Hubbard Glacier And Calving

One of the most thrilling sights on an Alaska cruise is encountering a glacier terminating at the sea. The two most often visited by cruise ships are Dawes Glacier and the much larger Hubbard Glacier. Dawes is located some distance up Tracy Arm Fjord while Hubbard is on a bay open to the ocean. IfContinue reading “Hubbard Glacier And Calving”

Todays Image • Linville Falls

Linville Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway consists of two different trails along with several wilderness trails for serious hiking: The falls trails are the upper twin falls, and the trail to the larger lower falls. The trails are marked leading to these falls, with the lower falls being visible from the upper twin fallsContinue reading “Todays Image • Linville Falls”

Todays Image • The Cape of Good Hope

Traveling down the Cape in South Africa the scenery and wildlife just overwhelmed! Above is one of many photos taken of the rocky shore, surf with lots of seals. This particular image is right at the Cape Of Good Hope, the very southern tip of Africa. The brown fur seal, also known as the CapeContinue reading “Todays Image • The Cape of Good Hope”

Todays Image • A Man And His Seal

In lots of popular tourist destinations, you’ll find locals who dress up in costumes or perform traditional dances to attract tourists and earn money getting their pictures taken. We’ve found them everywhere like the girls in Inca costume with their llamas in Peru to aborigines in Sydney to street performers in New York. In HoutContinue reading “Todays Image • A Man And His Seal”

Todays Image • An Impala Approaches Wildebeests In Kruger

An impala with a herd of wildebeest in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Everybody talks about the “Big Five” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo) but there are plenty of antelope, kudu, impala, wart hogs, zebras, wildebeests and giraffes that also make the safari experience incredibly worthwhile. A sole kudu encountered only minutes afterContinue reading “Todays Image • An Impala Approaches Wildebeests In Kruger”

Todays Image • A Bull In The Bush

A lone bull elephant in Kruger National Park. Kruger is the largest game reserve in Africa, covering an area of over 7,500 square miles. Park guides push the search for the “big five” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo) and, as hard as it seems to believe, elephants are everywhere. From large herds toContinue reading “Todays Image • A Bull In The Bush”