Tag: travel
Photo Friday October 26, 2012 “Seal & Icebergs”
This was taken on a tour of the Tracy Arm Fjord in southeast Alaska. These seals live on the icebergs calved from the Sawyer glacier during the summer months. Despite the large number of people with cameras standing on the boat drifting toward them, these seals seem intent on remaining on their perch until the … More Photo Friday October 26, 2012 “Seal & Icebergs”
Photo Friday October 19, 2012 “Circling to Land”
A few weeks ago, hubby and I visited southeast Alaska. When our plane approached for a landing, the runway was too foggy so our pilot had to pull up, circle and approach from a different direction. This photo was taken on that 15 minute circle. We were treated to Alaskan mountains, clouds, fog, and open … More Photo Friday October 19, 2012 “Circling to Land”
Photo Friday September 7, 2012 “Alaska Sunset”
On our first night in Alaska, we drove along Glacier Highway and were treated to this spectacular sunset behind the mountains on the other side of the Gastineau Channel. The locals told us that they had only a handful of clear, sunny days all summer, so we felt fortunate that we got to see this.
Wordless Wednesday September 5, 2012 “Rainforest Trail”
Photo Friday August 24, 2012 “Iceberg Ahead”
Warning blog followers….hubby and I just returned from a belated 15th anniversary trip to Alaska. You are going to be subjected to a stream “northern” pictures for a while. This photo is a close up of an iceberg that calved from the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm Fjord near Juneau, Alaska. The blue color is … More Photo Friday August 24, 2012 “Iceberg Ahead”
Photo Friday, August 17, 2012 “Yellowstone Storm”
We were visiting Yellowstone National Park this summer. While at the Mammoth Terrace area, a storm blew in. I almost got caught out in it because I was too busy photographing the dramatic Yellowstone scenery backed up by a dramatic storm. While beautiful as a color picture, this one just screamed to be converted to … More Photo Friday, August 17, 2012 “Yellowstone Storm”
Visiting Michigan Farms
One of the great things about my job is that I get to travel and see agriculture in many different parts of the United States. This week I had the pleasure to visit three Michigan farms. Two were dairy farms and one was a beef cattle/swine operation. Warning: My job focuses on manure management, so … More Visiting Michigan Farms