Anan Creek 2011: There’s Salmon in Them Thar Trees!

By James Braswell | Published November 9, 2011

Yesterday’s post featured a black bear family, sow with 2 spring cubs, seeking safety up a nearby tree when a black bear boar waddled into the area. Today’s post is a somewhat similar situation … a younger black bear (probably 2-3 years old) had just caught a salmon in Anan Creek:     After catching […]

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Ketchikan Creek

By James Braswell | Published September 29, 2011

Day 4 of our 4-day Ketchikan visit … and finally the liquid sunshine turned into a yellow mass in the sky, often darting behind a few, puffy clouds, but nevertheless, a nice day. Yes, we did get a couple of short showers, but nothing unexpected! What do we do today? Well, we decided to take […]

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Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center

By James Braswell | Published September 28, 2011

On Day 3 of our stay in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as we finished viewing/photographing at the Totem Heritage Center, we crossed the small bridge over Ketchikan Creek and walked another 50 yards to the Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center. This local Indian community’s hatchery raises and releases more than 300,000 salmon every […]

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Bear Bait!

By James Braswell | Published August 27, 2011

With all the activity around me, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to post, so here’s an update. I’m currently waiting for my photo workshop to begin and getting all my images downloaded and memory cards emptied and formatted. Tomorrow, the group will head out to LeConte Glacier for a wonderful day of […]

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