July 12, 2010. The mute swan.
Two hikes, both cut short due to bad conditions. The first, a 6 mile hike to Sheridan Glacier, was great for perhaps 2 miles, after which the trail got slushy and we noticed the UAS chopping wood and constructing the trail beams right ahead, so we turned back & let them finish. The second hike on the Saddleback Glacier trail through the densely wooded Chugach forests was called off almost at the very end of the trail, after noticing the time was way past 8pm, and realizing it would get dark on the way back. We kept hoping we had finished and we would turn a corner and the icebergs and glacier would show, but the corners kept coming and no iceberg.
Oh well! On the way back to Cordova, spotted this pair of wild mute swans with three baby swans.
Leaving Cordova tomorrow on the M/V Aurora, back to Valdez and then on to Homer.
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From Daily Photos 2010
Hershy
on July 22, 2010Beautiful!
Pixel Footprints
on July 14, 2010Lovely shot
fotoeffects
on July 14, 2010Beautiful shot!
Kerry Milkie Photography
on July 13, 2010Very pretty family shot
Chuck Beehner
on July 13, 2010pretty shot
paula ;-)
The Curious Camel aka gail
on July 13, 2010Sounds like your having an awesome trip with a few little setbacks.
Beautiful image as always.
Lgood
on July 13, 2010Another fine capture Vandana! Great shot!
mcdonegal1
on July 13, 2010Lovely setting and capture.
dakotacowboy
on July 13, 2010such a beautiful soft feel to the image! seems so private of a moment
Howard's Photography
on July 13, 2010Beautiful catch, great composition! Nice pp.