a-hiking we will go (Alaska part three)

dateline: seldovia


spent my last day over in seldovia hiking with my friends dan, veda & marcia....


but first..........EAGLE UPDATE!!!!


saw a crow and an eagle discussing whose perch it was...

guess who won the argument?

my god, they are such magnificent creatures...it's a thrill to see them up close...

anyway, back to hiking...started off at my host susan mumma's B&B, the seldovia rowing club...

decided to hike the "otter-bahn"....

don't hike too close to the edge...it's a long way down

heading back down to the beach...

look out for bears!

very funny, dan......

hmmmm.....shitake?   death's head?

have no idea what this is but it looks cool.....

heading back to town...

DAMN, I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!

listening to jakob dylan ~ women and country

ahhhh, there you are!

alaska finally came out of hiding just in time to head over to seldovia...

and away we go.....

well, on the ferry, not the fishing boat in front of us...

first up, the official ferry jam session that kicks off the festival...had a ball...

paul thompson & robin hopper

festival director susan mumma

SELDOVIA, ALASKA!!

the tides here are pretty extreme, with the full moon it's about a 22 foot difference...

first eagle spotted was, well, spotted....a young 'un

mom (or maybe dad) still looks pretty spectacular even at a long distance...hope to get closer shots tomorrow...

here's the sound crew, veda, dan & sadi...dan's also a hellacious jazz pianist and will be performing tonight.

sound check with moira smiley and VOCO...amazing harmonies, can't wait for their set

to be continued.....

listening to paul kelly - ways and means

finished watching hbo's carnivale....liked it right up til the big "huh"?

Alaska!....uh, Alaska?...anybody home?

dateline : homer, alaska

so, anchorage and now homer have been pretty much covered in clouds since i got here a couple of days ago...

...wait a minute...i think i see something peeking through...

...make that "peaking" through...

alrighty then...on the boat and over to the festivities in seldovia tomorrow...

listening to paul simon so beautiful or so what ......repeatedly....what an album!