by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 6, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
Eagles mate for life. But even the most romantic lovers need a little space once in a while. One of them decides to go fishing. A bald eagle can dive at speeds of up to 200 mph. A juvenile bald eagle does not go bald (head and tail turn white) for about five years....
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 8, 2016 | Alaska, North America, United States
We love to travel the world and see different things. Rarely do we visit a place twice. So why have we come back to Alaska for the sixth time? Let me try and answer that… Traveling here presents an adventure in itself. I chill-out on a lounge chair with a sleeping...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 6, 2016 | North America, United States
“Thanks to the Highway Interstate System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.” Charles Kuwalt Here we start, on a seven-hour interstate shot from Mingo Junction, Ohio to Chicago. Interstates are good for just getting there. The...
by ronmitchelladventure | Dec 29, 2015 | North America, United States
After traveling for three months through seven different countries in Southern Africa, we come home and prepare to hit the road again. I’m talking about those maintenance visits like doctor, dentist, and hardware store. A few months later, we hit the road and spend...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 16, 2015 | Alaska, North America, United States
I cast my lure upstream in the Chilkoot River, let it bounce down with the current, and reel it back in…over and over until a salmon or a dolly varden strike. What a thrill to land one! Sometimes I catch the limit, other times nothing. That’s why they call it fishing,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 16, 2015 | Alaska, North America, United States
We sit on the deck of the caretakers’ cabin in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, and watch eagles catch fish in the Chilkat River. Rafters on tours float past us and wave, unless gazing at glacial jagged mountains. Most come from the many cruise ships docked in...
