Visiting the Last Frontier........

Recently we made a short visit to Alaska for a look around. The weather was overcast most of the time but we were still very impressed with what we saw. Here are few shots from our very first visit to the Last Frontier State. We hope 0n future visits to post many wonderful views of the beauty of Alaska.

............she took most of these pictures but not all of them...............

the cruisers come to Whittier where the weather is always shittier....

...........although the harbor is quaint......

..........the Exit glacier would be better on a clear day..........

...............old ice is blue?

...........the dark blog in this out of focus pic is a BLACK BEAR...........

....................a ski resort in summer is just not the same........

.......when the sun sets at 10:30pm in August.........

.....entrance of the one way tunnel for cars and trains......


..............south of Talkeetna....................

.................best shots of the trip..........................


........this might be a prize winner?......

..................probably best to take trash home................

................moose and below a baby Musk Ox..................

..................guess we can always fish in summer..................

.................C Ray should take note on how to pave trails

and appply to city streets.......

............earlier in summer this would be after midnight....

If you are interested in finding out more about Alaska check out a great website I found at http://www.lastfrontier.org/

Sunrise in Coccoyoc, Mexico

As some of you know I have previously written blogs about specific trips to various places. Today what you will see below inspired me to start a new blog about general places I travel to. This new blog will have the title "FAR Out and About" and I plan to comment on and share photos and videos of various things I see when I am out and about.....

I have been in Mexico working on a new paper about our research in the Atacama Desert of Chile. For a few days I have been in the tranquility of Cocoyoc a very different world to the hustle and bustle of Mexico City and a great place to write. Rising early each day in an attempt to make progress on the paper I have concentrated on not disturbing the whole household, getting my computer up and running and having a few sips of coffee. This morning when I opened the curtains I saw a wonderful view and I would like to share it with you.

The sun rising behind the volcano in the distance: