Alaska pics

Hello all.

It has been awhile, but we thought some of you might want to see our pics from Alaska.

Here they are.....

Part I: Work
These were taken during the first work portion of the trip out to the Y-K Delta. Jet from Anchorage to Bethel, bush plane to the isolated Yup'ik village of Chevak, then a cold-windy-wet 4 hour boat ride out to our field site in the middle of nowhere. Once there we established camp (a two day process), waited for the weather to clear (lots of rain, winds up to 50mph, and cold), and then finally spent some time hunting for shorebird and waterfowl nests. This is what it looked like....



Part II: Play
On our own. Three weeks hitchhiking, camping, backpacking, canoeing, and enjoying.



Part III: Work, again
Round two on the Y-K Delta. Why? How about Yup'ik kids, thousands of flightless geese, and 5 errant polar bears.



That's it.

As you may have noticed, we didn't include too much in the way of narrative. If you have any questions feel free to email, comment, or call.

Happy Holidays!


ps- yes, Mary did suffer through her morning sickness while living in a tent on the tundra.