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The Wedding of Andy King & Craig McBlain: Full Circle for the King Family
This weekend a large contingent of the King family and many friends gathered at Killochan Castle in southwest Scotland to witness my...
John J King II
Jun 153 min read
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Yellowstone in Spring: Renewal and Rebirth
The iconic view of the Lemar River near Soda Butte The long winter months finally squeezed aside and our now annual spring time visit...
John J King II
Jun 82 min read
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The Revolutionary: Our Portuguese Roots : Part III, Addendum
Our Portuguese ancestry has always fascinated me.  As in many families the stories that got passed down in my paternal grandmother’s...
John J King II
Mar 232 min read
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100 Day Count Down.......
At this time of year, the AWSC White Shark Science team is off the water busy with winter projects like planning for the next field...
John J King II
Feb 232 min read
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The King Family in America: Our Irish Roots - Part II
This past year has been full of family experiences and chances to share stories, helping our grandchildren understand who we are and...
John J King II
Feb 205 min read
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Wild Places in 2024: In the Rearview Mirror
As one gets older the moments become more an more precious and are worth savoring. Took stock of the last year’s adventures in the wild....
John J King II
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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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...
John J King II
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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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...
John J King II
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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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...
John J King II
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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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...
John J King II
Dec 16, 202320 min read
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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...
John J King II
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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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...
John J King II
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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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...
John J King II
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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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...
John J King II
Jun 1, 202310 min read
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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...
John J King II
Apr 26, 20234 min read
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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...
John J King II
Mar 31, 20234 min read
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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...
John J King II
Mar 17, 20238 min read
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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...
John J King II
Jan 25, 20235 min read
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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...
John J King II
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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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...
John J King II
Sep 11, 20225 min read
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