tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240923581594279592024-02-19T02:41:58.169-08:00Rick & Gwen's Adventures....Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-60146623861115378742013-10-26T21:11:00.001-07:002013-10-26T21:11:24.307-07:00We have arrived in Santa Fe...now what season are we in?<div style="text-align: center;">
Last Saturday, October 19th, we left Tuscon with temps in the 90's. </div>
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When we arrived at Buffalo Thunder Resort it was in the low 40's.</div>
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As you can see, nothing in the truck moved when we moved... and all was good.</div>
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we headed up into the Sangre de Cristo </div>
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Not far from the Ski Santa Fe area we also found some snow.</div>
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drove through three areas with snow covering the road.</div>
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Today, you can see the mountains are covered in snow.</div>
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Now we are not sure what season we are in.....</div>
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From Rick and Gwen at Buffalo Thunder, Santa Fe, NM</div>
Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-13093845766143837192013-10-11T14:48:00.000-07:002013-10-16T12:31:59.671-07:002004 40'TGH Tiffin Phaeton for sale.......<br />
<span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The time has come to separate from the the Tiffin and head to Santa Fe, NM. Yes... we are now in the process if letting our Tiffin go. With the new employment offer in Santa Fe, NM we feel that it is best to send our wonderful home off to a new owner....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you know of any one looking for a great home and fun adventures please send them our way:</span><br />
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Tiffin Allegro Phaeton 40'6” (</b></u></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>40TGH)
with only 17,000 miles. $76,500.00</b></u></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: #262626;">4-Season
Coach on a Freightliner Raised </span><span style="color: #262626;">Rail
Chassis</span><br />330hp Caterpillar Diesel Engine with Cruise
Control<br /><span style="color: #262626;">6 speed Allison Transmission</span><span style="color: #373737;">HWH
Leveling System<br /><b>- Front 2 </b></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><b>Michelin
tires NEW in Nov-2012<br />- Rear 4 Michelin tires NEW in Oct-2013</b></span><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">3
Slide with awnings</span> <br />Back Up Camera <br />Power / Heated
Mirrors</span></span></span></div>
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/ night shades with neutral ceramic tile flooring, and beige
carpeting with natural wood cabinetry add to the exceptional décor
of this GREAT coach!!! <br />No Smoking and no pets.</span></span></span><br />
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Features:</u></span><span style="color: #262626;"><br />7.5 W Onan Diesel
Generator with 44.5 hours<br />Double Pane Windows</span>2 A/C and
Heat pumps<span style="color: #262626;"><br />2- 30,000 BTU propane furnaces
(serviced last year)</span>2 window awnings and <span style="color: #262626;">21'
Patio Awning<br />4 newer coach batteries and Xantrax inverter</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #535353;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #262626;">2 chassis batteries</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b>- NEW 39” Samsung Flat LED TV with Samsung Blueray and Surround Sound</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">- Dish Tailgater and VIP211K satellite system, </span><span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cable Ready</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">2 leather Flexsteel captains chairs</span><br />
<span style="color: #535353; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sleeper Sofa </span><br />
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Features:</u><br />Corian Counter Tops <br />3 burner stove with oven
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Features:</u>Corian Counter Tops <br />Garden Shower with
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around Queen Bed with Overhead Storage</span><br />Full back
closet and storage dresser<br />Co2 Detector</span></span></span><br />
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The newer Tiffin that was next to us on Christmas day 2012 in Lawton, OK froze up... We did not! Yes we have had may great adventures in this rig and hope that the right folks find it that are also looking for many more adventures.....Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-44818932000854504342013-10-07T10:55:00.002-07:002013-10-07T10:55:58.584-07:00Arizona for a week.... We have landed in Arizona and have been here for the past week. There have been many projects with opening up the RV, doing various repairs on it, and taking the VW in for a check-up. We have also had some time to re-explore the area.<br />
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We were able to take my parents over to the Dragoon, AZ area.</div>
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This is an amazing area with large boulders strewn randomly all over the place.</div>
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There were also some interesting trees.</div>
