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Galapagos 2010
We still have some spaces available on our 2010 Galapagos photo tour, April 23 - May 3. Limited to 10 participants. A few happy snaps from our April 2009 trip, including some new postings of the eruption of Fernandina Volcano. More information on the trip at:...
Lake Baikal
Last November we learned that the Baikalsk Pulp plant on the southern shore of Lake Baikal was shut down after 42 years of polluting the world's most beautiful and pristine lake. We all cheered. But it was a short lived celebration. Just today I learned the plant was...
50th Anniversary – Tribute to a Great Woman
50th anniversary today. Can’t believe Barb put up with me that long – slogging through mud and rain to visit mountain gorillas in Rwanda, bugs and leeches in Borneo rainforest, lions roaring outside leaky tent in Serengeti, grizzly bears cavorting 20 feet away...
Elk attack. One third of tomato crop lost.
It happened at 2AM. In a well coordinated raid, an invading elk ate one of three tomato plants on the deck of Norton's office. A positive ID was made from a bedroom window as the elk fled the scene. The elk, part of a gang, is suspected of being a tomato addict. There...
Serengeti’s Most Important Critters
"Stop. Stop! Simama tafadhali," I yelled. We were on a dirt track heading south from Lake Ndutu when I spotted it.Startled at my outburst, Joshua, my driver guide, slammed on the brakes and we skidded to a stop in a cloud of dust. The other two vehicles behind us,...
Serengeti – It’s like seeing the world when it was young
We still have some spaces on our photo and natural history safari in January 2010 (limited to 10 participants). Next year marks our 25th year of running photo safaris there. If anyone is interested, information here: http://www.wildernessphotography.com/tanzania.htm...
Machu Picchu Nightmare
I guess I had been spoiled. On previous trips (I’ve been there five times) the photography at Machu Picchu was great – not many people in the ruins if you got there early for sunrise. But this recent trip in April this year it was a mob scene – thousands of people...
Fernandina Eruption
During the recent trip to Galapagos I was lucky enough to be at Fernandina Island during a recent eruption. Tough photography – the only illumination was the red glow of flowing lava as it moved down to the sea. But I got some great shots, soon to be posted on my...
Work on Serengeti Book Progressing
The work on my Serengeti book is nearly done - one chapter to finish. Publication will probably be next Spring (Fulcrum Publishing).