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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Sitka Whalefest

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Sitha Whalefest 2024

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 Rich McClear

If I lived anywhere else, I wonder if I would attend a science symposium. I’m interested in scientific issues, but I don’t think it would occur to me to sit through 9 science presentations. But I live in Sitka, and … Continue reading Sitha Whalefest 2024

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Sitka Whalefest. It’s Back!

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Rich McClear

I missed it the last two years.  We HAD Whalefest for the last two years, but it was virtual, on zoom.  We got great lectures at the science symposium that is always the center of Whalefest, but we missed the … Continue reading Sitka Whalefest. It’s Back!

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Whalefest Cruise, 2022.

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Rich McClear

An Arctic air mass sits over Southeast Alaska.  It is cold, colder than usual in November.  It is acting like late December or January.  If I lived on the inside, closer to the mainland, I could have horrific winds as … Continue reading Whalefest Cruise, 2022.

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One Ocean, One World, One Health. Whale Fest 2018

November 10, 2018November 22, 2018 Rich McClear

There were two different worlds, the natural sciences and everyone else.  At least that’s what it seemed like when I was in college more than half a century ago.  The dean organized “Two Worlds” seminars to try to bring us … Continue reading One Ocean, One World, One Health. Whale Fest 2018

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Whales and Broken Clouds

November 7, 2016 Rich McClear

Sitka Whalefest has two wildlife cruises each year.  This year we took both of them.  According to Jan Straley there are 100 whales in Sitka Sound right now, bulking up for their 30 day swim to Hawaii and their mating … Continue reading Whales and Broken Clouds

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Sitka WhaleFest, 2013.

November 4, 2013November 5, 2018 Rich McClear

I’ve never before been to Sitka’s WhaleFest, even though it has been run by old friends.  I have missed 16 of them.  I’ve always been out on assignment in early November and never thought to rearrange my schedule to be … Continue reading Sitka WhaleFest, 2013.

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