Alph is the alpha male who dominates the Hallo Bay Wilderness. We estimate Alph's age to be around 20 years old, putting him in the latter stages of his prime. This magnificent bear is respected by all who share his home range, which is illustrated as other bears evacuate the area when his presence is detected. Alph's relaxed demeanor and deliberate actions portray a supreme confidence and wisdom achieved through years of experience. We estimate Alph to be the father of most of the younger resident bears, including Ted.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Legends of Hallo Bay: Alph
Alph is the alpha male who dominates the Hallo Bay Wilderness. We estimate Alph's age to be around 20 years old, putting him in the latter stages of his prime. This magnificent bear is respected by all who share his home range, which is illustrated as other bears evacuate the area when his presence is detected. Alph's relaxed demeanor and deliberate actions portray a supreme confidence and wisdom achieved through years of experience. We estimate Alph to be the father of most of the younger resident bears, including Ted.
WEATHER: Monday 061509
7:00 AM
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Visibility: 10 miles
Ceiling: 5000 feet
Wind: 4 mph out of NW
Wind Gusts: to 6 mph
Current Temp: 40F 4.44c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 55F 12.78c
Barometric Pressure: 29.65 and steady
Outside Humidity: 88%
Rainfall: 0.66 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 3.47 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 7.63 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: Calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: Intently watching the sandhill crane
and 3 moose feed in her yard - otherwise, no report!
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:24 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 4:18 AM
Moon Set: No Moon Set
New Moon: Waning Crescent, 0% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 24s shorter
Have a Safe Day
Wind: 4 mph out of NW
Wind Gusts: to 6 mph
Current Temp: 40F 4.44c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 55F 12.78c
Barometric Pressure: 29.65 and steady
Outside Humidity: 88%
Rainfall: 0.66 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 3.47 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 7.63 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: Calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: Intently watching the sandhill crane
and 3 moose feed in her yard - otherwise, no report!
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:24 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 4:18 AM
Moon Set: No Moon Set
New Moon: Waning Crescent, 0% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 24s shorter
Have a Safe Day
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Mother Bear and Cubs
"To the dull mind nature is leaden,
To the illumined mind
The whole world burns and sparkles with light"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
To the illumined mind
The whole world burns and sparkles with light"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
(file photo)
WEATHER: Sunday 061409
Observed Weather at Hallo Bay Camp
7:00 AM - Summer Solstice
UPDATES:
Adverse Weather (8:00AM)
Adverse Weather (8:30AM)
Adverse Weather (9:00AM)
Weather Conditions: Solid overcast w/light steady rain
Rain, Rain, Rain!
No Rain
Rain, Rain, Rain!
Visibility: 0 miles
12 miles
0 miles
Ceiling: 0 feet
1500 - 2000 feet
0 feet
Wind: 14 mph out of NE
16 mph out of NE
25 mph E
19 mph out of NE
Wind Gusts: to 25 mph
to 25 mph
to 25 mph
Current Temp: 44F 6.67c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 54F 12.22c
Barometric Pressure: 29.57 and falling
UPDATES:
Adverse Weather (8:00AM)
Adverse Weather (8:30AM)
Adverse Weather (9:00AM)
Weather Conditions: Solid overcast w/light steady rain
Rain, Rain, Rain!
No Rain
Rain, Rain, Rain!
Visibility: 0 miles
12 miles
0 miles
Ceiling: 0 feet
1500 - 2000 feet
0 feet
Wind: 14 mph out of NE
16 mph out of NE
25 mph E
19 mph out of NE
Wind Gusts: to 25 mph
to 25 mph
to 25 mph
Current Temp: 44F 6.67c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 54F 12.22c
Barometric Pressure: 29.57 and falling
Outside Humidity: 93%
Rainfall: 0.11 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 2.81 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 7.51 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: 1.0 to 2.0 feet
1.0 to 2.0 feet
4.0 to 5.0 feet
2.0+ feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: laying on her back, paws up at 10 last night
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:24 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 3:16 AM
Moon Set: 11:39 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent, 2% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 12s shorter
Rainfall: 0.11 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 2.81 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 7.51 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: 1.0 to 2.0 feet
1.0 to 2.0 feet
4.0 to 5.0 feet
2.0+ feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: laying on her back, paws up at 10 last night
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:24 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 3:16 AM
Moon Set: 11:39 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent, 2% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 12s shorter
Have a Safe Day
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Eagle Feathers - Close Up View
"From their vantage point, riding on the wind and sunlight,
they remind us that today there is a bigger picture to be seen."
they remind us that today there is a bigger picture to be seen."
