Alaska 2009!
The 2009 trip goes from Wrangell to Juneau from July 31-August 8 and costs $4395. Expect incredible scenery, great food, bear closeups and lots of humpback whales! This trip of a lifetime is worth every penny. We'll be visiting many of the same places featured on the 2008 trip (see below for links to numerous photos). Three spots are left as of late May because of some last-minute cancellations. Click on the Alaska 2009! title above for more info.
Last summer Betty led her 11th and 12th trips for Dolphin Charters, which features small-boat travel to some of the best wildlife and scenic destinations in Southeast Alaska. On the 2008 trips, groups of up to eight passengers, using the 50-foot boat the Delphinus as an eating/sleeping base, commune with bears, whales and glaciers.
The first trip took place in spectacular Glacier Bay National Park. The Delphinus departed from theNative American community of Hoonah on July 6 and concluded in Juneau on July 12. Take a look at a photo gallery from this trip here.
The second trip covered some of the best of the best of Alaska. Over a period of eight days, the group traveled from Juneau to Wrangell, visiting Pack Creek (fishing brown bears) and Anan Creek (fishing black bears and occasional brown bears). The trip went from July 15 to July 23. Included was a jet boat trip on the morning of July 23 up the Stikine River to Shakes Glacier, a place of startling beauty. For a portfolio, take a look here.
Ecuador 2009-2010
Late this year Betty is repeating a dream trip made a few years ago (see links to the left for photos). The itinerary again includes the high altitude Cloud Forest north of Quito, Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos islands. In the Galapagos, our base is again the 14-passenger Samba in the Galapagos--quite a different experience from the big cruise ships. Only a few spots are left. For more info, click here.
Africa 2011. We are slowly putting together the ultimate safari to East Africa. This will be a luxury vacation/wildlife photo excursion in July/August of 2011. If you're interested, let's talk!
Near the summit of Ebbetts Pass in the high Sierra Nevadas, junipers brave fierce weather and rocky soil. More recent photos from Ebbetts and Carson passes are here.
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What a year it's been! Increasingly, Betty is drawn to portraiture and the joy of this kind of photography. Left to right: A flower girl steals the show at a wedding. Serenity in marble at the Louvre Museum in Paris. A belly dancer struts his stuff at a local festival. Student rowers hang out after a big event in Oxford, England. Tommy Castro enjoys the lovefest at a blues festival. For more examples of weddings and portraiture, check the links on the left.