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We have been able to visit some of the State parks in the area. </div>
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As you know, the National Parks, including Saguaro National Park, are closed....</div>
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Yesterday we went to Gate's Pass State Park. It is an really neat area that has Saguaro in abundance.</div>
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It also has many other types of cactus, including: </div>
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Pencil Cholla (above) and Teddy Bear Cholla (below).</div>
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Even though Teddy Bear Cholla sound cute and cuddly... THEY ARE NOT! </div>
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They are the option of choice for many desert animals to use as a barricade to protect their dens and home in the rocks. They make for a great barbed wire fence, but not a nice object to snuggle with.</div>
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When they come in contact with your skin, it is not fun. This one started by grabbing my shoe while I was hiking. Then, not knowing that it was already attached to my right shoe, I lifted my right foot to step over another cactus. I swung my right foot around behind my left leg and OUCH!</div>
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I had my multi-tool and about 15 painful minutes later, I had a holey leg minus a cactus.</div>
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I have been finding small spines in my left leg ever since....</div>
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-27820640615947660902013-09-30T19:29:00.000-07:002013-09-30T19:29:22.878-07:00The "Best of Juneau" have returned home!!!<h4>
We have seen the sunrise and the sunset on many mountains, highways and locations.</h4>
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Sunrise on Ha Ling peak near Canmore, BC.</div>
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Sunset over the Konza Prairie near Manhattan, KS.</div>
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We were also able to spend some time with friends and family.</h4>
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Our Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law celebrating their Birthdays.</div>
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I was also able to visit some of my favorite Kansas photography locations.</h4>
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Ward-Meade Park in Topeka, KS</div>
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Konza Prairie near Manhattan.</div>
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Some of the wildlife that we were able to see on the way.</div>
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Our final sunset on the road was in Santa Fe, NM.</div>
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Saturday September 28, 2013 at about 4:30pm we arrive back at the RV in Tucson.</h4>
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Yes, in my opinion, the "Best of Juneau" has returned to Tucson!</div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-20481677418139280622013-09-19T19:25:00.001-07:002013-09-19T19:25:38.313-07:00Why no crosswalks...? I just drove part of the Alaska Highway, the Cassiar Highway, part of the Yellowhead Highway and the Ice Fields Highway. We realized we have driven over 2,000 miles since we left Skagway, AK.<br />
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It seemed like every other kilometer we saw Caution signs for Moose. We have now shortened that term and refer to them as "Moo". Caribou we now call "Boo". Then, last but not least, Caution signs for Bear. I was going to call them "Arr" but when you are driving down the road yelling for "Boo" or "Moo" that is one thing. If you start calling out "Arr", I was afraid a logger or miner with a wooden leg and eye patch might walk out into the road. I am not sure how many points I would get for hitting one of them? Plus, a moose rack or caribou rack would look more impressive on the top of the car than a one legged, one eyed miner, I think.<br />
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We left Juneau on Saturday at about 7:00 AM on the Alaska Marine Highway, aboard the Taku Ferry.</div>
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Just when we thought we were on our own, we found some friends we had worked with this summer! (They work for the bus company that takes all our tourists to their Whale Watching Tours.)</div>
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The farthest northern port on the Alaska Inside Passage.</div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-77314535402080808072013-09-13T10:58:00.002-07:002013-09-13T10:58:28.629-07:00Farewell to Alaska.....<div style="text-align: center;">
This is one of the first images that I took in Alaska this summer.... </div>
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Followed by one of the last images that I will take in Juneau....</div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-79044586840714685102013-09-11T20:11:00.001-07:002013-09-11T20:11:17.453-07:00Tomorrow is our last day working in Alaska for 2013....Yes, this summer has flown by. It is hard to believe that in three days we will be embarking on our long trek home. <br />
It was made even more apparent that summer is over this past Sunday, when we visited the Mendenhall wetlands. One of the last images that I took of the wetlands was when the fireweed was in full bloom. <span style="text-align: left;">This was back on July 22.</span><br />
