WOW!!!! Grizzly Bear Sighting

From Many Glacier Hotel at Glacier N.P. folks would gather with long lenses and binoculars to see the mile away bear with his head in a bush and his butt in the air. His butt is the round ball in the center of the photo. More to come. For those that don't know, click on the photo to see a bigger butt.

Now the following Grizz was short yardage from the road and the rangers kept everyone on the opposite side of the road. We had to climb the bank to get a view of the bear in a hollow below the road. He was real close!

Beargrass Flowers-Glacier National Park

A very interesting flower for first timers, near the Many Glacier Hotel.

Moonbow or Lunar Rainbow

Taken at 4 am near a full moon, the moonbow appears light gray to the eyes. However, the camera sees the colors. Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Jaggar Museum

Tikis at the Place of Refuge, Hawaii

Hawaii: UFO

Moonset over Mauna Loa from Jaggar Museum in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Halemaumau Fire-in-the-Hole

Normally called the Halemaumau Firepit, this vent is just above the floor of the firepit. The vent diameter is estimated to be 130 feet across. Access was finally granted to drive to the Jaggar Museum along the edge of the Kilauea Caldera to get a better view of the vent from which the sulphur dioxide and ash cloud was pouring. There were about 40 people, mostly tourist, here at 10 pm enjoying the event.

Refer to the Tuesday, April 1, 2008 photo, change in volcanic activity. This is the source of the cloud.

Oregon Ducks?

I think these are some type of cormorant, but not sure. I followed them for about an hour in a lake near Sisters, Oregon. Mom was leading them around and all were diving and some came up with some sort of crustacean, crawdads? Anyway the kids began settling down on the log and mom joined them for a nap.