Hey Folks Wrapped up another year, and to start off the new year, here’s a look back at some of our favorite images from 2019. And we look forward to making a whole lot more, along with a veritable bevvy of more fun photos, this year. Enjoy,
A collection of favorite images from 2018 with Carl Donohue and Expeditions Alaska. Polar bears, brown bear, aurora and bald eagles.
Click the above image to view a larger version of the photo. Hey folks, A little known fact, but an important one. Particularly if you’re a penguin. “Arktos” is an an ancient Greek word for “bear”. “Arctic” is a reference to bear.
Hey Folks Tonight we have some rather ugly news. Sadly, I present to you that portion of the US Tax Bill passed by the US Senate tonight that seriously threatens a place very dear to me. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, as it’s casually called. Click to read it and weep. “The Secretary […]
Large adult male polar bears can weigh over 1400lbs. Seriously? How big? We’ve all heard polar bears are the largest terrestrial carnivore, right? We’ll side-step the rather silly idea of labelling Ursus maritimus (Sea bear), a marine mammal, as a “land-based carnivore ” for the moment. Instead consider the point behind it. Polar bears are […]
Hey Folks, Few things are as cute as polar bear cub playing on the snow and ice. This young fella, and his siblings, were having a ball on this particular day. They’d just had a few days of harsh steady high winds and nobody likes that. The snow fell and after the winds died down […]
Hey All From here in Alaska, Expeditions Alaska is wishing you a wonderful evening for New Years’ Eve and all the very best for the coming year! Cheers Carl
Hey Folks, So, for my participation in Jim Goldstein’s annual photos of the year presentation, I thought I’d roll along with some of my personal favorites. The northern lights were fantastic all year, and we had some great opportunities on our trips. Way too much fun shooting these all night long. The great grizzly bears […]
Hey Folks, International Polar Bear Day is right around the corner; Feb 27th. So I’ll make this Polar Bear Week. I’ll try to post a picture a day of these ridiculously awesome animals. Starting with this one. Tweet it with #polarbear This curious young cub approached our group, and by carefully positioning where we were […]