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!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Life in the Wilderness


We had a few nice days and did a lot of work outside. We went deer hunting and made a cargo net for our friends research vessel so he can pick up big loads with his 2500lb crane. We got some more fire wood put up. Good thing we did, a big storm hit and it blew over 50 knots. It is monsoon raining. Cold rain mixed with snow. Well going to go brave the elements and carry in some wood.

Take care Jill Davis from the Lost Coast

Friday, October 30, 2009