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Now the color in the fireweed is gone. Many of the seed pods are now breaking open, making it look like many dandelions have exploded.</div>
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There are not many trees with leaves up here to change color as the temperature starts to drop. But those that do are in full color. Some started changing back in July. </div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-74347025793629496262013-09-03T21:05:00.000-07:002013-09-03T21:05:00.980-07:00My adventures with Gastineau Guiding in Juneau AK.Last week I want on a Photo Safari with <a href="http://www.stepintoalaska.com/" target="_blank">Gastineau Guiding, Juneau's Premier Guiding Company</a>. I figured that I would spend today's post showing some of the images that I got and explaining a little of what they do.<br />
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Why did I decide to do this excursion? Mainly to see how other excursions operate and to see what photo options there were on the small boats.<br />
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Allen Marine, has large 78 foot 140 passenger multi deck catamarans. Nice for moving people, but not so much for photography with a large group.<br />
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Gastineau Guiding has small 30+ foot 20 max capacity boats. The sides actually open up for better shooting visibility. They are a more agile and better maneuverable boat. </div>
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That being said, there is something to be said for the stability of larger vessel and the wide stance of a catamaran. The small boat did rock more, even with the rubber flotation bladder on the outside. This made it harder to stay focused on the subjects when using my 70-200 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter. </div>
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The bus ride to the harbor was in a small van/bus with a guided tour and multimedia presentation on all legs of the trip. Allen Marine uses 53 passenger Gray Line Alaska coaches.</div>
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On the tour we were able to see quite a few glaciers:</div>
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Mendenhall Glacier from Brotherhood Bridge.</div>
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Eagle Glacier from Faust Rock Buoy, with a Sea Lion.</div>
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Eagle Glacier from Favorite Channel.</div>
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And my favorite image a humpback whale tail with a sea lion breaching.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Then we headed to Mendenhall Glacier where we hiked the Trail of Time.</span></div>
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Where we passed through groves of Devils Club.</div>
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Viewed many types of mushrooms and moss.</div>
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Got a few perspectives of the glacier.</div>
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A couple glances of a Bald Eagle perched outside of the visitor center.</div>
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Last but not least we were able to view some Glacier Ice...</div>
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where we found out that people take pictures of glacier ice in many different ways....</div>
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-34771143446575280032013-09-02T12:03:00.000-07:002013-09-02T12:03:11.158-07:00So the countdown has begun....10 More days of work!It is hard to believe that this is the final two weeks here in Juneau.<br />
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We arrived here in April amidst snow storms.<br />
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-60166822010152908212013-08-18T16:26:00.000-07:002013-08-18T16:26:00.760-07:00This is the week for Randomness....We have had a few random days off, and many random hours of work. <br />
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Just a few more Truffula Trees.</div>
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More Mendenhall Glacier Ice</div>
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A Black Bear at Mendenhall Glacier</div>
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Eagle feather at Echo Cove. Make sure that you only look, cannot pick it up!</div>
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The roads do end here. Echo Cove; at the end of the north road in Juneau.</div>
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End of the day in Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK.</div>
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End of the hanging glacier over Mendenhall Glacier.</div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-55875448274231262802013-08-12T09:41:00.001-07:002013-08-12T09:41:08.560-07:00"Those trees! Those trees! Those truffula trees!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBcsAtxpcoCMRVGJXrRAVCj_mKhadtR923Mj6Ufra18uzj-o6NlBdqtHjF0L9cbFS7Jw4SxviilYewTUBupv4yE3tAqbejmvI_qnj_Xd4avfS1676lMpzT_XSOs90dxP1nhRS1m-MhVk/s1600/FB+RBP+IMG_9981+Truffula+Trees+in+Mendenhall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBcsAtxpcoCMRVGJXrRAVCj_mKhadtR923Mj6Ufra18uzj-o6NlBdqtHjF0L9cbFS7Jw4SxviilYewTUBupv4yE3tAqbejmvI_qnj_Xd4avfS1676lMpzT_XSOs90dxP1nhRS1m-MhVk/s1600/FB+RBP+IMG_9981+Truffula+Trees+in+Mendenhall.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"All my life I'd been searching for trees such as these! The touch of their tufts was much softer than silk, and they had the sweet smell of fresh butterfly milk!" *</span></span><br />
