Alaska
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| From my collection ... A booklet published by The Alaska Railroad in 1933 to attract tourists to the Territory of Alaska before it became one of the United States. The cover image is a favorite! |
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| Inside the booklet is a shot of the Steamship Aleutian at Columbia Glacier. I collect vintage travel memorabilia and have decided to share some of the collection here on John's Island. |
Recent Snaps
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| The Transatlantic at Grain Terminal 86 and another bulk carrier at anchor beyond. It usually takes 3 or 4 days to load a grain ship. |
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| An exceptionally colorful sunset November 25, 2022 |
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| Great Blue Heron looks cold in the morning wind. |
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| Double Crested Cormorant If you can zoom in, notice the green eye. For those of you who love critter photos, check out Saturday's Critters. |
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| Four birds of a different "feather?" |
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| Reflections |
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| Just after sunset November 27th |
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| Unusual late start to my walk on December 1st with lots of welcome sunshine. |
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| Pan Flower is at the Grain Terminal on December 1st |
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| I walk about 2 miles most days. I snap pictures along the way and then share some of them here on John's Island. |
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| From my starting point I walk southeast about 1 mile to this point, turn around, and head back. |
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| I like the name Pan Flower. I often wonder who selects the ship's name and what that person is like. |
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| Coast Guard Icebreaker 20, the USCGC Healy, departing the Port on December 2nd. Not the best photo, but I'm including it anyway. I'm so impressed with the young crew who will be spending the next couple of months in rough conditions to provide help as needed in very remote locations. |
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| The Ocean Rover, fishing vessel, is in Port for maintenance over the winter months. |
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| Looking up the path to the spot where the next photo was taken. |
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| Every walk I stop at this spot to snap a photo to record sky conditions. December 3rd was a beauty. |
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| Foss Tug Marshall Foss I believe all of the company's vessels are named for members of the Foss family. I'm guessing the Foss company is the largest tug operator in the Port of Seattle. |
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| Work on shoreline erosion is underway and started about 2 weeks ago. |
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| Along the Elliott Bay Trail where shoreline erosion is being worked on. The erosion is attributed to exceptionally high tides and strong storm conditions. Another example of the effects of climate change. |
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| Very small amount of show overnight. December 3rd. |
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| Fresh snow on the foot hills of the Olympic Mountains. This view is looking west across Puget Sound from the Interbay/Smith Cove area of Seattle. Note: it's easy to see the parts of the forest that have been logged. |
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| Tempting but too cold (for me) to sit. |
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| Seattle has lots of Canada Geese visiting this time of year. |
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| December 9th and the leaves are gone! Best wishes to my blogging friends for happy holidays ahead. Thanks for stopping by John's Island. |
Closing thought ...
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| I used this one before. It is worth repeating. |
Hello, John
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your travel booklet collection, Alaska is a beautiful place to visit. Hubby and I would like to visit the national park and see Mt Denali, we have done the Alaska cruise. Beautiful captures of the Heron, Cormorant and the Geese. I like the views you have during your morning walks, the shot of the snow covered Olympic Mountains is lovely. Beautiful sunset and sky captures. I always like seeing the tugboats, like the Foss Tug. Cool capture of the helicopters, 4 together are they military copters? Happy Holidays to you! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
It's interesting to contemplate that not so many years ago Alaska was considered a "wild frontier" and perhaps to some it still is. I wonder how many young men were drawn by the allure of creative art such as this to make the long journey north, and how many stayed? How many were shocked to experience their first winter, and periods with very little daylight? How many even had suitable clothing? Ah, those were the days!
ReplyDeleteThe helicopters give me the creeps for some reason!
ReplyDeleteLove the closing statement about unplugging.
John, I saw your post yesterday before you took it down. I just wanted to say we all see the world in our own way, but I wish you peace and a happy holiday.
DeleteHi John- Nice photos you have presented- the Birds are interesting as are the Ships...I'm amazed by the size of the Grain Ships -if they are loaded with Wheat then that sure is a lot of Loaves of Bread in transit. Best Wishes. KEV.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely enjoyed your beautiful photos, John.
ReplyDeleteI hope to visit Alaska someday.
Have a great weekend!
I love your wonderful potpourri of pictures showing your lovely area. And I also like your new header! Best wishes of the season to you and yours, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteI love that meme. Walking along that shoreline in Seattle is a great way to unplug!
ReplyDeleteThe sky is spectacular and I love the snow covered mountains. I miss mountains here!
Enjoy the holidays, John.
The style of art work on those old pamphlets and tourist maps is now very popular again, and many outdoor places offer post cards with similar imagery. It’s great to see the originals in your collection.
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Interesting photos!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the Heron and the Cormorant.
Magnificent sunset on Nov. 25th!
Wonderful and beautiful photos from your walks. I think it is the best way to start the day. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your tours of the harbor. Then the old tourism stuff teaches much about long ago.
ReplyDeleteYou post such a variety of beautiful images. I especially like the sky shots and the birds (the metallic ones too).
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos John. I can imagine being able to look at those mountains covered in snow.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pictures, John. You surely live in a beautiful part of the country. That is an interesting name on that ship- Pan Flower. The name sounds Oriental to me. I am glad you are able to get your walks in and take these great pictures to share. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas holiday. Blessings- Diana
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your walks through your eyes. All the photos are so interesting, but my favorite has to be the reflection one. Many days the sky looks so phenomenal, and the closing thought... I think it would be to my benefit to unplug myself more often. I'm wishing you wonderful days ahead this holiday also. It's so nice having you for a blogging friend.
ReplyDeleteI love to see the great Blue Heron
ReplyDeleteHello John
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe that we are mid-December now, the days go by so quickly.
I enjoyed seeing your collection of beautiful photographs, so pleased you have been able to get out and about and enjoy some walks.
I do like your closing thought ... how true.
Enjoy your December days and happy holidays to you too.
All the best Jan (and Eddie)
Hello John
ReplyDeleteI know I previously commented on this post but know blogger does sometimes cause glitches, so it may be in your spam folder ...
I enjoyed your photographs, hoping you are having a good week.
My good wishes
All the best Jan
Beautiful photos and love the travel poster. My Dad was stationed on Kodiak Island when he was in the Army/Air Force in the early 50's. I've been to Ketchikan, Juneau and Anchorage. Alaska is amazing. Interesting boats and views you have shared. Happy Holidays to you.
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