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Alaska, 2025
The photos on this page are thematically divided into 4 sections based on geography:
Katmai,
Kodiak,
Anchorage, and
En route to and from Alaska.
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Katmai
Bears
Bear face
Charging bear
When bears dance
When the big dipper take a dip
Bearly in the weeds
Bear reflected
Eyes on the prize
My fish
Pouncing
Eye to eye
Bear skull on map
Sea otters
Sea otter
Sea otter with crab
Geographic Harbor
Katmai, Alaska
September 2, 2025
Canon R5m2
Grudging a harbor
Harbor seal
Geographic Harbor
Katmai, Alaska
September 4, 2025
Canon R5m2
Eagles
Eagle taking off
Bald eagle with fish
Oyster catcher in the rain
Geographic Harbor
Katmai, Alaska
September 2, 2025
Canon R5m2
When the little dipper takes a dip
Take one for the Dipper
Gull with salmon egg
The gulls would repeatedly dive under water and retreive a single salmon egg.
As hard as we tried, we could not see this phenomenon with our eyes.
It requires the stop action of the camera and a fast shutter speed to visualize it
Katmai, Alaska
September 2, 2025
Canon R5m2
Gull on the water
Gull with salmon
Sushi
Kuliak Bay
Katmai, Alaska
August 30, 2025
Canon R5m2
Gull
Feather with water droplets
Piscine carnage
A fish in the hand is worth...
Alaska
September 4, 2025
Canon R5m2
Provocative sea star
Jelly
Red elder
Sedge
Columnar basalt
Shoreline
Geography of Geographic
National Geographic
Katmai Peninsula, Alaska
September 5, 2025
Canon R5m2
Jagged geography of Geographic
Low clouds
Float plane
The Canard
Alaska
September 4, 2025
Canon R5m2
Syler, Laura and Bob as copilot
Kodiak to Katmai
Alaska
August 30, 2025
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Group shot
Alaska
August 31, 2025
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Brody
Alaska
September 4, 2025
Canon R5m2
Kodiak
Hover craft
Kodiak, Alaska
August 29, 2025
Canon 7D Mark II
Magpie day
Made in America
American crow
Kodiak, Alaska
August 29, 2025
Canon R5m2
No smoking fish
License bear
Banner whales
Jelly
Kodiak, Alaska
August 30, 2025
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Karluk
Kodiak, Alaska
September 5, 2025
Canon R5m2
Sailor's brand trash
Kodiak, Alaska
August 29, 2025
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Orthodox catherdrale
Kodiak, Alaska
August 29, 2025
Canon 7D Mark II
Ships
Contender
Insatiable
Giant chain
Bear resistant
Office
Sea Hawk Air sign
Columbine
Kodiak, Alaska
September 5, 2025
Canon R5m2
From the air
From the air
Kodiak, Alaska
September 5, 2025
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Anchorage
The red-necks of Alaska
Alder ego
Butter-and-eggs = yellow toadflax?? Well that's vulgar
Grass
Westchester lake
Anchorage, Alaska
September 6, 2025
Canon R5m2
Animal art
OTCOC
Leash your moose (no loose moose)
Qin Chechi
Signs
Chugash State Park with Bill Cox
Anchorage, Alaska
September 5, 2025
Canon R5
Westchester Lagoon sign
Katie, Bob, et al.
Alaska
September 5, 2025
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Katie, Bob, et al.
