Thursday, November 12, 2009

Scenery Shot


Hi All,

Here is a nice picture I took that I would like to share with you. We have been helping our friend with a survey on their 33 acre parcel of property in Kodiak. We have been camping out for the past few days. This is the view of where one of the cabins are being built. We saw a Humpback Whale today. We have been in a different part of Alaska this part of the year usually in Southeast Alaska. In Southeast Alaska the Whales hang out on the Lost Coast (area between Cordova and Yakutat) during the Spring and Summer and they usually leave around the end of August. Seeing a Humpback whale this late in Alaska is surprising to us, at least. We would like to study the migration a lot more. We did a lot of studies with researchers in Alaska and would like to continue our research in this area. It is interesting to know that we can watch the Whales in this area all the way in to November. We saw as many as 45-60 Humpback Whales at different times in the months of October and November. We hope you all are doing well and stay tuned for more posts!
Take care from George & Jill from the Lost Coast of Alaska!