Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
This year was a mixed back of highs and low. It was a great year of growth for my blog and I enjoyed a lots of amazing adventures. But, it was also marked with some down points. Over-all I’d give Continue reading 2012 on Alaska Girl at Heart
It’s about time I post photos for Twitter’s #FriFotos challenge. This week’s theme is HARBORS. I’ve picked a couple of harbors that probably couldn’t more different from one another. Seward, Alaska – Small Boat Harbor Seward happens to be one Continue reading Two Different Harbors
During my trip to the Galapagos, we stayed three nights on Isabela Island. All the islands of the Galapagos were formed by volcanoes and Isabela is no different, but it was the one island where we ventured up to, around Continue reading Hiking into a Volcanic Caldera
As promised I want to share some photos from my Kenai Fjords trip. I want to build up to the grand finale…the sea life…so, to start I thought I’d share some of the landscape of the area. Although the weather Continue reading Kenai Fjords Tour – Part 2
I almost blew my Photos of the Week goal. This is the first week all year that I didn’t take a single photo using my Nikon. Luckily I took some cell phone photos and this one might be worth sharing. I Continue reading 2012 Week #24
I found myself back in Alaska this weekend to help my parents after they lost nearly everything they owned in a fire. While there I had a chance to get photos of some more eagles. Here are a few of Continue reading 2012 Week #23
Getting a sunset photo in summer (and even in the spring) could be challenging unless you want to stay up very, very late. In the middle of the summer there would be a good chance of catching a sunset and Continue reading Sunset in Denali National Park and Preserve
When I decided to take and post photos every week this year, I intentionally didn’t set any rules. I never said I’d only pick my best photos. Instead I have focused on my favorites or even most interesting. This week Continue reading 2012 Week #22
I loved the blue sky, white clouds, and green trees along the Parks Highway on my way from Denali National Park and Preserve and Fairbanks.
Caribou are interesting animals. I found out a couple new tidbits about caribou on this trip. They have hollow hair which helps them swim and keep warm. They keep two temperatures…one for their core body and one for their legs. Continue reading Prancing Caribou in Denali National Park and Preserve