Rich Greene Photography

When we boarded the jetboat in Juneau for the 2 1/2 hour ride to Tracy Arm Fjord, and South Sawyer Glacier, it was sunny. By the time we made the turn from Stephens Passage into Tracy arm, it was clouding up and looking like rain.

I knew we were getting closer when we started to see icebergs of beautiful cobalt blue floating in the still waters.

The anticipation was incredible; the little kid in me felt compelled to walk up to the door of the bridge and holler, "are we there yet?" which drew a laugh from my fellow passengers on the observation deck.

The tour company passes out a very cool brochure as you board, with a route map, and what to expect on the trip.

In the brochure is also an excerpt from John Muir's century old book, "Travels in Alaska," as he describes entering the fjord in a canoe:

"The upper half of the fiord is about a mile to a mile and a half wide, and shut in by sublime Yosemite cliffs, nobly sculptured and adorned with waterfalls..."

I'd add that it to me, it was Yosemite on steroids.

Simply incredible.

I can't believe it's already been a month since I stood on the observation deck of the Allen Marine Tours jetboat in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord and saw this sight with my own eyes.

The whole day, starting with our departure from Juneau and the 2 1/2 hour journey to Sawer Glacier at the end of the fjord, I was like a kid in a candy store -
I shot over 1000 images; of which perhaps 98% will never be seen by human eyes.

But of that 2% that did make the grade, this is one of my favorites and to me, conveys the rugged beauty of America's Last Frontier

It is a sight and trip I shall not soon forget.

Some of my favorite photographic locales are the rocky beaches along the PCH from Malibu northward to Point Mugu.

Sadly, Southern California's devastating and deadly Woolsey fire which broke out in November 2018 causing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, scorched nearly a quarter million acres, destroyed some 1500 homes and structures, and killed three, changing the landscape for years to come.

It would have been much worse if not for the efforts of the brave and dedicated fire fighters battling the massive blaze.

That's why I have chosen to donate a portion of the proceeds from sales of this calendar to California Fire Relief efforts.

I hope you like it, and will consider contributing to this worthy cause. Click the link below to check it out and order.

They make great Christmas gifts!

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We've come to the end of the road -- it's day 14 of 14. Thanks for following along. There were many more places I had on my list to see but even with two weeks one can't do it all.

This is the Very Large Array, on the San Agustin Plain of New Mexico, 50 miles northwest of Socorro, and yup, another place I never went to while I lived in the state.

If you're a sci-fi fan, you probably saw them in the movie, Contact with Jodie Foster.

There are 28 dishes in all; 27 active and one used as a spare. As you can see from the photo with the person standing behind the one nearest the camera, they're yoooooge!

No, these aren't your basic DirecTV dishes. Each one is 82 feet, or 25 meters, with 8 receivers tucked inside. They sit on rails in a Y configuration and are moved over the course of a year up to a distance of 23 miles across.

In their 40 plus years of service, they've made discoveries like ice on planet Mercury, revealed the shrouded center of the Milky Way, and found a black hole a million times more massive than the Sun in a star-forming dwarf galaxy.

Very very cool.