Surprise! Here’s a sneak peek at the start of the field season. Shhh, nobody tell Fish & Wildlife in Bethel that they have no password on the wifi this year! Last year they practically held the internet under lock and key. Yesterday I flew from Fairbanks to Anchorage, had my usual “ahhhh take care of everything humanly possible before leaving” hours in the airport, and then joined my new fellow…
Ready? Shortest post ever. Goodbye, internet and phone service. I’m headed back to the Tutakoke River to harass – err, help study – black brant for a little over 3 months. I think I’ll get 1 more real shower before my life of saunas-as-showers resumes. 🙂 If you look at the map, I’ll be living in camp on the horseshoe bend right near the mudflats (main border of brown/gray and…
I haven’t quite been myself since I’ve been back in civilization. Other than the road trip with Teri where we talked about anything and everything, posed for some photos, saw a black bear, ate blueberries and almonds, and listened to the same CD over and over… I haven’t been very social. There’s not a great way to say this, but people who know me should understand I don’t mean to…
What do you mean I have to say goodbye to this face? And this face? And this one? Pardon me, but this sucks! Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved dogs. I was about 2 years old when my family got our first Shetland Sheepdog. Pixie and I were always best buds. Although she was a family dog, we were the closest – maybe because I was the closest to…
Most people who know me have heard the story of how I ended up with a custom degree in Nature Photojournalism. For those of you who don’t know, I’ll keep the explanation short. As I progressed with wildlife biology courses at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, it seemed that lectures dealt less with wildlife and more with statistics, reports, and desk work. [Insert big yawn here.] Did I really leave…