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But what about Those trees! Those trees! Those ever present Trees. One thing that South East Alaska has is Trees. We have seen quite a few trees this summer. Those pictured above are just off of the Salmon Creek Trail. Everywhere you look at you see trees going up the side of every mountain.<br />
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There are large trees (yes we are tree huggers...we try to see if we can reach around some of the virgin timber and we can't!) small trees, live trees and dead trees. We've also seen our fair share of water and woods creatures...which then create their own environments.<br />
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Oh, did I mention that we also had Crab last night...? Our wonderful neighbors/landlords shared their catch of Dungeoness Crab. We quickly devoured the sweet, delicate meat. There are so many delicious foods that we can partake of in Alaska. To know it comes fresh from the ocean or directly from the land (in the case of the blueberries, salmon berries, huckleberries, etc) is a real treat! Wish we could bring it all back with us to share!<br />
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* Quotes taken from the Lorax by Dr. SuessRick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-68223480851285571492013-07-28T16:29:00.003-07:002013-07-28T16:29:42.121-07:00Why no posts for almost two weeks? What is up with that?Well, we are in the full summer swing now with 4-5 cruise ships almost daily.<br />
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Last Saturday I was able to do a tour on one of the other whale watching tours with a company called Gastineau Guiding where they do both whale watching and hiking. I was able to see two glaciers fogged in, breaching humpback calf, black bear cubs and more...<br />
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Then, we had Allen Marine Naturalists Rob and Alli over for supper Saturday night.<br />
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Gwen and I met these two great folks while traveling through Canada earlier this spring. We happened upon them in Prince George, BC. After a few minutes of talking we found that they were headed to work for Allen Marine, also! We have had many great times with them since.<br />
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Over that weekend Gwen came down with a bad cold and was off of work for two days. Monday night I had to go get some Chicken soup and crackers. Then the sun came out and I had to stop and visit Gastineau wetlands with the Fireweed. With the sun and blue sky it was amazing.<br />
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Then I had to work a 12+ hour day on Tuesday. So on the way back in for my late Check-in I had to stop just a few hundred yards down the road from the Fireweed and get the double rainbow over Gastineau Channel.<br />
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Wednesday, my first Mother-in-law was up in Juneau for a cruise. We were assigned the departures for her ship that day. We sent her out on the Allen Marine Tracy Arm tours. When she came back, Gwen and I were able to take her out to Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.<br />
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While there, we were able to see the Sockeye Salmon starting to make the run upstream for spawning.</div>
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Shortly after, we saw that the Black Bear had found out that the Salmon were spawning as well.</div>
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This Porcupine was not to concerned about the activity. It was fast asleep in the tree.</div>
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After watching all the wildlife eat we took Velma out for a nice Waffle at the Southeast Waffle Company here in Juneau. We had a good time visiting and it was good to see her again.<br />
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Thursday we had late Check-in's again so we took our supper out to Sheep Creek where the Chum Salmon were still running up stream to the waterfall.<br />
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Friday night we just crashed, as by this time, Gwen had passed her cold on to me. Yesterday we had to get up at 5:30am to be ready for 3 departures on the Disney Wonder. By 8:00am we had sent off about 550 people. Then naps were in order.<br />
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Today (Sunday) it is a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies. We are headed out for an Evening Whale Quest. Just something to get us out on the water and have a relaxing evening. Hope that you all have a great week.<br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-44930322216335267312013-07-17T21:10:00.000-07:002013-07-17T21:10:07.306-07:00Where have we been for the past week?Mostly, we have been working this past week. We are in the peak tourist months here in Juneau. We have been able to do some hiking though.<br />
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During those hikes Gwen has been collecting rocks. It is truly amazing how many different types of rocks there are in a very small area.<br />
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The three rocks below were picked up within about three feet of each other... (and they are just the green ones)...there were also red, black, white and gold....<br />
