Safari Endeavor Season Wrap up

 The summer season is over!  It wasn't the most profitable season for me because we didn't get much in terms of tips, and my wage was the same as last year, so that is a pity, but I really liked the boat and the crew.
On our last trip back we went to Haines, where I went looking for some bears and found them! 

 These are in the Chilcoot River

 The Chilkat river has lots of eagles on it as well...

 And we saw a mama moose and baby on the drive back to the boat. 

 Then we went to Glacier Bay, and found some mountain Goats

 And I did a skiff and stroll in front of Lamplugh Glacier, right in the middle, where there is a small section of terminal moraine that isn't in any danger of getting ice falling on it.  It was a crazy cool spot, with ice all over.

 Then we went to Halleck Harbor and looked for Sea otters, and then

 To Fredrick Sound to look for whales.

 And we found Orcas too! 

 During our watching, they killed a Sea Lion

 It took a while, and I think it was a bit of a training excercise

 They were very joyful at the end and breached a bunch.

 Then we went to Petersburg and there were some turnstones on the dock and I went over to look.

 And on our Southbound through Canada we found a few humpbacks winging their way south

 and bubble netting along the way

 It was sunny most of the whole trip.

 When we got to Johnstone Strait we found lots of animals, including some ancient murrelets

 and pacific whiteside dolphins

 Then we went to Sucia Island and on a paddle around I got a nice view of some Harlequin Ducks

 And a close moment with some River Otters

 And a good look at a Great Blue Heron

 Also a look up a Yew Tree

 And some nice harbor seals

 Then we went to Olympic National Park and had some Grey Jays looking for food, and then to Seattle and finished.  I'll be leaving soon for a road trip to Montana and then down the mountains and down the coast and into Baja and Mexico, back to Altair.

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Summer 2018 Safari Endeavor Video

Here is a video I've made from this past summer of working on the SEN

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Last week before break!

 So the whales finally arrived.  We got lots of bubblenetting this week.  Two shows, in fact, and lots of whales all over the place. 

 The first show was great, and right at Morris Reef, where Peril Strait meets Chatham Strait.  They were feeding for hours together and we watched.

 Then one jumped right next to the boat and it was quite the show, but I missed the shot because I was too zoomed in.  This is what I got.

 Then there were orcas!

 Then we saw another group near Point Adolphus, and one of the group had been run over by a boat, and had propeller scars.

 Then in Glacier Bay we had two Peregrine Falcons buzz over the boat and hover in our airwake for about 4 minutes, so I got a few great shots

 Possibly my best ever peregrine in flight shot:

 And of course some bears on the beach in Glacier Bay...

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The Last Sitka

 The last Sitka of the season, for me, at least.  It was a great trip!  August 20 was a grand day, where I saw a dipper, drove two skiff tours, and had dall's porpoises and orcas and northern lights.  The rest of the week was great too, with the whales finally showing up.

 Here are the dall's

 And the orca!

 Here's a little baby Merganser tucked behind mama.

 And a few River Otters.

 And LeConte was a great time, with great ice.

 Marika had a nice time of it.

 A friendly Surf Scoter

 The whales finally came in, and there was a large group in fredrick sound just lounging around, eating and resting and it was nice.

 We spent all day with them

 There was also a dead whale floating around and it was dead.  and a male, if you look closely.  The dark thing on the left is the tongue, so its upside down and facing us.

  Then we saw bubblenetting! 

 Then we went to Bay of Pillars, and its a place I love.  I think its the first place I've ever been on shore with Uncruise, and I did the same hike I always do when I'm there. 

 Lots of otters and black turnstones were all over.

 The otters eating like they do

 And a falcon flew over too.

 As well as a group of Sandhill Cranes.  Fall is coming.

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