Alaska
September 5, 2025
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Bob, Amy, and Bill
Westchester Lake
Anchorage, Alaska
September 5, 2025
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En route
Bob and Wendy
En route
Alaska
August 28, 2025
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Bob and bagel bakery
En route
Alaska
August 28, 2025
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
En route
Alaska
August 28, 2025
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Acknowledgements
The Trip Itinerary - August 28, 2025 to September 6, 2025
August 28, 2025 - SJO to Portland to Anchorage to Kodiak
- Wendy dropped me off at San Jose Airport
- SJO to Portland - Alaska Air ($35 bag fee for one bag) 11:13 am - 20A
- Portland to Anchorage - Alaska Air - 2:35 pm - 6A
- Anchorage to Kodiak - Alaska Air - 6:27 pm - 30A
- Syler met me at the airport and we took a cab to hotel
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- Overnight at Best Western Kodiak Inn
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August 29, 2025 - Kodiak, Alaska
- Breakfast at Best Western
- Explore Kodiak
- Lunch - Salmon pasta from Nuniaq (cashier was named Snookie)
- Alutiiq Ancestors Museum
- Met Bill and Amy Cox
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- One-on-one photo lesson from Syler - Best Western lobby
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- Dinner at the Best Western with fellow travelers
- Overnight at Best Western Kodiak Inn
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August 30, 2025 - Kodiak to Kuliak Bay, Katmai
- Breakfast at Best Western
- Walk around Kodiak
- ATM at hotel
- Van to float plane office
- Float plane to Kuliak Harbor
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- Overnight on the Canard - night 1
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August 31, 2025 - Kuliak Bay, Katmai
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September 1, 2025 - Geographic Harbor, Katmai
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September 2, 2025 - National Geographic Harbor, Katmai
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September 3, 2025 - National Geographic Harbor, Katmai
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September 4, 2025 - Kinak Bay, Katmai
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- Overnight on the Canard - night 6
September 5, 2025 - National Geographic Harbor, Katmai to Kodiak to Anchorage
- Early outing on the skiff
- Go ashore to get final session with the bears
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- Float plant to Kodiak
- Van to town
- Lunch in Kodiak at Aquamarine Restaurant - the Semmers treated
- Van to airport
- Kodiak to Anchorage - Alaska Air - 3:09 pm 29A
- Lyft to Park to meet up with Katie Cueva and her kids
- Ride back with Katie and kids to her house
- Bill Cox picked me up at Katie's
- Chugash State Park with Bill Cox
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- Overnight at Bill and Amy Cox's house
September 6, 2025 - Anchorage to Seattle
- Pack up
- Impressive breakfast with Bill and Amy at their house
- Tour of the house
- Margaret Eagan Sullivan Park with Bill and Amy
- Westchester Lagoon
- Knik Arm lookout
- Bill and Amy took me to airport (Ted Stevens International Airport)
- Bought gifts at the airport - Alaska Starbucks mug, Alaskan salmon
- Anchorage to Seattle - Alaska Air
- Bill Abrams picked me
- Dinner at Mondello Trattoria with Bill and Karen and Zarek
- Start laundry
- Stay over at Bill Abrams and Karen O'Leary's house
September 7, 2025 -
Seattle"
- Finish laundry
- Bagel breakfast at Karen and Bill's
- Drive to Edmonds and park in ferry line
- Brackett's Landing, Edmonds Waterfront
- Almost miss the ferry
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- Aboard the Walla Walla - Seattle Car Ferry - Edmonds to Kingston
- Get coffee on the ferry
- Drive to Heronswood
- Heronswood Botanical Garden, Kingston (entry $15 pp)
- Harborside Fountain Park, Bremerton
- Coffee ice cream at Scoops and Bites, Bremerton
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- Aboard the Kitsap - Seattle Car Ferry - Bremerton to Seattle
- Drop off Nathan
- Dinner with Zarek at Ayutthaya Thai Cuisine
- Stay over at Bill Abrams and Karen O'Leary's house
September 8, 2025 - Seattle
- Bagel breakfast at Karen and Bill's
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- Zarek and Nathan picked me up and we drove to the Cascades
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- Zarek dropped me off at Bill and Karen's
- Dinner with Bill and Karen at Chinook's
- Stay over at Bill Abrams and Karen O'Leary's house
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September 9, 2025 - Seattle
- Bagel breakfast at Karen and Bill's
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- Borrow Bill's Jeep
- Drive to Cafe Solstice
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- Coffee with Ajai
- Visit Zarek at Swanson's
- Golden Gardens Park
- Dinner with Devon and Pakdee at PaPa Kitchen
- Zarek joined us near the end
- Drive back to Bill and Karen's
- Stay over at Bill Abrams and Karen O'Leary's house
September 10, 2025 - Seattle to SFO to Palo Alto
- Bagel breakfast at Karen and Bill's
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- Pack up
- Lunch with Bill at the National Nordic Museum
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- Bill took me to the SeaTac airport
- SeaTac to SFO - Alaska Air 6:25 PM (9D) - but take off was delayed
- Wendy picked me up
- Overnight at home
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Fellow travelers
Jill and John Semmer
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Ben Cox
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Mirela Hrstova
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Harold Williford
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Laura Hannusch
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Syler Peralta-Ramos - trip organizer and guide
Ship crew
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Johnny Tinghino - captain
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Amanda Janes
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Tracy - cook
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Roland - float plane pilot
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Lian Law - park ranger
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Created: September 15, 2025 (from seattle 2025.html)
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