Today I’ve added two new photos to the “Imaginarium” portion of my website. Inspired by a visit that Janet and I made to Stonehenge in November of 2009, they are titled, “Stonehenge Dawn” and “Stonehenge Night.” What I’m trying to capture in these images is the feeling I had of treading on ground where such an ancient civilization had managed to construct an edifice that would defy today’s engineering. Each image is available as a matted print in special sizes. I’d like to know what you think of them, so when and if you’ve got a minute, please go view them at http://dickandersonphotography.com/imaginarium.html.

Take Care

Well, it’s a week from the time I posted my last blog and I’m babysitting a couple of my grandkids! They are fast asleep now, so it’s a good time to check in and write a few words about my upcoming trip.

I must say that I’m really looking forward to this journey, as I’ll be back out on Alaska’s rivers’ for the first time in a couple of years. Two years ago I drove  and camped for about three weeks, over a distance of nearly 2,000 miles from Fairbanks to the Yukon Territories (Dawson City, Whitehorse), down through northern British Columbia to Skagway on the Chilkoot Inlet, over to Haines and Haines junction, and then back to Fairbanks. Along the way, as you can imagine, I drove through some pretty incredible scenery. In fact, the spectacular mountains that you see at the top of this page are the Kluane range, which tower, at that point, over a little town called Haines Junction.

Last year my pilot friend, John Norris of Anchorage, flew me into the Tongass National Forest, a rain forest on the edge of the glaciers, where I spent a week in a rustic, isolated cabin surrounded by towering pines. Much as I enjoyed the diversity of these two trips, I found myself missing the rhythms of river canoeing.

So, at the end of August, I’ll be headed for the North Fork of the Koyukuk River in arctic Alaska for a two-week canoe journey that will start in the Brooks Range, one of the world’s northernmost moutain ranges. I’ll be canoeing a bit over a hundred miles in some of the most remote wilderness of North America.

Right now my daughter and her husband have walked through the door and my babysitting chores are over, so I’ll have to continue my description in my next blog.

Until then, happy AdVentures!

Take care,

Dick

As you can imagine, I’m really pleased that the Psychotherapy Networker decided to publish my article, “Seeking the Silence,” in their July/August 2010 issue. Actually, it’s not just about encountering grizzlies in the Alaskan wilderness, though that’s part of it. Editor Rich Simon was most interested in what prompted me to go to remote wildernss locations by myself for weeks at a time. He asked, “What’s it like when you’re by yourself for such an extended period of time? Do you get lonely? Scared? How did you come to decide to do this? Have your experiences changed you over the years that you’ve made these trips?”

You can find out the answers to these and other questions by downloading a pdf of the article from the home page of dickandersonphotography.com. Let me know what you think of “Seeking the Silence.” I’d really appreciate your comments. I’ve also added some new features to dickandersonphotography.com. Again, any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Next week I’ll describe my plans to canoe the North Fork of the Koyukuk River for a two weeks in Alaska’s Gates of the Arctic National Park.

Take Care,

DIck

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