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July also starts bringing the salmon upstream. They will give it everything they have to swim, jump and slide up their native stream to spawn.<br />
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Along with this activity, come increased obstacles and hazards as well. These obstacles and hazards come in many shapes and sizes. They do not just include rocks, waterfalls and sand bars.<br />
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What is most amazing to us is that these salt water fish, when they enter the fresh water, actually start to die. As they wait to spawn they actually start to decay in the fresh water. Then, once they spawn, they will die. They fight to stay alive so that they can die, because once the salmon leaves the salt water, it will never return.<br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-42940667384619449382013-07-06T16:01:00.000-07:002013-07-06T16:04:21.081-07:00The 4th of July in Alaska.So how do you do fireworks in Alaska? The land of the midnight sun? Well here in Juneau they actually do their fireworks at 12:00AM. Needless to say, since we had to leave for work at 5:45am, we did not attend them.<br />
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However; we were able to attend the 4th of July parade, as they had to shut down both roads downtown for two hours. No tours were able to depart at this time. <br />
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It was quite a parade... it had antique fire trucks:<br />
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Even Super Heros...<br />
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-40851455536314813582013-07-02T20:31:00.000-07:002013-07-02T20:31:46.478-07:00Really, another rainy day in Juneau?Yep, we had our second day in a row with rain this week. So what to put on the blog? Well, I went back into my approximately 8750 photo files. One of my goals was to get some images of the Orca here in Alaska. Here are some of the images that I have taken so far.<br />
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This first group was in a real hurry to get to up north. They were moving fast and really hard to capture pictures of. When the male decided to take off, he really went. He outran our boat going twice as fast as us.<br />
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Later, the calf decided to try and fly. It did not succeed, but I have to wonder. What did that fisherman think when he saw that mammal jump out of the water just a few yards away. It was definitely the size of his boat if not larger.<br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-71668600600694298212013-06-25T21:22:00.000-07:002013-06-25T21:22:01.498-07:00What have we been up to?Saturday we were able to attend some of the activities at Gold Rush Days, in between our morning and afternoon Cruise Departures. Saturday was Miner's Day and Sunday would be Lumberjack Day. Miners from Kensington and Greens Creek Mines competed, showing off their mining skills like Jackleg drilling and mine support building.<br />
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The above picture is of our landlord, Travis, giving his best during the drilling competition. This is how he use to do his job while working in Montana. Now, I guess, they have a machine that actually does the drilling, so he just pushes buttons and levers to maneuver and push the drill.</div>
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After work, we went hiking over by Mendenhall Lake, as we heard that an ice dam may have let loose Friday night and it was flooding. <br />
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When we got there it was very high water. There was a Canoe Trip of the Mendenhall Glacier preparing to take off. We were able to take some pics of the replicas that are used for the native canoeing tours.<br />
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We were also able to view two different pods of Humpback whales bubble net feeding.<br />
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Then we hiked Sunshine Cove where Gwen and I found many rocks to collect and we saw Sea Anemones, Loons, Humpback whales and eagles. There was even a sea lion that swam around near us, calling out in his hoarse barking voice. Alaska is an amazing area.....</div>
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It was not what I had expected it to be. You hear and read about the glacial silt, but the glacier was more black than white on the surface. All that blue ice that you see is not on the top or the sides. I guess 1000s of years of grinding through the mountains must take a toll on ice.</div>
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Once on the glacier everyone told us to look for the waterfall, "You will know it once you see it" they said. We found it and hiked, traversed, slid and dodged boulders to the base of the waterfall and then we turned around.... there it was, a large mouth staring at us...</div>
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...the mouth of the Mendenhall Glacier ice cave. Many said, "Enter at your own risk. The first 25 yards is the danger zone". "Watch out for falling ice and rocks." So do I enter or not? Do I risk the entry for the experience? Do I venture into the belly of a 1000 year old ice flow? </div>
