Bears in the far north.
Shot from the USS HONOLULU (Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine) at the Arctic Circle, 280 miles from the North Pole.
Ref. http://www.wind-drifter.com/ArcticSurprise.htm
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About Me
- Dan L.
- In California, enjoy hiking & mountaineering. I work in the shipping dept. of a major automotive company. I have an A.A.Degree. I am a former aerospace inspector, multiple weapons systems. Am very much about teaching my children about life. They have been raised hanging around Edwards Air Force Base watching the SR-71 Blackbird in it's final years, visiting the Grand Canyon, redwood trees at Big Basin & Big Sur, Catalina Island, cruising up to the magnificent Sierra Nevada mountains, Sunday Mass at many locations -- a California Mission, monastaries, etc. My sweet & beautiful wife, Cruz, means the world to me. I thank God for bringing her to me and blessing us with 4 daughters. Listening to The Who has restored my interest in learning to play guitar. I really enjoy the style of Pete Townshend. That's where I am TRYING to go. I would like to thank Pete Townshend, a man I have only seen on stage, but NOW HAVE MET!..., for putting his novella on a blog. It has prompted me to enter the blog world...a strange, odd place. "Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go." -from The Amazing Journey/Tommy, by Pete Townshend.
9 comments:
Dan,
This is a gorgeous shot. I love polar bears- they are possibly the most beautiful animal in the world (well, I like tigers, too).
Did you know that all polar bears are left-handed?
Cheers,
AM
A trip I want to take before I leave this life is to Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada. Apparently in October the polar bears gather in that town before heading out on the ice of Hudson Bay. They are, by all acounts, everywhere. I think they are the most regal animal.
Don't know if you look at the LA Times, Dan, but today's Travel section has a piece on an Inuit-run cruise up into the Canadian Arctic where polar bear encounters are not rare.
Beautiful pic. Always appreciate your thoughtful, honest comments on TBWHM.
- Chris
What a beautiful picture!Thanks for the comments at my blog, I came back to mention about Casteneda, yep,I've read a few of his books, but it's funny. His very first book was the one I liked, it seemed like he was trying to be scientific, believe it or not. The rest of his books, IMO are garbage.Pure fiction. The first one had to do with meeting a couple of Yaqui Indians and taking peyote. So the "visions" were thigns that he saw were while under the influence of hallucingogenic drugs.
That I can believe. The rest of his books, well. Ahem. Very far out.Not anything close to his first book.
I'd read these when I was much younger, anyway.
I thought that was interesting that they were the only group to embrace Jesuits, wow! They knew a good thing
when they saw it. :)
BTW, part of why I read Casteneda was living in San Diego, many people have his books on their shelves!
But I love San Diego anyway. :)
Have a great Monday!
I have spent the better part of an hour reading your blog. Some really great stuff here. SR71s to Gibson SGs.
I have not looked at your archives yet. Your blog is one of the best. Thanks.
Dan,
Thanks for the visit. I have to say, that blog is mostly rambling, if you want to see the cool stuff, head over to the Jazzblog. :)
Cute picture, but I'm not fooled. Those things could rip you to shreds! Scary!
Jack
Hi Dan,
Thanks for all the good cheer. I'm still in Berkeley, I actually upgraded to a much nicer place.Dsl is FINALLY connected!!
What a great photo: Bad boys of the artic!
Long live rock,
Amanda
Polar bears are indeed gorgeous - though not something to go close to! And a wonderful shot. We don't have them, not even in the north. Just "ordinary" bears, wolves and the like. Plenty of room for them I suppose: 76% of the areal of the country is forests.
That is an awesome picture Dan. None of the bears were hurt I hope. I just worry about animals too much.
Zoe
Man that's neat they're so unphased. They appear to walk on water, too. Dangerous, though, by all means.
I have a soft spot for the Panda. I learned a little about their genetic complexities in an early gen-science course quite a while back now. Since then, I've been hooked.
Hey! My word verification is jgcar. I hope that means Jaguar...;-)
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