Monomoy in Autumn: Shorebirds in Motion
As the colors of nature mellow and the weather patterns change from the warm and steady southwest sea breezes of summer into the cooler...
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John J King II
Jul 12 min read
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 211 min read
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, 202320 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 202310 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20238 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
Postcard from Costa Rica
Birding trip to Costa Rica yields some gems.
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