Alaska. The Great Salmon Saga: Bears

Okay, the plural probably isn’t really applicable here. There was only one bear.

According to the information on the hatchery’s website, when there are a lot of bears around, access is closed to people, to avoid conflicts. But there were plenty of people, and there was . . . → Continue reading Alaska. The Great Salmon Saga: Bears

Alaska. The Great Salmon Saga: Sea Lions and Gulls.

At the end of July, we spent about a week travelling around southern Alaska. For the last couple of years, I have traditionally been unable to keep up with everything, although I very much hope to eventually write about . . . → Continue reading Alaska. The Great Salmon Saga: Sea Lions and Gulls.

Sea lions

This March we sailed with friends in the Anacortes island region. It was a beautiful time, thanks, guys. We wanted to see whales, but they didn’t come, fortunately, we found a small island covered with with sea lions. The lions roared, smelled, and were completely perfect. The . . . → Continue reading Sea lions

Snow Goat

More portraits of the goat с from Ingalls Lake.

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Ingalls Lake and South Peak

Ingalls Lake we visited once before, and I wanted to come again for flower blooming and yellow larches.

In the middle of September, we came here hoping to see larches. The sky was covered with the smoke of nearby forest fires (last three years we have had . . . → Continue reading Ingalls Lake and South Peak

National symbol

As well known, a beaver is a national Canadian animal. Don’t ask me, why Canadians associate their-self with beavers. Just a fact. During the visit of a completely American park in Seattle, we met our national animal. The animal behaved untypically bold. It ate stick and didn’t give a shit . . . → Continue reading National symbol

Seal

I absolutely cannot understand, how this lardy body can relax on the log which is significantly finer. And it can also jump for a more comfortable position! Two more seal’s facial expressions:

Chipmunk

Young marmots

Atacama. Vado Putana

Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

The Atacama, as many deserts, has some rivers. These rivers, like many desert rivers, not always appear on the surface, very often they hide underground. Places, where water . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Vado Putana