The Power of PersepctiveHawk Medicine
(Daily OM)
June 17, 2009
WEATHER: Saturday 062009
Observed Weather at Hallo Bay Camp
7:00 AM
Updates:
Adverse Weather (8:00AM)
Adverse Weather (10:00AM)
Updates:
Adverse Weather (8:00AM)
Adverse Weather (10:00AM)
Weather Conditions: Overcast with light rain
No Rain
Steady Rain
Visibility: 10 miles
0 to 6 miles
Ceiling: 2000 feet
Up and down 0'-500'
Up and down 0'-500'
Wind: 2 mph out of SSE
3 mph out SE
5 mph out SE
Wind Gusts: to 5 mph
to 10 mph
Current Temp: 46F 7.78c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 56F 13.33c
Barometric Pressure: 29.69 and steady
Outside Humidity: 90%
Rainfall: 0.01 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 2.81 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 6.97 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: Calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: restless
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:23 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
3 mph out SE
5 mph out SE
Wind Gusts: to 5 mph
to 10 mph
Current Temp: 46F 7.78c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 56F 13.33c
Barometric Pressure: 29.69 and steady
Outside Humidity: 90%
Rainfall: 0.01 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 2.81 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 6.97 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: Calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: restless
Actual Sunrise: 5:01 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:23 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 2:43 AM
Moon Set: 10:23 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent, 7% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 2s shorter
Have a Safe Day
** Hallo Bay flight on weather hold
Moon Set: 10:23 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent, 7% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 2s shorter
Have a Safe Day
** Hallo Bay flight on weather hold
Friday, June 19, 2009
Question for YOU
What does this look like to you?
We know what we think it looks like,
but we'd like to hear from you:
Thursday from Camp 061809
As bad as the weather started out to be yesterday (Thursday), Camp ended up with a beautiful day. The birds were chirping, the sun was glorious, and it turned out to be a perfect day for critter viewing - especially when 4 eagles flew over the Camp. Camp said they had 4 bears in the meadow, 2 of which were mating (Springtime is here!). It truly is amazing how much you get to see when the days are so long, with over 21 hours of daylight. Soon Alaska will be coming up to the longest day of the year, and it will be interesting to see how long it will be. Would you like to guess? - -
Everybody at Camp enjoyed a relaxing evening of watching 4 fox down by the tidal flats digging for clams. Fox love eating clams, and pop them open easily with their strong jaws. The fox are shedding their winter coats now, but they're still a beautiful deep orange in color. When they're not eating clams, they like to dine on red back voles they find in the meadows. At one point, Simyra states she has seen a fox with 4 voles, 1 clam, and one dead bird in its jaws, while it scampered back to the den to feed its young. To see nature like this, it can change your life forever.
WEATHER: Friday 061909
Observed Weather at Hallo Bay Camp
7:00 AM
Weather Conditions: Clear
Visibility: 10 miles
Ceiling: Clear
Wind: 0 mph out of WNW
Wind Gusts: to 1 mph
Current Temp: 38F 3.33c
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 51F 10.56c
Barometric Pressure: 29.84 and falling
Outside Humidity: 97%
Rainfall: 0.00 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 2.80 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 9.96 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off beach: calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Rainfall: 2.80 Total inches for June
Rainfall: 9.96 Total inches since May 12, 2009
Observed Sea Swell off beach: calm to 1.0 feet
Homer Office Webcam
Tigger Forecast: recharging solar cells, no report
Actual Sunrise: 5:00 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:23 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 2:26 AM
Moon Set: 8:46 AM
Actual Sunrise: 5:00 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:44 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 3:23 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 1:21 AM
Moon Rise: 2:26 AM
Moon Set: 8:46 AM
Moon: Waning Crescent, 14% of Moon is Illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 8s longer
Have a Safe Day
Length of Visible Daylight: 21h 57m
Length of Day: 18h 43m
Tomorrow will be 0m 8s longer
Have a Safe Day
Thursday, June 18, 2009
June "Ladies Weekend"
"Ladies Weekend" - a trip to remember! 
Left: John (Hallo Bay Guide)
Ladies: Margaret, Melinda, Christina
Rear: Philippe (he & Martine renewed their vows!)
Left: John (Hallo Bay Guide)Ladies: Margaret, Melinda, Christina
Rear: Philippe (he & Martine renewed their vows!)
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