Archive for November, 2008

Spammers and bloggers

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

A black and white photo of a winter photographer and tripod standing before Kennicott Glacier, Donoho Peak, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

I know a number of the people who visit here have blogs of their own, and most, from what I have seen, also use wordpress as their blogging software. Lately, it seems, some automated spam program has been spamming wordpress blogs with comments that appear like this:

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or similar. The spam blocker, Akismet, for WordPress doesn’t seem to be too good at picking them up. So what to do? (more…)

A new day on the way.

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Northern Lights over Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

 

Hey Folks,

I can’t overstate the import of what the world saw this past week. For the first time ever the people of the US elected an African American president, Barack Obama, and the value that such a moment carries is immeasurable. A bare 40 years have past since Bill Russell became the first African American head coach in the NBA. 10 years ago the world saw the first black CEO of a Fortune 500 company (how ironic is it that Franklin Raines became CEO of — wait for it — Fannie Mae!!!!) There are innumerable examples of things like this all highlighting the magnitude of this moment. But perhaps none more than this one; (more…)

Mt. St. Elias from Icy Bay

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Mt. St. Elias, Icy Bay, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s another photo from the summer, of Mt. St. Elias rising above Icy Bay. Good times.

 

Cheers
Carl

Brooks Mountains Range, ANWR, Alaska.

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Canning River, Brooks Mountain Range, ANWR, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Here’s another image from the summer just gone by. This one was from near our campsite on the Canning River, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). We’d had a nice day paddling, enjoying some sunny weather, found a sweet spot to camp, and then I wandered around into the evening looking for a composition that caught my eye. The unnamed mountain across the river is a ridge leading up to Mt. Salisbury. This is one of my favorite areas in the region, right at the edge of the coastal plain and the Brooks Mountains. Typically these kinds of terrains are interesting; (more…)