Alaska 50: Full Circle, the Beginning times…
At the age of 22 I have to admit, I was clueless about most of the ways of the world. It was June 1974 and one year had passed since my...
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John J King II
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter, A New Perspective
Cape Cod is a peninsula which is nearly surrounded by water and in recent years winter storm systems with precipitation have been largely...
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John J King II
- Dec 16, 2023
- 20 min
The Lady, the Poet and the Revolutionary, our Portuguese roots, Part 3
Captain Lieutenant Philemon Duarte de Almeida, Portuguese Navy (circa 1916) THE REVOLUTIONARY - "NO GUTS, NO GLORY" About ten years ago I...
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John J King II
- Nov 11, 2023
- 3 min
Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter is Coming
Growing up as a summer visitor to the Cape with very occasional visits during other times of the year, I was completely ignorant of the...
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John J King II
- Oct 6, 2023
- 2 min
Back to Yellowstone: Autumn in the Super Volcano
Our fascination with Yellowstone National Park continues. We have just returned after completing our 4th visit to the Park in the past...
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John J King II
- Sep 17, 2023
- 1 min
Teddy King at 100
Ted King is 100 years old today, September 17, 2023. Dear Dad, Hope you are enjoying a gin & tonic and singing your heart out with the...
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John J King II
- Jun 1, 2023
- 10 min
Annals of Former Times: White Sharks in the Neptune Islands
Life comes at you hard and fast and one must be ready for unexpected opportunities. A magnificent Great white shark near North Neptune...
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John J King II
- Apr 26, 2023
- 4 min
Wild Alaska: A Festival of Spring & Renewal
Spring happens in SE Alaska according to the age old calendar whether one is ready or not and this year Spring tunneled in under a...
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John J King II
- Mar 31, 2023
- 4 min
Wild Times in Southeast Alaska: Sitka's Herring Spawn
We have long been fascinated with this part of the world and have visited Alaska many times to enjoy the wilderness, its biodiversity as...
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John J King II
- Mar 17, 2023
- 8 min
Irish Roots: Tracing A Family's Sailing Heritage
Recently I began to ponder a key question of King family lore. Where did our family's fascination and love of sailing, sailboats and...
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John J King II
- Jan 25, 2023
- 5 min
Report from Yellowstone: After the Flood
We were keen to get back to Yellowstone this winter. The last six months have been traumatic at the north entrance to America’s first...
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John J King II
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
At the Winter Solstice: Annals of Former Times
At the 2022 Winter Solstice I am hunkered down in a warm house near the Atlantic Ocean waiting for a winter storm to arrive. I can’t...
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John J King II
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Monomoy: A Family's Generational Love Affair with Chatham, Cape Cod's Outer beaches
At this time of year, affectionately dubbed "Septober" by my mother, I find find myself drawn to memories and stories of my families time...
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John J King II
- May 22, 2022
- 3 min
Postcard from the Super Volcano: Yellowstone in Spring
Lower Falls, Yellowstone River Spring heralds the season of renewal and youth and it may be the most precious time to visit Yellowstone...
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John J King II
- Mar 28, 2022
- 5 min
The Lady, the Poet and the Revolutionary: Our Portuguese roots
The Lady, the Poet and the Revolutionary, Portuguese Roots - Part I As children we often visited our King grandparents at their home on...
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John J King II
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Coastal Brown Bears in the Shadow of Alaskan Volcanos
In September, after sixteen months, our long covid induced sequester at home finally came to an end. I took a calculated risk and left...
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John J King II
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Report from Patagonia: The Orca Hunters of Punta Norte
The times are uncertain and troubling at the moment. People are really suffering as a result of covid - 19 and it appears that the worst...
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John J King II
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
Report from Yellowstone: Winter in the Super-volcano
Winter wildlife inside the world's largest super - volcano, Yellowstone National Park.
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John J King II
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
Postcard from Costa Rica
Birding trip to Costa Rica yields some gems.
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John J King II
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
Report from Down Under: White Sharks were Missing
Large female white shark photographed in May 2015 during the late fall of the Southern hemisphere. It was to be a historic gathering of...
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