definitely be providing plenty of desert wildflower updates, including the locations of the best blooms here on the blog. 

We plan to spend a month in the Borrego area – the lower Sonoran Desert blooms first, and then we will move to Arizona to a place outside of Phoenix for another month – hopefully hitting that bloom at the perfect time as well.

Hidden Falls, Grand Teton National Park

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Hidden Fall, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Hidden Falls, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

This photo is also part of the Nature Valley ad campaign for Los Angeles and Orange County, California – this image will be appearing on bus shelters in the area over the next couple of months.

You might remember this images from last summer, it was from the Hidden Falls Trail in the Grand Tetons.

Seward comes to Los Angeles

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Seward, Alaska

This image was captured within the city limits of Seward, Alaska – looking out at Mt. Alice and the Chugach National Forest.

If you are in Los Angeles or Orange County, California over the next 12 weeks, you might see this image on a billboard promoting Nature Valley products.  Pretty cool!

Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

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Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Kayakers in Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

As you head into Kenai Fjords from Seward, Aialik Bay is the first fjord you come to.  But they next bay over, Northwestern Fjord, is even more spectacular in many ways.  Northwestern has more glaciers, and almost no vegetation, it is a very harsh, raw environment.

This is Northwestern Glacier from a few years ago.  A few years before this, there wasn’t any rock showing between the legs of the glacier, it was all solid ice.  Now that the rock wall is exposed, this south facing glacier is really melting fast.

Kenai Fjords National Park Boat Tours

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Kenai Fjords Natoinal Park Boat Tours

A tour boat in front of Holegate Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Well, back to Kenai Fjords.  The easiest way to experience this amazing park is on a boat tour.  Which tour is one question I am frequently asked, and since I have a lot of opinions on the subject, I thought I would write about them here today.Read More

Reno Photos

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Reno Nevada Photos

Reno, Nevada.

The last of our website updates are now complete – just in a nick of time, we hit the road again next Monday!

We have updated our section of Reno photos, and it now includes photos of the surrounding areas of Sparks and Carson City, Nevada.

In addition, we have a new section for nearby Virginia City, Nevada, and have updated our section of Lake Tahoe photos.  I really need to spend some more time in Lake Tahoe area one of these years.