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Kim Bridges (kim)
Honolulu,
United States of America
Gigapans: 204
Snapshots: 279
Bookmarks: 0
Last Visited: November 17, 2009
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Professor of Botany
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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Canon 5D |
| Digital SLR |
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Canon 850 with Gigapan |
| 8 mp camera with 4X zoom on Gigapan Robot |
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Canon G9 with Gigapan |
| 12 mp camera with 6X zoom on Gigapan Robot |
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Canon 5D mark II |
| 21 mp DSLR w/ many lenses |
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360 degree panorama from the entrance to the Hallo Bay Camp. This location is known as "the point." Bears frequently walk down the beach. Two were there just moments before this pano was taken.
This version replaces an earlier half-resolution panorama.
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A view of the Girdwood valley and some glaciers on the surrounding mountains from the top of the Alyeska Resort lift.
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A view of the Alyeska Resort from the top of the lift. The Girdwood valley has seven glaciers. This is a world-class ski resort. Obviously a summer view.
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Take the Alyeska Resort tram to the top and you can see that you're still not at the highest point on the mountain. An additional ski lift goes higher.
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Most of the visitor accommodations at the camp.
These are not "bear proof" tents. There is a steel frame inside, and the spacing of the tent ribs might deter a bear, but that is not the camp's strategy. The camp prohibits things that are smelly and all the food in the camp consists of things that bears don't associate with food. That means no fish for guests' meals.
Bears do wander through the camp. One did walk through the second morning we were there. No problem.
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A place to gather, share stories, and plan for the next bear foray.
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Living accommodations at the camp. Primitive but adequate.
This is a wilderness area that is reached only by a small plane that lands on the beach. There are only a few people here at any time.
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Nancy's Meadow is a large area in which brown bears forage for sedges and grasses. We saw three big brown bears in a short time while watching the meadow.
This pano was created under difficult conditions; wind gusts to 35 knots and rain. Canon 5D2 on tripod, at a very recent bear bed site.
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A section of the harbor with large boats.
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Some roadside businesses along the Homer Spit.
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