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To say that it was "amazing" is an understatement. We actually went from the rain forest, to the moon, to a different planet. This ice has been in the glacier for 1000's of years and I was able to walk in and view it, experience it, be dripped on by it, and I even touched it...The belly of a glacier.</div>
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Now, I still have 100s of images of water flows on the glacier, formations from the glacier and rocks in the glacial ice. But for today that does not hold a candle to the experience of walking under a glacier. Fear not, those images will come soon. I just need a few rainy days so that I can process them. For the last 4-5 weeks it had been unseasonably sunny and very little rain. Great for taking pictures but bad for sitting inside and processing them.</div>
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-10621024969392569252013-06-14T21:43:00.003-07:002013-06-14T21:43:36.899-07:00Really? Another week is almost over? Really?We have worked over 45 hours in the past five days. ( I know our son Gabe will not think that's a lot of hours.) We think it is a lot when you add three to four hours of hiking after!<br />
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Yes, it is hard to get Gwen away from her fascination with rocks and searching for that perfect rock. We were hiking the East Mendenhall Glacier Trail last night, where we saw many amazing rocks in streams and along the path. There were several of these huge boulders just teetering on their edges. Gwen saw this little stick "propping" one up. She wanted to see what would happen when she pulled it out....<br />
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When you add an environment with large mountains, large ice fields and large rivers and waterfalls, who knows what we might find!<br />
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Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-42005727233138505972013-06-09T22:51:00.000-07:002013-06-09T22:52:43.407-07:00What should we cover next?What a weekend!<br />
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First, it started out with breaching humpback whales. Then we headed out to the Tracy Arm fjord. Was that amazing or what? The Tracy Arm area reminded us of maybe a mix of Scotland and Yosemite.<br />
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Should I cover the blue ice that you might start seeing even before you enter the fjord?<br />
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I could even cover the scores of water cascades that are in the area from all the rain and melting snow. <br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-61949710981467717622013-06-07T23:30:00.004-07:002013-06-07T23:30:35.109-07:00A weekend off! YeahWell, after a 56 hour week last week and a 43 hour week in 4.5 days, we got this afternoon and this weekend off. At first we were going to go up the Mt Roberts Tram. Then we found out that we could go on the Evening Whale Quest. So, we did.<br />
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First, we saw the Faust Rock buoy which is a favorite hang out for the Stellar sea lion. <br />
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Then we headed past Point Retreat lighthouse for some cool shoots..... That is when the Evening Whale quest began....<br />
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This was Gwen's first shot with my small camera. Not too bad, I would think.<br />
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And the little guy would not stop breaching...<br />
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He played and entertained the guests for over 20 minutes.<br />
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Tomorrow on our day off we will take a trip to Tracy Arm (a fjord about 2 hours south of Juneau). From what I understand it has two tidal glaciers that calve directly into the ocean. It is a seven hour round trip. Will definitely have to take all three of my 8gig cards for that one.<br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-39140117318040689312013-06-05T21:29:00.003-07:002013-06-05T21:29:52.395-07:00Working late...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last night Gwen had a later Check In, so while she greeted her passengers, I was able to wander the harbor for about 30 minutes. You can see the variety in the size of the ships in the harbor as well as the variety in the light. Yesterday was a very weird day as we had a variety in weather too...both blue sky and torrential downpours. </div>
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-81858968693362853282013-06-01T22:05:00.000-07:002013-06-01T22:05:03.670-07:00What to talk about tonight? I want to share some more about our jobs here in Juneau. As Tour/Dock Reps we go through a lot to move people from one boat to another boat. Many days we work in the rain. This was one of those days:<br />
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In both of the above images Gwen is working on the docks checking in an Evening Whale Quest tour. We make sure that people get back from their evening tours in time to board their ship before it departs. These people were excited that they had seen both adult and juvenile Orca breaching, even with the rain.<br />
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<br />Rick and Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05984611859593946719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524092358159427959.post-53259464656287711062013-05-30T21:56:00.001-07:002013-05-30T21:56:24.061-07:00Just a few more images from down town Juneau...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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