Farewell To Alaska

As we took our boat ride to Seldovia and back, we both enjoyed the scenery and the out-of-nowhere sunny blue sky. But we both were already thinking about the next day. The day where we drove back to Anchorage. The next day was the day before flying home. The end of the vacation was close enough to feel...to think about and plan for.

This post is all about the end of the vacation. One more post. One more batch of photos...the loose ends pulled together, so to speak. I suspect it is about time anyway. I have milked the Alaska trip for three months now. Heh...I need to blog about something other than my trip to Alaska. So, these last photos bid a fond farewell to Alaska.

First off is the ubiquitous combination of light post and gull. In this case the gull is Glaucous-winged, and clearly feels that it owns that light post.

Glaucous-winged Gull


Next up is a fine example of lawn art from the quaint town of Seldovia. Yes, this amazing wood carving was in a gazebo on someone's lawn.

Seldovia Lawn Art


While in Seldovia, we sat down for a quick drink at a coffee house. The sun was out and it was a tad warm, so we sat outside enjoying having no other obligation than getting back on the boat in an hour. And while we enjoyed our drink and the sun, this Common Raven joined us. I think he was expecting a handout.

Common Raven


These red berries were on the side of the road heading back to Anchorage. We had pulled over to enjoy the view of a distant snow-capped mountain, and the berries refused to be ignored.

Red Berries


And here is that view. I have since forgotten the name of the mountain, but it kept distracting me from what I should have been paying attention to: the road. So I pulled over to give the mountain one last look.

Distant Peak

2 comments:

Peggy said...

First off, that last photo is amazing, and I don't use that adjective loosely! Perfection!

I've enjoyed all of the Alaska photos, because not only do I want to visit someday very soon, but the creatures you've captured, brilliantly I may add, were some I weren't even aware of in Alaska.

Wonderful posts Todd!

Unknown said...

Todd : That's yet another beautiful series. Did you say 3 month vacation. I envy you Todd.

The last image is just awesome, beautifully shot...Thomas