A Traveler's Photo Journal

Art from Tanzania

Posted on July 22, 2010 by volovecto

Masks from the western Serengeti

Beaded crocodiles from the Grumeti Game Reserve area

A Maasai woman wearing bead work

Bead work for sale at a Maasai village near the Ngorongoro Crater

A tiny shop of Maasai art in Stone Town, Zanzibar

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My mother and I spent the first week of September 2003 on the small cruise ship Wilderness Discoverer, 90 passengers, exploring the inland waterways of Alaska’s southern coast. We began our journey in Sitka, stopping in Haines City, Petersburg, Glacier Bay, and ending in Juneau. The small size of the boat was what attracted us to Glacier Bay Cruise Lines, my first cruise experience.

In Sitka.

Sitka

Fishing boats in Sitka.

Humpback whales

Lowering the kayaks

My mom and I tried the kayaks several times. We got very close to seals and sea otters.

A grizzly bear on the shore. This is as close as we got to bears.

Searching for wildlife.

Me and my mom on the Wilderness Discoverer, in front of a glacier.

My mom on the Wilderness Discoverer.

The Red Dog Saloon in Juneau.

Juneau

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Switzerland; a motorcycle tour of The Alps

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

My sister Katrina

That's me on the lead bike, meeting the locals. Photo Credit: Beach's Motorcycle Adventures

On my BMW F650, enjoying the Swiss roads. Photo Credit: Beach's Motorcycle Adventures

Typical pass road

Photo Credit: Beach's Motorcycle Tours

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Valley of Fire, Nevada

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

Petroglyphs in the Valley of Fire

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Death Valley, California

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

Badwater Basin

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Oregon

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

: Ecola State Park, Indian Beach, Oregon

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock in the mist

Erath Vineyards, Willamette Valley

Grapes from Erath Vineyards

Oregon Summer Dahlias

nastursiums

Cape Meares Beach. Photo Credit: Nick Nielsen

Oregon coastline looking north from the Cape Meares lighthouse. Photo Credit: Nick Nielsen

Looking south from the Cape Meares lighthouse. Photo Credit: Nick Nielsen

My mother's geraniums

Oregon Summer flowers

Astoria, Oregon

Astoria column art

Astoria Column closeup

Sealions on the docks

Oregon Fall colors

Oregon coast sunset. Photo Credit: Nick Nielsen

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Maine

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain

Photo Credit: Teresa Favazza

Mother's Beach, Kennebunkport

Ogunquit shop

Ogunquit flowers, Photo Credit: Teresa Favazza

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Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey, California

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

Carmel mission

The Lone Cypress

Big Sur

Monterey Marina

California seaweed

Monterey Bay Aquarium jellyfish

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San Antonio, Texas

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

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Costa Rica

Posted on July 21, 2010 by volovecto

Costa Rica's Pacific coast, the Osa Peninsula

I stayed in two different rain forest lodges when I visited southern Costa Rica; Lapa Rios and Bosque Del Cabo. They were both delightful, with wonderful food, friendly staff, and close encounters with the local fauna. Lapa Rios was pretty high end, having hosted celebrities and royalty in the past. Bosque Del Cabo’s guest cottages did not have electricity or hot water, but it was fun and a great place to stay and get close to nature. I enjoyed them both. The dinners at Bosque Del Cabo were served by candle light at a large communal talbe, and they were the best I experienced in Costa Rica.