<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[wildcapecod]]></title><description><![CDATA[wildcapecod]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:31:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wildcapecod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone: Sacred Land of Indigenous Peoples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steam venting at the lookout over Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin Yellowstone has a way of getting under my skin. What began as admiration for its dramatic landscapes—the geysers breathing steam into cold morning air, the wide valleys shifting with light, the sudden appearance of bison or wolves—has slowly grown into something harder to define. Each time I return, I find myself less interested in checking off sights and more drawn to simply being there, watching, listening, and trying to...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/yellowstone-sacred-land-of-indigenous-peoples</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0f890f8fa816dacc7cc772</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:37:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_b69f71889e574f55a1b23befb532fe86~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report from the Pacific: The Long Way North (Part I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This first report from the Pacific Flyway begins as a kind of reorientation—away from the familiar rhythms of Cape Cod, where we have mainly observed shorebirds when they gather in their southbound passage, and toward a coastline where spring reveals the other half of the story. Here, movement is north, the urgency less theatrical but no less absolute, and the birds arrive not as a culmination, but as a prelude. The stage is set in Gray’s Harbor for the arrival of thousands of shorebirds as...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/report-from-the-pacific-the-long-way-north-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fab0b05caf4ed272bea1db</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:20:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_6f4ee6a5be6d43dfbc78b53e938545ca~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Crisis Beneath the Waves: Why We Can’t Afford to Lose 50 Years of Whale Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been back in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 6 months. Here is what I am finding out with respect to the marine conservation community. Not surprising some of the issues are familiar.  Currently investigations are underway by Cascadia Research Collective in cooperation with local tribes to get some answers for as yet unexplained deaths of gray whales in Washington waters in recent days but the events are reflecting a trend that has been apparent for more than 6 years. Why We Can’t...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/the-quiet-crisis-beneath-the-waves-why-we-can-t-afford-to-lose-50-years-of-whale-science</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69de5d94698fcbe5d29f1313</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:21:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_1699605c547b440d85cde9a688e7dab2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children in the Stars: A Creation Story Remembered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Machu Picchu at dusk, where stone and cloud once conspired with Pachamama to answer a quiet wish for grandchildren. For years Machu Picchu lived in my imagination like a half-remembered dream—stone terraces rising into vapor, clouds parting to reveal a geometry no civilization had any right to perfect. We talked about it often, that pilgrimage along the Inca Trail, a ribbon of stone winding from the Sacred Valley into sheer myth. The Galápagos was an easy add‑on, a naturalist’s dessert course...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/on-grandchildren-a-creation-story-remembered</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da7993f955c1c966266d32</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:36:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_401042df63624e0aabd4893401c61c94~mv2_d_4256_2832_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report from the Salish Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[View of the Olympic Mountains from Duwamish Head - Mt peaks are 63 miles away! After two decades on the East Coast, I’ve returned to the Pacific Northwest and settled into a new home in a city that looks out over nearly ten miles of the vast Salish Sea. The land is Coast Salish territory known as Duwamish Head, the place where Coast Salish people welcomed Seattle’s first European settlers in 1851. From this overlook, the inland sea is a working waterway: Washington State ferries and...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/report-from-the-salish-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b6e3e3982a6a9cdc27e665</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_485d0fcae6094987bb6e5253e47426fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annals of Former Times: Summer of 1969]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of the foggy mists of my many wild and wooly memories a few events stand out.  The events of the summer of ’69, my seventeenth on the...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/annals-of-former-times-summer-of-1969</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689360ebe597530529f1140a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:15:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_c6b2a82b19054a4c89b111a8b555e1c1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wedding of Andy King &#38; Craig McBlain: Full Circle for the King Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend a large contingent of the King family and many friends gathered  at Killochan Castle in southwest Scotland to witness my...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/the-wedding-of-andy-king-craig-mcblain-full-circle-for-king-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684e6a63355e04d3497195dc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 08:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_9691ba56b4f845a38c1a1390ee7787b7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone in Spring: Renewal and Rebirth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The iconic view of the Lemar River near Soda Butte The long winter months finally squeezed aside and our now annual spring time visit...