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In SE Alaska, Eagles and Ravens are the two main clans. I had a pet crow once that came with an old log house I bought 45 years ago...

Me too. Below is what I wrote about another experience at our winter sojourn north of the arctic circle, while snowshoeing along the...

Our winter cabin was at 67° 32' north, which, for me, created a very interesting perspective regarding movements of the sun. Many of...

One hot, moonless and crystal clear night really stands out in my memory. We were camped on one of our favorite island sites in the St...

Mushroom Cloud on the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador (2022). The "funny" part was that it coincided with a test ICBM launch by Little...

I was pretty sure you would know the answer.....that is indeed the flower, thanks for putting a name to it. I wrote a song called "Fire...

I've had a few experiences with low clouds, thankfully none while paddling. One very dark, foggy night I was camping in the Graveyard...

Once I paddled through what I can only assume was some sort of weird magnetic field. Maybe from the soviets? Maybe aliens? I don't know...

There are aspects of city life I love, but I find there are two serious drawbacks, noise and light pollution. I can only just make out a...

Although it was a sea kayaking trip, I was with a group of students on spring break and camping on a barrier island just north of...

Here’s a link to some more information. Very interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcus_cloud

Here is a drawing from the Weather Book by Eric Sloane that describes that roller cloud you got a picture of. Jim

I think the pinky purple flower was likely Pink Corydalis (aka Rock Harlequin). Below is what I wrote after photographing the plant on...

It took a while to find the pic but I saw this rainbow on the last day of 2013. It is the one and only upside down rainbow I’ve ever...

I had never seen this before, maybe it’s common in other areas but I was surprised. I was crossing Marshall Lake in nw Ontario when this...