Godzilla-like in appearance, marine iguanas are harmless to humans, although the iguana males engage in fierce and bloody fights. This photo is one of thousands made on a recent trip to Ecuador. A couple of hundred photos are posted here, separated by category.
This has been a prolific year, with many thousands of great photos. Over a thousand are on this website. Many links are available here.Variety is the spice of life. A client recently chose this as a large gallery print. The original was a macro shot of a cherokee rose, a variety that dates back to the California Gold Rush in California. Special effects were added in Photoshop. This has been a prolific year, with many thousands of great photos. Over a thousand are on this website. Many links are available here.
We are featuring TWO back to back Alaska trips in 2010. The first trip features Glacier Bay, with start and finish times in the Tlingit town of Hoonah, Alaska. Consider this trip (five days on the boat) Alaska "lite." This is perfect for folks with limited time or money. We'll have whales and some of the most amazing scenery in the world during our action packed adventure, but we can't guarantee bears, although we often see them. Before the trip we'll do a van excursion to some of the brown bear fishing streams near Hoonah. Dates are July 15-20 and cost is a slim $2395. Add a day's hotel (about $100, recommended but not necessary) plus airfare.
The second trip--already half full--is the best of the best, the Wildlife Special, going from Hoonah to Wrangell through the prime whale watching waters of Southeast Alaska. We will visit two bear reserves and do lots of other stuff, including a Hoonah bear tour and a Stikine River tour. Dates are July 21-30 and cost is $3995. Because of seniority with the company, Dolphin Charters, we get the pick of the best trip of the season. And this is it. Again, add hotel and airfare.
This last summer Betty led her 13th trip for Dolphin Charters, which features small-boat travel to some of the best wildlife and scenic destinations in Southeast Alaska. For over 200 photos from the 2009 trip, click here.
On the 2010 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. Click here for hundreds of photos and descriptions.
Late in 2009 and early in 2010 Betty repeated a dream trip made with Dolphin Charters a few years ago (see links to the left for photos). The itinerary again included the high altitude Cloud Forest north of Quito, Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos islands. In the Galapagos, our base was again the 14-passenger Samba in the Galapagos--quite a different experience from the big cruise ships.
Africa 2011. We are slowly putting together the ultimate safari to East Africa. This will be a photo-oriented vacation/wildlife photo excursion in July/August of 2011. If you're interested, let's talk!
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