September 2013

  • My FIRST VIDEO!!! Grizzly Catching Salmon

    O.K., so this is not yet National Geographic quality.  I had trouble staying focused for two reasons.  One – I wasn’t sure which buttons to push to get the video going and how to keep it in focus.  But second and maybe more pertinent – the bear just kept getting closer and closer (way…

  • Look Who We Brought Home

    Look Who We Brought Home

    Toto, our beloved kitten left us about three months ago and also left a huge hole in all of our hearts.  So…. this Saturday, Ken and Yumiko and I went to the adoption center at Pet Pals and found these two beautiful little sisters – top is Tango and bottom in Conolli.  We are…

  • Coastal Brown Bears of Katmai, Alaska (Click on Photo for Larger View)

    Coastal Brown Bears of Katmai, Alaska (Click on Photo for Larger View)

    I’ve finally gotten a chance to sit down and sort through way too many photographs of one of the most exciting and wonderful weeks of my life – photographing the brown bears of Katmai National Park in Southwestern, Alaska.  I flew to Kodiak, Alaska on Saturday, August 31 and joined famed photographers Art Morris…

  • No Internet or Cell Phone – Yikes!!

    No Internet or Cell Phone – Yikes!!

    We thought we would be flying to Katmai today, but the weather is too bad and so we probably will not get off this island until tomorrow.  Oh life in Alaska…..   I also just learned there is no internet or cell phone connection except in dire emergency when we are on the boat…

  • The Salmon Are Jumping

    The Salmon Are Jumping

    Well, we made it to Kodiak Island, Alaska yesterday after way too many flights.  Today we saw the salmon jumping, but no bears as yet.  Tomorrow we hopefully will take off for Katmai National Park if the weather is not too bad.   Stay tuned.