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Resident or Transient…A Question of Belonging

It seems clear cut of course, resident orca live here, right? In whale terms “here” is a much broader word. For an animal that travels...

Genesis to Revelation an Inside look at the Inside Passage

In April of 2011 I went sailing for the first time. It was a 3 week trip covering 300 miles from the Everglades to Key West and back. I...

Magical encounter with mammal hunting killer whales

Recently I had the privilege of sharing a special encounter with three families of Transient Orca along with a family of six aboard my...

Coastal Cruising the Pacific Coast

Sailing San Juan to San Fransisco I set sail from Olympia, the southernmost tip of the Inside Passage to Alaska. Along the way, I would...