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/renewal-and-rebirth-yellowstone-in-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6845de0114f5ed1121821795</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:16:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_cf1e9f1587d747918415a97b2beede82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Revolutionary: Our Portuguese Roots : Part III, Addendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our Portuguese ancestry has always fascinated me.  As in many families the stories that got passed down in my paternal grandmother’s...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/the-revolutionary-our-portuguese-roots-part-iii-addendum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67def8025a47b47069ab79af</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:00:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_566fb15ff59b4f3d976ac0abe96e363a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Day Count Down.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/100-day-count-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bb3fcfefd67e3d7e36c9f8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_ba2f14c6ca844e60adebf189749e567b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The King Family in America: Our Irish Roots - Part II ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past year has been full of family experiences and chances to share stories, helping our grandchildren understand who we are and...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/the-king-family-in-america-our-irish-roots-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b65338936f54c025a23dcf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:26:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_63e0b062c7eb4250821837f5ae6b60dc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Places in 2024: In the Rearview Mirror ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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....]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/wild-places-in-2024-in-the-rearview-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6765df4b03b56515114581a4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_b78460dbe14b409b9629f185694355e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monomoy in Autumn: Shorebirds in Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the colors of nature mellow and the weather patterns change from the warm and steady southwest sea breezes of summer into the cooler...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/monomoy-in-autumn-shorebirds-in-motion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671faf2b6b14f730adc9f131</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_14a02d0792ac4fe88ce3bcf2fc385438~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska 50: Full Circle, the Beginning times…]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/alaska-50-full-circle-and-passing-the-torch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6682ba0d19ce94b9d06e8a49</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_1317b3826bba45cc80ada1ed4419f08e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter, A New Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cape Cod is a peninsula which is nearly surrounded by water and in recent years winter storm systems with precipitation have been largely...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/wild-cape-in-winter-new-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d60e61e2ce0da859171b56</guid><category><![CDATA[Cape Cod]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wild Things and Places]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:12:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_c78936babc3a46139aead45d8d1cdcab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lady, the Poet and the Revolutionary, our Portuguese roots, Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain Lieutenant Philemon Duarte de Almeida, Portuguese Navy (circa 1916) THE REVOLUTIONARY - "NO GUTS, NO GLORY" About ten years ago I...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/the-revolutionary-our-portuguese-roots-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657b84d382b29a4df13a35e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Family History and Origins]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 02:32:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_61cfb5e6a799412989d0e057f9a309e3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Cape Cod Notebook: Winter is Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/wild-cape-cod-notebook-signals-that-winter-is-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654fd078b70cd1668cdf6ccd</guid><category><![CDATA[Cape Cod]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wild Things and Places]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:16:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_097e873bba7f40eaa3350af658302557~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Yellowstone: Autumn in the Super Volcano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our fascination with Yellowstone National Park continues. We have just returned after completing our 4th visit to the Park in the past...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/back-to-yellowstone-autumn-in-the-super-volcano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6519e681a54e7eb428c3ce31</guid><category><![CDATA[Yellowstone]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wild Things and Places]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wildlife Road Trips]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:42:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_21e457d30d7746918bc2b3d8d9f3a5d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teddy King at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ted King is 100 years old today, September 17, 2023. Dear Dad, Hope you are enjoying a gin &#38; tonic and singing your heart out with the...]]></description><link>https://www.wildcapecod.com/post/teddy-king-at-100</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65061d7c0d171ef57ee4adc0</guid><category><![CDATA[Family History and Origins]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:26:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb3353_b4aeb0303de6466b9f4b4a781808a9ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John J King II</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annals of Former Times: White Sharks in the Neptune Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life comes at you hard and fast and one must be ready for unexpected opportunities. 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