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John J King II
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Back to Yellowstone: Autumn in the Super Volcano
Our fascination with Yellowstone National Park continues. We have just returned after completing our 4th visit to the Park in the past...
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John J King II
Jun 1, 202310 min read
Annals of Former Times: White Sharks in the Neptune Islands
Life comes at you hard and fast and one must be ready for unexpected opportunities. A magnificent Great white shark near North Neptune...
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John J King II
Apr 26, 20234 min read
Wild Alaska: A Festival of Spring & Renewal
Spring happens in SE Alaska according to the age old calendar whether one is ready or not and this year Spring tunneled in under a...
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John J King II
Mar 31, 20234 min read
Wild Times in Southeast Alaska: Sitka's Herring Spawn
We have long been fascinated with this part of the world and have visited Alaska many times to enjoy the wilderness, its biodiversity as...
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John J King II
Jan 25, 20235 min read
Report from Yellowstone: After the Flood
We were keen to get back to Yellowstone this winter. The last six months have been traumatic at the north entrance to America’s first...
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John J King II
May 22, 20223 min read
Postcard from the Super Volcano: Yellowstone in Spring
Lower Falls, Yellowstone River Spring heralds the season of renewal and youth and it may be the most precious time to visit Yellowstone...
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John J King II
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Coastal Brown Bears in the Shadow of Alaskan Volcanos
In September, after sixteen months, our long covid induced sequester at home finally came to an end. I took a calculated risk and left...
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John J King II
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Report from Patagonia: The Orca Hunters of Punta Norte
The times are uncertain and troubling at the moment. People are really suffering as a result of covid - 19 and it appears that the worst...
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John J King II
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Report from Yellowstone: Winter in the Super-volcano
Winter wildlife inside the world's largest super - volcano, Yellowstone National Park.
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John J King II
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Postcard from Costa Rica
Birding trip to Costa Rica yields some gems.
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John J King II
Jan 16, 20202 min read
Report from Down Under: White Sharks were Missing
Large female white shark photographed in May 2015 during the late fall of the Southern hemisphere. It was to be a historic gathering of...
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John J King II
Jan 15, 20203 min read
Report from Down Under: Carnage and Suffering under Fire
I am late in reporting on the journey to South Australia which was both exciting (a first visit to a remote location) and frustrating in...
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John J King II
Oct 6, 20192 min read
Report from the Kingdom of Tonga
We traveled over 30 hours to reach the lovely and remote Vava’u island group, the northern most islands in the Tonga Archipelago. Long...
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John J King II
Oct 4, 20182 min read
North to Alaska: Report from Polar Bear Heaven
Our second expedition into the wild to find polar bears in 2018 took us to the far northeast corner of Alaska into the Arctic National...
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John J King II
Jul 8, 20182 min read
Arctic Summer: Journey to the Top of the World
It was a difficult decision to separate from our white shark research project assignment on Cape Cod and venture to the Arctic for two...
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John J King II
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Wild Amazonia: Report from the Rainforest
We arrived in the bustling metropolis of Manaus a couple of days ahead of our group to begin our first exploration of the vast equatorial...
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John J King II
Apr 15, 20184 min read
Postcard from Patagonia: Adventure in the Wild South
The predawn hours at Estancia La Ernestina during the month of March are often very cool with temperatures around 5 - 8 degrees Celsius...
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John J King II
Jan 27, 20182 min read
Fire & Rain: Exploring Costa Rica's Mountain Rainforests
Frozen inlets and sub freezing temperatures have been the order of day this winter on Cape Cod. After spending wonderful time with family...
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John J King II
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Ten Years After: A Decade of Adventure
As the last dark winter days of December slowly fade from view we are reflecting on not just the past year’s highlights but those of the...
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John J King II
May 22, 20171 min read
Report from SE Alaska: Bald Eagle “Top Gun” School
On our recent trip to SE Alaska to observe the annual herring spawn spectacle (previously reported on) we made more than 5000 images of...
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